Dependence and Independence.

22 and live at home. My sister moved out only this past September days before getting married at 25, so that's my "statuts of limitations" in my mind. Though, since I'm school-bound, it's possible I may stay for some time longer.

I would move out now (I could probably afford it...), but the prospect of being alone, like Sass said, is not appealing. Not that I'm social with my parents or unsocial in general (that depends on your point-of-view), but I'm at a point where being by myself just isn't going to work for me. On that note, my one friend has a girlfriend that he already lives with and wants to move out of her house with, so I have little option.

There's a balanced opinion on whether you should get out of your parents' house: on the one hand, you don't want to break the bank, especially if you're school-bound; on the other hand, it's normally social suicide (at least with the opposite sex, but see next sentence). However, it's not so suicidal if you and your girl/boyfriend live at home (as was the case with my sister and her husband). At least I can use school as an excuse for staying home...

My uncle is another example. He stayed with my grandparents well into his 30s and had several girlfriends before moving out once he got married.

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Has anyone felt 'held back' because they still live with their parents?
Anyone feel as if they're not ready to move out yet?

1.) That entirely depends on who you're talking to. Members of the opposite sex are the biggest skeptics of people who still live at home. (Note: I don't live in the basement; I live on the top floor! ) Myself...I haven't had my living status as part of many conversations and the only time I've talked to someone of the opposite sex about that, it was Erin and she lives at home too (and is more or less in the same boat as me, though she has a wide selection of friends to choose from...she's just very attached to her mother...scary attached).)
2.) Like I said, I could move out, but only on the condition that I'd be moving in with someone I knew and trusted and respected (one person ) and that I could afford it. My friend and his girlfriend had an apartment for a while and spent all their money and threw themselves into a little bit of debt. That's unappealing...

Jam it back in, in the dark.