"He called me a monkey and questioned my sexuality!" "Yeah, the monkey insult crossed the line."

[aderyn]

Oh good grief, tomorrow I am off to meet the boyfriend's parents. Properly this time, not the brief handshake and hello of graduation. I'm only down there Sunday night, and then back Monday (which is costing me £50 due to my lack of organisation!) so at least it's not going to be a prolonged form of torture. Oh, I'm sure it'll all be fine really,

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[flouritephoenix]

Is it normal for adult unmarried children to live with their parents in the UK? TV shows have seemed to indicate that to me, and I was curious. (Not really a commentary about your life at all; you're just opening the door for me to ask the question I've been wondering on.) American parents think that we're failures if we have to come live with them beyond the age of 23 or so. (Not that my mother wouldn't love it if I did...)

[aderyn]

I wouldn't say normal exactly, there's definitely that same sense of failure to still living at home once you're in your mid-twenties. However it is acceptable to return home after university while you figure out your next moves, and also if you're trying to save up to buy a house. A lot of people do end up living at home until they move in with a partner simply because it's so expensive to move out, though I can't imagine that the financial situation is that different in the States?

[flouritephoenix]

I think that's always been true for working class kids. And it's become true in the last year for the rest. It wasn't before. I knew people who lived in some god awful apartments with too many roommates rather than go to their parents. Also, so many of us stay in our college cities or move to bigger cities, so it's not really an option.