Re:How our housing choices make adult friendships more diffi...
by Odenwaelder on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @02:30AM
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Nobody forces anybody to start a family, though. The author talks about it as if it was mandatory, and then puts it as some chore.
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Re:How our housing choices make adult friendships more diffi...
by estro on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @03:07AM
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The author is describing a general trend of domicile in American life, which is statistically[0] accurate. Most people who are in a stage of life where they can afford a detached home or mindset to buy one also have or are starting a family. I'm sure there's data to back up my claim somewhere.
[0]: http://www.nmhc.org/Content.aspx?id=4708, see the table "State Distribution of Apartment Residents, 2015", which shows that most US residents live in non-apartment homes.
Re:How our housing choices make adult friendships more diffi...
by ndh2 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @03:13AM
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Your comment implies that you have started a family, and want to state that you don't regret it. That's great. What does that have to do with where you live, which is what the article is about?
Re:How our housing choices make adult friendships more diffi...
by trendia on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @08:13AM
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Not OP, but:
"But when we marry and start a family, we are pushed, by custom, policy, and expectation, to move into our own houses. And when we have kids, we find ourselves tied to those houses."