I'd probably rather have our own space, no matter how small it is. I've lived in small apartments before and been okay. The no closet thing would really suck, but maybe I'd just get one of those Ikea systems instead and create an area for it.

I'm ALL set with moving in with my mother-in-law. If anything, I'd rather us move back in with MY parents, who have a much bigger house, are so easy to live with and loving, and would never put any restrictions or demands on us.

Tough decision, but I'm going with option #1.

Option #1 for sure...

Moving back in with the parents wouldn't be bad. Both of our parents are awesome and we see family all the time so it wouldn't be bad. Plus, having more than one bathroom is pretty much essential(I have ulcerative colitis). That's the selling point on this one. Unfortunately.

Yep the first one!!!

In this situation, a tiny space. However, if it were just me, single as I am, definitely my parents' house.

The parents start "helping" a little to much after a while. They want you to have your own place, so get one, no matter how small. If anything it will bring the two of you closer and you will get to know what living together is really like.

1st. I think it would be hard for me to move back in with my parents I would feel weird. My parents would love it but I think I would like my own space.

This. I wouldn't mind being cramped up with my boyfriend

Oh I would absolutely rather have our own tiny place rather than move in with either of our parents'. I can't imagine how much a 200 square foot place would suck (we live in a 700 square foot condo now) but I personally ever said that if I had to move back home after college, I would consider myself a failure, just based on my own personal goals and priorities (no offense to anyone else -- not everyone sets the same goals as me!!).
That said, my fiance is moving back in with his mother after we are married, since he did not match here and will be doing his residency back in his home town. I personally would never do it, but he is willing to do so, and truthfully we can't really afford to pay the mortgage on our condo in DC where I will continue to live until I get my Ph.D. AND pay for him to rent a place in Center City Philadelphia, especially when he has $200K in medical school loans to pay off....

This - my boyfriend and I have experienced living together in a tiny dorm room and we were totally fine. Any apartment would be luxurious in comparison.

No way would I live with my parents, no matter how cool they are. It's still their house, and as long as you're living under someone else's roof, you are not completely free to run your own life. I'd take a studio apartment with the bathtub in the kitchen over the freedom to do as I please.

i think they need to figure out a better way to word these. Most people are commenting "this" and saying they'd prefer to live in a smaller place, but the question is "which would be worse" so if you choose "this" you're saying it would be worse to live alone in a smaller place...

I chose that. who needs demanding parents..

I watch A LOT of HGTV and I could probably make that small space work.

believe me i love my parents and my future in laws but i do not think that after living on my own for over a year and 1/2 i could possibly go back to living with parents again.

It's a tough decision but I think I would go with the small own space over living with the demanding parents in this scenario. If the parents were cooler, not demanding we were home for dinner every night etc then i might consider it. My ex lived with his parents while he was finishing uni, and once I got used to it, it didn't bother me since he had his own space and everything.

I've actually been in both exact situations with the same guy when I was younger. Option 1 hands down!!

Ima go for number 1.

I'd probably move in my either set of our parents. It would be temporary and we could save money. We both love both sets of parents though so it wouldn't be much of an issue!

I voted "that" because there is no way I would ever live with my future in-laws (or my parents). i just don't think it's good for a relationship. In a small apartment you may not have much space, but you can still go out to a coffee shop or something for alone time (or make your fiance go out if you don't want to be around people at all).

i think living with his parents would be worse. I love his parents, and we get along great...but he lived with them when we got together..and I pretty much lived there too...I dont think we could ever go back to that. then we lived in a decent sized apartment, but had two other roommated (2 of his freinds) so we pretty much just stayed in our bedroom all the time, that sucked pretty bad too, but atleast we didnt have any rules that we had to abide by.

Small place for sure!

We don't live together, I'm not opposed to it or anything but we haven't made that leap yet. I'd be ready for it soon I think but he moves quite a bit slower than I do.

Living with his parents would be alot worse than 200 sq. feet.

I think these things are worded in a confusing way...it seems like Dear is asking people which is worse, and people are picking the one that they would prefer when they discuss things in their comments...

That being said, I would much rather have my own tiny space than live with either my parents or my in-laws. You can go to a coffee shop or bookstore or something if you need space from your s/o and your little apartment, but I can't imagine being accountable to parents when I haven't lived at home for 8 years.

much much rather have our own space, even if it's small

would rather have my own space. though we'd def have to find the money to store everything. =)

tiny apartment. use this time to build your relationship to higher grounds.