Dear Poll: Would You Move Back in With Your Parents?

March 24, 2009

Living on your own as an independent woman is something we all strive for, but what happens when you just can't afford to make ends meet? I know moving back into your parents house isn't ideal, but for some it's the only option. So ladies, tell me, if you needed to move home until you got back on your feet, would you consider it?

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dikke kus 3 years 44 weeks

No way. I wouldn't do it. I respect my parents but they never financially supported me. I left home early at 17 to go to school. I paid for school with an inheritance from my grandparents. Worked for years and years and got married. Bought a car, house, etc. on my own. Paid for my wedding on my own. Pretty much everything on my own. Nice thing about that is I did everything my way and got it too. Also got a divorce and lived on my own for three years with an small child. My parents didn't really help or come to town much then. I guess I could never forgive them for that so therefore I would never go to them in the future. I do have a sister who might help if I needed. However my husbands family seems more considerate of things. I could live with his mother if I had to for a few months. But in the end 'm just too proud to depend on anyone for very long.

dikke kus 3 years 44 weeks

Sofia Soubrette 4 years 3 weeks

I moved back in a few years ago so my mom could go back to school full time :) It was a win win situation!

Sofia Soubrette 4 years 3 weeks

I moved back in a few years ago so my mom could go back to school full time :)It was a win win situation!

jleareid 4 years 5 weeks

My husband and I are facing this decision currently. We're both working full time and have been on our own for years... however, due to the recent econmic situation, we're realizing that any amount of extra money we can hold onto, doesn't put any sort of a dent into college loans or credit card payments. We figure by moving in with my mom (who we both get along with) will give a chance to start fresh. We'll be able to save plenty of money within two years to eliminate credit card debt, pay down some student loans and save a hefty amount for a down payment on a house. The pro's seem wonderful, but leaving the home we've made over the last few years will be really hard, and saying goodbye to our freedom as we knew it. I'm worried about the stress it'll put on our relationship, even though we're strong- it's hard to stay afloat with mom-in-law around. We're trying to plan for our future and since we dont' have children yet- it seems like the right thing to do. Take 2 years or so out of our life and get things on track for the benefit of our relationship and hopefully one day our kids... are we crazy?!

jleareid 4 years 5 weeks

witchbaby 4 years 6 weeks

everything I love is at home- my parents, my pets, my kitchen ect. why would I want to leave? I'm graduating from college and why would I want to pay rent when my parents would completely understand I'm trying to pay off my loans plus the loans they took out in my name to send me to school.

witchbaby 4 years 6 weeks

LoveSarah 4 years 7 weeks

Oh, but I should add, my boyfriends mom lives in Oregon and we live in Florida, so it would be hell even trying to move up there to live with her!

LoveSarah 4 years 7 weeks

My parents already told me I wouldn't be able to move back in with them (Nice, huh, since I'm only 20) but my boyfriends mom would let us live with her if it came down to it!

sparklestar 4 years 7 weeks

I would go into a homeless shelter before this happened... OH WAIT I DID... Moving back home isn't an option. My sister already moved out and then moved back in again. I'd go insane. My dad was telling me about some arguments him and my mum had had recently and I could feel my blood pressure raising!! My boyfriend's parents have offered us the option of moving into their house. There is enough space and we can actually tolerate them. We'd consider it but honestly it would be a LAST DITCH option if we got desperate! I think we'll be OK for at least 6 months or so. ;)

sparklestar 4 years 7 weeks

I would go into a homeless shelter before this happened... OH WAIT I DID...Moving back home isn't an option. My sister already moved out and then moved back in again. I'd go insane. My dad was telling me about some arguments him and my mum had had recently and I could feel my blood pressure raising!!My boyfriend's parents have offered us the option of moving into their house. There is enough space and we can actually tolerate them. We'd consider it but honestly it would be a LAST DITCH option if we got desperate! I think we'll be OK for at least 6 months or so. ;)

elizabethsosewn 4 years 8 weeks

i don't have any real issues with my parents but i honestly DON'T consider this an option. my parents have no spare bedrooms in their appartment so i'd be living in their living room. i will not accept that as an option. i'll stay with my boyfriend. we've already talked about what would happen if i get kicked out of where i'm living [cuz it's kind of a possibility] and he is more than willing to live with me, so i'll live with him before my parents. it would take more than a broken economy to make me go back.

margokhal 4 years 8 weeks

I did this, and am in the middle of it now - just as a breather stop from college to grad school. But man moving back home DEFINITELY was not the best decision I ever made. Sure, free room and board and meals and cable and whatnot are nice - but not when you have to deal with "house rules" for teenagers that just don't make sense when you're in your 20s. But the prospect of that is supposed to KEEP you from moving back in with the parents, right? :D

Deidre 4 years 8 weeks

No, I wouldn't consider it. But that because I'm getting married next month, and my folks live in another state. We've have to both be unemployed and have eaten through our savings for parental co-habitation to occur. While I know they're always there for me if I need it, the scenario is far from likely to ever happen. *phew*

RockAndRepublic 4 years 8 weeks

I already do, it's very difficult living here. But you have to make it work.

bbkf 4 years 8 weeks

I wouldn't mind living with my mom again, but there's no way I'd ask my husband to move in, too.

bengalspice 4 years 8 weeks

I would probably take advantage of my ex first before moving back home.

clarabelle98 4 years 8 weeks

When I was 23 with a child, I got a divorce. If I hadn't gone to live with my parents with my son I'd have been homeless. However, I was out of there again in 6 months. I knew it would be hell going in, so I did everything in my power to keep the time I was there as short as possible.

clarabelle98 4 years 8 weeks

When I was 23 with a child, I got a divorce. If I hadn't gone to live with my parents with my son I'd have been homeless.However, I was out of there again in 6 months. I knew it would be hell going in, so I did everything in my power to keep the time I was there as short as possible.

redchick152 4 years 8 weeks

i desparately hate the job i've been at since i graduated (almost 2 yrs ago). i'm considering going back to school and possibly living @ home so i can afford to quit my job. eek, that sound so bad considering the ecomony and unemployment.

aimeeb 4 years 8 weeks

I don't have much of an option. I have a very volatile relationship with my mother so unfor I couldn't if I ever needed to.

TidalWave 4 years 8 weeks

i thought about this yesterday actually. the only way i would ever move in with a family member is if i was unemployed for 2+ months. that is about when my savings will run out and i couldn't afford to live in NJ on unemployment. but sleeping on a couch at my brother's house doesn't really sound appealing even if it's free!

tlsgirl 4 years 8 weeks

No, especially since I now live with my partner and I'm sure he wouldn't want to move back to the parental nest either.

oblio000 4 years 8 weeks

I'm Indian, so it is perfectly normal for kids to live with their parents, often even if after they get married. So I don't view it as a problem at all! I love my parents!

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