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TOTA, do you live on your own or with family? (pg. 8)
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
lol That's not the point! I understand that your mom LOVES to make your bed and your lunch but doesn't it bother you?
I think if anything this thread speaks loudly about Toronto's suburbs... |
Not really lol.
I understand what your saying, but I've grown up like that and its not really out of the norm for me.
Right now i'm on my own :S My parents went on holidays day for 2 weeks to Hawaii (bastards) so its me and my sister right now looking after the house. I'm capable of doing everything on my own, but why not take it while I can? |
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| zoogla |
lol I knew the point of this thread was to ask about how relationships work with guys who still live at home. ;)
Well, with me it worked for the longest time because of a long-distance relationship. When she visited here or I visited there, we'd rent a place together for the short-term, or she stayed with me in my basement flat, depending on our mood at the time.
Now, I'm not sure what I'm going to do! lol. I think I will be getting my own place soon. At the same time, I would only want to date a girl who also has strong family values, so she would have to understand my family situation. |
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| zoogla |
| quote: | Originally posted by SasH21
LOL, I wish my mom would do it. I cook my own food and clean my own room. She might mix our landry together to save electricity, but that's about it. We actually have a funny agreement...lol...She hems and irons my clothes, or shines my shoes for $. Usually it's $5 to hem and iron my black work pants, and $3 to shine my shoes...I know it's ed up kinda, but she makes good money off me, since I don't have time to do it at 6 am...bahahha;) |
lol that's cool. I don't pay my Mom per transaction, but I always up my monthly contribution to expenses when I know she's done a lot "extra" for me that month.
Geez, writing about paying my Mom makes me feel so guilty right now!!! Big hug for Mommy when I get home tonight. :) |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
I knew the point of this thread was to ask about how relationships work with guys who still live at home.
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No, that wasn't the point... people and their living situations have come up a lot lately and it just really blows my mind how many people still live at home. |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by SasH21
LOL, I wish my mom would do it. I cook my own food and clean my own room. She might mix our landry together to save electricity, but that's about it. We actually have a funny agreement...lol...She hems and irons my clothes, or shines my shoes for $. Usually it's $5 to hem and iron my black work pants, and $3 to shine my shoes...I know it's ed up kinda, but she makes good money off me, since I don't have time to do it at 6 am...bahahha;) |
Thats an interesting concept.
I pay $600 a month. $500 for Rent and $100 for utilites (My Phone & TV).
From that $500 in rent, it ends up goign to purchase stock options where my father works as he gets a great deal lol.
In a few years hopefully I will get a nice return on those options. Worse case I don't exercise the options and get all of the money + accrued interest back. |
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| SasH21 |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
lol that's cool. I don't pay my Mom per transaction, but I always up my monthly contribution to expenses when I know she's done a lot "extra" for me that month.
Geez, writing about paying my Mom makes me feel so guilty right now!!! Big hug for Mommy when I get home tonight. :) |
LOL I do both contribution and per transaction...lol But she is the one who started it as a joke, but it worked out well for both of us. I mean I can do those things too, but Id rather watch TV or chat on msn then hem my clothes lol
And, in terms of relationships...My mom wouldn't mind if I bring someone home, but only if it's a serious relationship, since neither of us want to bring strangers home. I don't think I will let the guy stay over though, since I would feel akward, I'd rather go to his place and he better live alone or with roomies. But, I have been single since I moved to Canada, so it hasn't really been an issue :tongue2 |
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| iLLnaDa |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
you're a mysterious person |
no makes me wonder how much dirt you have on ppl |
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| zoogla |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
No, that wasn't the point... people and their living situations have come up a lot lately and it just really blows my mind how many people still live at home. |
Guess I've been off the board for a while so I missed how often this subject has been coming up lately. I was just wondering why you were curious about it, and obviously you are looking for reasons why people still live at home, if they do.
Then things like age, money, and family issues come up, and these are obvious things (in my opinion) so I was thinking there was a little more to it...only because I respect the fact that you're pretty knowledgeable. |
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| MissK |
Live on my own with two fashion design girlies.... lets just say they make my life 'interesting' :disbelief
I don't deal with authority very well, had to leave my rents at a young age.... Although, glad I did because it has made us WAY closer |
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| SasH21 |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
No, that wasn't the point... people and their living situations have come up a lot lately and it just really blows my mind how many people still live at home. |
Well, sounds kinda judgemental on your part, but it's an online communication, so I won't take it at face value. I do agree with you that living alone really makes your more independent, practical, flexible, bla bla bla, but not everyone lives at home because they are bums or lazy, it has to do a lot with culture as well, and as fayraree said - it has to do a lot with family values, too. |
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| Jeff Button |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
I think I was trying to say that I don't know too many girls that would give me the time of day if they knew I let my mom still make my bed.
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I must be lucky.
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| Irishaddict |
| quote: | Originally posted by MissK
I don't deal with authority very well, had to leave my rents at a young age.... Although, glad I did because it has made us WAY closer |
yep same here.
For the relationship stuff, mine is long-distance and I find it much more enjoyable to take off over there anyways so that isn't even an issue.
Being back at home is an interim solution, there was no point paying rent month to month for 7 months knowing full-well that I am moving abroad come May, what's the point? I'd rather keep the money in the bank for when I move. I have the entire basement to myself and we are all on such different schedules that I think I see them maybe twice a week at most for more than 5 minutes.
To move home permanently, I think I would have a very difficult time doing. I would agree that it is very hard to go back on those terms once you have been out for so long. |
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