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If money were no issue at all, who would you choose to live with?
I'd live alone 56%  56%  [ 60 ]
I'd live with my parents 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
I'd live with other relatives 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I'd invite a friend to live with me or move in with a friend 10%  10%  [ 11 ]
I'd go actively looking for roommates (word of mouth or advertising) 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
I'd live in an assisted living community of my choice 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am married or living with my SO and I'd stay that way 15%  15%  [ 16 ]
I have a SO but I dont live with them now- I'd move in with them or invite them to live with me. 6%  6%  [ 6 ]
Other 12%  12%  [ 13 ]
Total votes : 108

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04 May 2011, 4:26 am

I know some of us struggle to make it on our own but if money were not an issue (let's pretend you won the lottery jackpot!), would you choose to live alone or share your living quarters with others?

I would prefer to live in a house with one other person (ideally a friend) just so I don't get lonely. However, a largish bedroom and private bathroom is an absolute must!

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04 May 2011, 4:34 am

Married with kids and stay that way. Although I'd want to cut off from the rest of my family. They bother me so much. Oh I suppose that has nothing to do with money. I suppose if I were super rich, I'd arrange to pay them to not contact me.


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04 May 2011, 4:37 am

I'd choose to live with a partner. The jury's still out as to whether or not I could really sustain that, and the evidence doesn't look too encouraging, but if the right lady came along, I'd want to try living together.



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04 May 2011, 5:22 am

If I could I'd live alone.


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04 May 2011, 7:42 am

I lived alone for over 12 years in a small apartment. It was nice but it is much nicer living in a single family house with my wife--I suppose it will be even nicer in a few years when the mortgage is paid off. :D



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04 May 2011, 8:23 am

Were money not an issue, I'd try living with friends or other like-minded people. I think that would encourage me to become more sociable and also more responsible.



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04 May 2011, 8:30 am

I wouldn't mind living with a friend so long as we co-exist well and had separate rooms. Living alone can also be very fun sometimes, but I worry that I'd get lonely or shut myself off for too long.


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04 May 2011, 8:31 am

Much prefer to live on my own.



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04 May 2011, 9:56 am

#1 for sure.



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04 May 2011, 9:59 am

if you live in a state with palimony or community property, half of it will belong to the other party if they get tired of living with you.



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04 May 2011, 10:00 am

My aspie side wants to live alone, my non-aspie side wants to live with people I love. I just wish they'd stop leaving things lying around and creating chaos and noise which messes with my aspie side.



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04 May 2011, 10:18 am

Prefer living on my own b/c I haven't met anyone I'm 100% certain I could stand living with as of yet.


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04 May 2011, 10:19 am

I would prefer to live alone.

I am sure this would turn out badly for me, however. I am not sure what the most practical solution is, as I've worn out my welcome with all but one of my roommates.



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04 May 2011, 10:37 am

I would much rather live with someone else, maybe a couple of friends or an SO. If I lived alone I would get very lonely.


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04 May 2011, 10:41 am

I said prefer to live alone...but honestly I think I'd rather live with multiple people.

I'd like to have a big house full of people, but where I had my own room or could just go hang out on my own - I like being in groups, just so long as they entertain themselves and allow me to just happily sit there or hang out with them.


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04 May 2011, 10:49 am

Bloodheart wrote:
I said prefer to live alone...but honestly I think I'd rather live with multiple people.

I'd like to have a big house full of people, but where I had my own room or could just go hang out on my own - I like being in groups, just so long as they entertain themselves and allow me to just happily sit there or hang out with them.


I've lived in this situation with seven other people. It worked out for as long as it lasted.

There was other drama involved, resulting in one person telling three of us that the rest of the household had agreed they wanted to ask us to leave, and telling the rest of the household that we had agreed to leave, and the truth about this not fully coming out until close to the last minute. I am sure this would not happen in every case.