If money was no object, would you live alone?

No, I would have my own room though. With a record player and extensive collection.

Ooooh imagine tidying something and it stays like that for more than about 2 minutes 💭

Yes! No hesitation.

Yep, alone for me…tho have to have a cat!

I’m almost 60 and across my whole adult life, I’ve lived with a partner for the total sum of 5 years. And that was split over 3 different partners. I’ve tried. I just can’t do it! The last 14 years in particular have been blissfully absent of any partner. I don’t think I could live with anyone again. I like my own space too much.

I lost my DH nearly 3 years ago, because he died..

I’d give my everything just to have him back 😉

In a heartbeat 💜

Would probably end up sleeping over a few times a week but yes, I’d much prefer to have my own cozy, tidy home to retreat (in silence) to.
Pretty sure that's what my DH would say😂

No. But if money were no object I would have a man cave for dh and a woman cave for me.

No. I sometimes daydream about living alone even though I love and adore my DH. But if money were no object I could afford help for all the chores and things that don’t get done - the only things we bicker about.

My DH is the only man I could ever live with. Tbh and this sounds quite morbid but even though I’m not even 40 yet I wouldn’t even entertain dating another man, let alone living with one if anything ever happened to DH or if he left.
I hated my exes staying over actually, it felt quite invasive.
Everything about living with DH is mutually beneficial, we work great as a team and we have children who we would like to be at home with us until they’re ready for supported living. I don’t want another man near my vulnerable child (all kids are vulnerable regarding parents new partners imo) but my DC will be a vulnerable adult also, massive no to anyone unnecessary around them.
I had an ex who used struggle with how much colour I like in my home or my little quirks and he would give me his opinions on what he preferred. I used to tell him he should do his ideas in his home then and he would say how he couldn’t bother himself with decorating etc, I can’t think of anything more dull, having someone who didn’t want to mark a cheerful and nice home.

No, I love living with my DP. We're a great team :)

I live alone and have never been happier. I will never live with a man again.

I don't see why it's 'really odd'.

It's completely possible to love someone very, very much but also to have very different ideas of what an ideal home environment is. Or sometimes people just massively value their independence.

It's also perfectly possible to love someone very, very much but also just like to be alone sometimes.

Having a loving relationship doesn't mean you have to be joined at the hip all the time. For some couples, having a few nights a week together and a few nights a week apart is absolutely perfect for them.

God no! I've never lived alone and hope never to have to.

I live alone and love it. My partner lives 60 miles away. He'd like us to live together but I won't even contemplate it. I always thought I'd love living on my own but it took me over 50 years to finally achieve it. ( Married young, had children...) I'm not rich and finances are a struggle sometimes but I'd rather be poor than share my space.

I live with my DS. It's perfect. 😊

No-one moaning about the weather or work or traffic. No criticism. The bathrooms are clean.

No I wouldn’t want live apart from DH but I would have separate bedrooms if we had the space for it. I’m a delicate sleeper at the best of times but his snoring gives me the rage. I’d love to be able to walk down the hall to his room in the morning after a full nights rest. The bathroom staying shiny between cleans is appealing though. Perhaps we’d have separate bathrooms in the lottery house also

Men also may feel this way? And why is it so horrifying? Loving someone does not mean you have to live with them. I love my DS to bits but am glad he's got a job that allows him to move out at last.

Living with someone involves compromise and as you get older, compromise becomes harder.

Both me and my DP would be worse off if we lived together (I would lose my UC and he would have to support us both. He is on £30k).
But we both need our own space so it is irrelevant really.

I wouldn't want to live separately. I have lived alone and I do love it but I really like living with him. Maybe because he does so much around the house and he WFH full time with very few meetings so he's mostly interruptable and available for a chat.

We also have his adult learning disabled daughter living with us, which is now fine, but has been challenging.

I think I would have her living in a flat nearby and we would have proper separate ensuite bedrooms (so two bedrooms exactly like our current room).

Mmm, no. I like living with DH and the daily bits of life with him around. When he went away for an extended trip I also loved having the house to myself for the same reasons I loved it when I lived alone and not with flatmates - things are where I left them, only my own mess, etc etc. But DH doesn't specifically as a man or partner make that any worse than anyone eles I've ever lived with, and it's worth it. I would have a bigger house though so that we had a proper spare bedroom (both of our spares are offices with no room left for beds at the moment and if we had the room I think we'd sleep apart a couple of nights a week because of different schedules, which we'd both be happy with for a balance of good sleep vs time together).

What's really sobering is that women people who answer yes to this question are basically saying that they only live with their partner/husband for financial reasons.

DH works away all week and has done for all of our 37 years living together so it’s almost as though we do live separately. I love my peace and tidiness and seeing only to myself Monday-Friday. To be honest I’m dreading retirement and if anything happened to DH, and I genuinely hope it doesn’t because I do love him very much, I wouldn’t have another man under my roof.