In feeling annoyed with couples who take up large family homes but have no children

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Friend of mine and her partner have just bought a really big 5 bedroom family house. They are both mid 20s, no children but claim they intend to start a family soon.... They bought the property on this basis. ABIU in thinking this is ridiculous.There is no guarantee they will even be able to have children let alone multiple. The house is in a fantastic area, nearby to a wonderful school and I know any houses in the area are snapped up as soon as they are on the market. My friend was up against lots of families who all placed offers on the property, however my friend trumped them all with a better offer. I feel this is a total waste of a large family home and can't help but feel it's ridiculous and rather greedy and selfish!

I own a large family home and my child is soon to leave home post university. Should I not be entitled to live in my bought and paid for, and soon to be mortgage free house? There will just be dh and I and the moggies.

Pahaha okay then.

How bizarre of you. How do you decide how big a house a family needs? One bedroom per child or do you think children should be sharing?

If a couple think long term they will have 2 children so buy a 4 bed house do you have an issue with this?

Don't be daft and think kinder thoughts about your pals

OP your opinion is strange. She can buy whatever house she wants.

Because having children makes you entitled to a big house and not having them doesn't.

I guess now my adult kids are grown I should sell up the house I have lived in 20 years and spent £1000s extending and doing up so you and your brood can move in.

After all I don't need 4 bedrooms anymore, so I should be looking for a little 1 bed bungalow should I?

Our house has four bedrooms and two of us living in it. It's paid for and until someone says I am not able to spend my money on what I choose, I'll stay here.

There were plenty of years when we lived in cramped or poor accommodation.

OP, a lady in my street, her kids last year moved out into flats of their own and her husband just died. Is she a selfish bitch in a 4 bed house?

Oh fuck off

The way you talk about your friend smacks of jealousy and bitterness to he honest.

purits so the OP has a 4 bedroom house and no kids?

Jealousy is a really unattractive trait OP.

With friends like you, eh OP?

Your friend is free to spend her money as she pleases.

I think it unreasonable to have a large family without the space or money to home them.

Surely it's more selfish of them to hog a smaller house when they can afford a large one, because it's the smaller houses that are in more demand, demand increases cost, and that prices young couples or people on lower incomes out of the market. Then the only people who can afford them are landlords. Then you could start a thread about that too....

There was a thread like this a while ago, similar vein. It didn't end well.

You obviously use the term 'friend' very loosely. I couldn't care less if they never intend to have DC. It's their money to buy what they like.
YABVU

I live in a four-bedroom house - just me and two dogs - now that my offspring have left home. I probably will downsize, but only to a three-bedroom place. I like having some extra space around; what's your problem? It's not just unreasonable of you - it's unhinged. None of your business.

A few older couples in my street by your logic they should be selling their houses that they have lived in for years and years because they have a few extra bedrooms

DH and I have a large family home, massive garden perfect for kids.

However, I found out last year I'm infertile and unlikely to ever have children.

Should I move?

I feel this is a total waste of a large family home and can't help but feel it's ridiculous and rather greedy and selfish!

Greedy??? She paid a fair price for it. People can live where they like. Smaller properties are more in demand than larger ones so she's probably done people a favour by not buying a two-bed...

What a nice friend you are

Is this real? You're 24 with a four bedhouse and no kids, and your friend is 25 in a five bed with no kids

Right.

Oh, and you have a 4 bedroom and no DC?

Goady

1/10 for effort
0/10 for creativity

Try better next time

That wouldn't bother me at all. I'd try to buy a house that I wouldn't ever have to move from too. A four bed, three reception with garden in a good school catchment being rented with the stipulation "No children" is annoying though. But only because it would have been perfect for us. Don't worry, we'd have filled it though, us, 4dc and my mum.

None of your business op! Your friend can buy whatever house she wants with her own money!

Why exactly do you have a problem.with couples who choose to this? You sound spitty with jealousy are you?

Wow talk about judgemental! The seller accepted the best offer, whether or not your friend intends to fill the rooms and what with is quite frankly none of your business. DP and I are early 30s and own a 4 bed house, the dog occasionally sleeps on one of the guest beds but outside of that it's just us rattling around the house. Any friend that begrudged us for the house we own wouldn't remain a friend for long I'm afraid!