How old were you when you left home?

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i was 18

14- long story.

19 - moved out for uni, then in with boyfriend (now husband).

19 for uni but now I'm living with inlaws ,......

18, moved back in briefly at age 20 after uni and been living with DP ever since (10+ years)

26 and cried for a week when I realised I had all that housework to do. I was pampered at home!

16, to join RAF

24. Went to uni in my home city, then stayed at home during my first job.

i am amazed at how many of you left home so early. I think its differenent where I am from. Dublin in Ireland. All my friends lived at home well into their 20s, I suppose one of the reasons is colleges are all within reach in Dublin so we could commute. I cant imagine my son leaving home at 18, maybe he will, (i somehow doubt it).

17, but I moved back home at 19. When I moved back home I actually spent a fair chunk of time working abroad, and then back and forwards to my boyfriend in another cities house. Moved out for good at 23

Just turned 19, went working and travelling abroad, came back to the UK, moved to a city 3 hours away for university and never moved home again.

Went to university halls at 19 (took a gap year to work first) and never went home.
Flat shared into my mid twenties, rented a flat on my own for a bit, then met DH and bought a house together.

I imagine it’s all a bit harder these days (I’m mid 40s).

22, came back for a bit at 24 and then got married and left for good.

18 to go to university.
Moved back very briefly for a few months afterwards, then left permanently at 22

17 for university. I went back to my parents’ house for holidays the first couple of years, but after that I never lived there again. I lived with flatmates, then on my own, then with my boyfriend (now DH).

18 to travel for 2 years, so not sure that counts.
officially moved out at 21.

21 when I got married in 1989.

25. The day after our wedding, we went to my parents and packed all my stuff.

27. Like a PP I had a great relationship with my parents and we enjoyed each other’s company. Most people I speak to who are surprised I stayed that long, are the ones who left home at 18 or so because they moved in with their boyfriend and had two incomes to afford a place. Much easier. I saved and bought a flat on my own and loved my independence until I met DH 4 years later.

20 bought first home and moved

16 but it was into uni halls so I'm not sure that counts.

I was sent to boarding school at 10, honestly never lived at home again other than the odd week so left emotionally altho not financially, I left school at 17, & had a college grant. Lived on it in lodgings, never lived at "home" again.

21 and never went back!

18

Wish it had been bearable to keep living there because I might have been able to save for a house by 25. Alas!