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Why do so many Men compared to women still live their parents?

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lolstevelol · 09/03/2024 19:50

Is it because:

'Women often form relationships with older men. Between 24 and 30 a chunk of women will have children/form households with men aged 29/30 plus.

Social conditioning leading to men being less independent.

Men being conditioned to think they will be expected to provide financially for a family in their 30s and thus choosing to live with parents to save a nest egg towards this.'

From my personal experience in real life this seems like the reason most guys still live with their parent.

Low wage younger women seem to still be able to maintain and gain solid friendship group and get dates frequently.

Low wage younger men I know that do not live with their parents are most likely to be loners and end up having a lot of issues such as alcohol and drug addiction.

It is unfortunate that a lot of young men in lower end of the social/economics class do not have the options of living with parents to build themselves up.

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bombastix · 10/03/2024 08:58

I think it's because women staying with their families tend to be given extra domestic duties and men get the exact opposite arrangement! Women move out for greater freedom. Men have the freedom already and usually a mother who will indulge him more for a good few years.

Glittersparkle24 · 10/03/2024 09:10

My ex is late 50s and lives with his mum. He does earm enough to have his own place. But his mum lives in a large house so probably makes sense to live there and cheaper.

The only bit that bugs me which has absolutely nothing to do with me. Is how mummy does everything, he hardly lifts a finger.all the woman around him done everything for him. It did not wash well within our relationship.

KattyBoomBoom95 · 10/03/2024 09:55

I think one factor is that a lot of teen girls fight a lot with their parents, particularly the mother. It motivates them to leave. Boys are less likely to have so much drama, they tend to sit around in their rooms and be sullen instead.

I've never thought of this but it's true. We see so many threads about mother/daughter drama whilst with young men it's usually just being lazy and sitting on games consoles too much.

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