How does it feel to finally live on your own?

[Illuminater]

I really want to live on my own. I'm tired of having to listen to other people and follow their rules. Living on your own is probably better than living with parents/grandparents.
How does it really feel though? Is it great?

 

[BlacLord™]

It might take a little time to adjust to the quiet that comes with being alone, but I like it a lot. You're completely free to do what you want, when you want.

 

[Ciao]

depends how much money you make a month

 

[Bimbonium]

It's a lot of fun, if you have your friends or at least people in your age range living nearby, if you don't, then we'll be seeing you here often, cos even with the best of games, it gets boring pretty fast.

 

[Illuminater]

It's a lot of fun, if you have your friends or at least people in your age range living nearby, if you don't, then we'll be seeing you here often, cos even with the best of games, it gets boring pretty fast.

even with the entire steam library

 

[Narushima]

Depends on your living arrangements but I found moving out of my parents' to magnify my freedoms by orders of magnitude - until I got myself a gf.

My lady is Chinese and raised by pretty traditional folk - so she can cook really well, and I mostly let her do the cooking whenever she was around back in London (and she was around almost every-day). However she's also OCD about many things and makes freedom subverting demands of me, e.g. she forces me to keep my apartment clean and I can't leave the dishes unwashed for days on end with her around.

Now I've moved again for studies, the lady can't follow me this year, and I now live in student accommodation with a bunch of guys (we barely interact despite living in the same house) - I've regained all of my freedom. On the other hand I can't cook to save my life and am back to the old repertoire of Uncle Ben's rice, Tesco beef steak and chicken that I just put in the oven, canned tuna/salmon, the Tesco vegetables mix that I just boil and boiled eggs (for breakfast, everyday). Which has very painfully made me realize how much I appreciate her cooking.

That and the sexual frustration. Oh and I'm a med student so I'm pretty much studying day and night with little to no human contact outside of class and the Friday night social events which are getting duller by the week.

I'm a pretty solitary guy and prefer being alone but if this keeps up, I'm probably heading toward clinical depression.

 

[Kanino]

If feels great, you'll get a little homesick from time too time but if you can make your trips back home whenever is possible it's all good .

 

[Bimbonium]

even with the entire steam library

For me, yes, whenever I finish an awesome game (E.g. Gta V) I enter a cool down mode, where any and every game feels bland, it happened with Dai and skyrim too, and my friends seem to experience it too, so I don't think you'll be an exception. The last time it happened for about 6 months, I didn't feel like playing anything. So games won't keep you occupied when you're truly alone.

 

[Like Naruto]

wait your adult now right? your 18? why would they still control you? if im you still live with your parents and hella save money

 

[Illuminater]

Depends on your living arrangements but I found moving out of my parents' to magnify my freedoms by orders of magnitude - until I got myself a gf.

My lady is Chinese and raised by pretty traditional folk - so she can cook really well, and I mostly let her do the cooking whenever she was around back in London (and she was around almost every-day). However she's also OCD about many things and makes freedom subverting demands of me, e.g. she forces me to keep my apartment clean and I can't leave the dishes unwashed for days on end with her around.

Now I've moved again for studies, the lady can't follow me this year, and I now live in student accommodation with a bunch of guys (we barely interact despite living in the same house) - I've regained all of my freedom. On the other hand I can't cook to save my life and am back to the old repertoire of Uncle Ben's rice, Tesco beef steak and chicken that I just put in the oven, canned tuna/salmon, the Tesco vegetables mix that I just boil and boiled eggs (for breakfast, everyday). Which has very painfully made me realize how much I appreciate her cooking.

That and the sexual frustration. Oh and I'm a med student so I'm pretty much studying day and night with little to no human contact outside of class and the Friday night social events which are getting duller by the week.

I'm a pretty solitary guy and prefer being alone but if this keeps up, I'm probably heading toward clinical depression.

Sounds like a real pain.

 

[Illuminater]

For me, yes, whenever I finish an awesome game (E.g. Gta V) I enter a cool down mode, where any and every game feels bland, it happened with Dai and skyrim too, and my friends seem to experience it too, so I don't think you'll be an exception. The last time it happened for about 6 months, I didn't feel like playing anything. So games won't keep you occupied when you're truly alone.

That's why you play multiplayer games and join guilds. It's like entering a new world.

 

[Bimbonium]

That's why you play multiplayer games and join guilds. It's like entering a new world.

Hmm, kun:
I'm done here, go live alone without friends and let's see how your multiplayer games hold up :sdo:

 

[Chihaya]

I'll make it there one day
i bet its great.

 

[Don Drama]

I really want to live on my own. I'm tired of having to listen to other people and follow their rules. Living on your own is probably better than living with parents/grandparents.
How does it really feel though? Is it great?

Boring and it sucks big time.. bring a chick to prevent m@sturb@tion addiction..

 

[ArabianLuffy]

It feels great to live alone. No wife, no girlfriend, away from your family. You just live by your own rules. You are the king of your own universe. Women make the living so complicated if we live with them.

 

[BlacLord™]

Depends on your living arrangements but I found moving out of my parents' to magnify my freedoms by orders of magnitude - until I got myself a gf.

My lady is Chinese and raised by pretty traditional folk - so she can cook really well, and I mostly let her do the cooking whenever she was around back in London (and she was around almost every-day). However she's also OCD about many things and makes freedom subverting demands of me, e.g. she forces me to keep my apartment clean and I can't leave the dishes unwashed for days on end with her around.

Now I've moved again for studies, the lady can't follow me this year, and I now live in student accommodation with a bunch of guys (we barely interact despite living in the same house) - I've regained all of my freedom. On the other hand I can't cook to save my life and am back to the old repertoire of Uncle Ben's rice, Tesco beef steak and chicken that I just put in the oven, canned tuna/salmon, the Tesco vegetables mix that I just boil and boiled eggs (for breakfast, everyday). Which has very painfully made me realize how much I appreciate her cooking.

That and the sexual frustration. Oh and I'm a med student so I'm pretty much studying day and night with little to no human contact outside of class and the Friday night social events which are getting duller by the week.

I'm a pretty solitary guy and prefer being alone but if this keeps up, I'm probably heading toward clinical depression.

The bold alone makes me think you've been heading for that ever since you started doing that.

 

[Narushima]

The bold alone makes me think you've been heading for that ever since you started doing that.

I don't reuse the same dirty dishes. I tend to use a plate, fork and spoon etc per day, and happen to have several plates and utensils so I just let them pile up. And I'm hardly the only guy doing that, my housemates do the same and since we have a dishwasher (I never had one back in London), we let the damn things pile up and throw them in the dishwasher at once every few days or so.

 

[BenjerminGaye]

get a job and save up. Bills aren't nice.

 

[BlacLord™]

I don't reuse the same dirty dishes. I tend to use a plate, fork and spoon etc per day, and happen to have several plates and utensils so I just let them pile up. And I'm hardly the only guy doing that, my housemates do the same and since we have a dishwasher (I never had one back in London), we let the damn things pile up and throw them in the dishwasher at once every few days or so.

Oh no, I wasn't suggested you reuse them. It's just letting them stack up in your "pre-dishwasher" days makes you sound deflated and unmotivated.