4myself said:
So for curiosities sake would you rather live at home with family, in your own place with friends or in your own place by yourself?.
When I was 18 I was so desperate to leave home I did. But I only moved a few towns away. I lived pretty much on my own as it was a house share with another girl but she was rarely at home. My rent was, funnily enough, covered by my parents (embarrassed of that now looking back).
It was a very depressing existance, but I needed it so badly. My main reason for going to university was getting away from living with my parents too. I just need my freedom so badly, and my parents suffocate it. Even when I visit them I can't stay more than a few days before I start getting miserable.
They have their own problems, like my mother is too selfless (she won't stop doing things for me!) and my father is so strict I have to keep my entire life at uni a secret, and he has temper issues.
If my parents were more relaxed, I'd definitely invite them to come and live with me near my uni.