Im 35 years old and live with my 81 year old grandmother

Given the current housing situation (prices skyrocketing, inflation, rents steady increasing by lots), it’s becoming increasingly difficult to save enough for 20% on a down payment. So I feel you & TBH, if I could shack up with my granny for a year & save money for a house, I totally would.

Two things for me. 1. I live in a different state & 2. I couldn’t tolerate living with her. She’s not a horrible person but is generally pretty negative & it would drive me forkin’ insane.

I am a 42 y/o woman btw. So I will say this: you don’t necessarily have to stop dating but - and this is the important piece - be honest with women. Men would honestly be surprised at the things women are cool with if they would only be honest with them. Most of the time they b-s about things to make them appear better than what they are or something different altogether.

You also need to have a solid plan for how much you intend on saving monthly and an end date to living with meemaw & stick to it. If this is an indefinite situation then just avoid dating and get your life in order.

But if you have everything else in line, career, savings, car, etc then don’t limit yourself. It definitely does make it a little more complicated to date but there are workarounds if you meet someone you like.