Would you let your adult child or parents live with you?

[haele]

45. I'm of an older generation. It's no biggie.

That's what family is supposed to do. My brother lived with my parents for five years while he was going to college and first starting out to save up for a car and a place of his own. He had no problems dating, because it was pretty clear why he was living with his parents, and no one I know has a problem dating someone who is working for a future...
Likewise, if Mom will start to need some help, or if the kidlet couldn't make it work with her baby-daddy and needed to move back in, Laz and I wouldn't mind setting aside a place in our home for either situation.

Even if I were of the latter category in your question, single, and dating someone who had family living with them or was living with family, I'd consider the circumstances. Most cases, it should signify someone who is thinking ahead and/or has consideration for the wellbeing of his or her family members.

Now, if the guy I might be considering going out with was a basement troll - a moocher or troubled loner living off indulgent parents - that would be another story altogether.
I don't do "rescues" - that's taking on too much of a burden, and the person being rescued will always blame the rescuer if things don't work out. I might be friendly, or help them out if I can, but I'm not rescuing anyone from themselves.

Haele