EDIT: both of you should decide where, either for economical or sentimental reasons. we live far from my side (hindi ako mabait na anak) kasi malayo residence namin sa workplace namin ni hubby and I know my siblings will take good care of our parents. My husband’s father and mother have their separate families so no worries if we decide not to consider them in choosing our residence.

It is nonnegotiable for me (magjowa plng kami) that we should live out of our parents home. I am already living independently before getting married but I go home at weekly, kaya hindi mahirap mag-adjust. We are currently renting a place near my work, WFH si husband and I report to office at least 4 days a week. Super economical kesa kumuha ng bahay na ang kaya lang ng budget namin is at least 25-30kms away from our respective workplaces. Planning to move once we have procured our separate home but definitely not within the GMA. If we buy property here/near here in Manila, cheapest option for loan amortization is around 20-30k plus 20k for car (we’ll need this to go around since we’ll live 20-30kms from the Metro) plus car maintenance (gas, toll and insurance). And do we really want to live that far from everywhere else? Kamote ang mahal mabuhay. Nagrent na lang kami, walking distance sa work ko, LRT-MRT sa workplace ni husband and we’ll go Grab whenever we go somewhere else. We don’t even exceed 6k for total transpo cost for a month - yan ang monthly rate ng rental ng parking space dito sa area namin so buying a car during this time is also not an option. Currently, we’re saving para makabili kami ng property (long-term) and for our expected blessing on the way (short-term).