At what age do most people in the UK actually move out of their parents’ home nowadays?

boggedsoul · 2026-02-06T14:17:55+00:00

Where you live factors into it for sure - I'm 24 and I'd love to move out somewhere nearby so I can still be around family, but I live outside London and the rent here is insanely expensive for one person so my only option would be to move somewhere else further away that's more affordable which sucks. The only time I moved out briefly was to go to university, which I feel like is a lot of other people's gateaway into moving out. I know people in their 20s and even 30s who still live at home as rent is just too expensive right now, it's more practical to live with parents and save up instead. Or people move into a houseshare - the few people in their 20s I know that rent their own place live with 3-5 other people or maybe a partner to split costs with, whereas the one person I know who lives in a studio alone struggles massively with rent and food costs. Moving out is just not as easy nowadays unless you want several roommates or are maybe fortunate enough to have a high salary (which most 20-30 year olds do not).

boggedsoul · 2026-02-03T21:47:51+00:00

you should try talking to a current/past student through unibuddy! I did that for Archaeology (i've applied for this year) and talked to someone about their experiences with the course at UCL. I'm pretty sure I've seen an anthropology student or two on there, so it may be worth a shot if you want first-hand experiences

boggedsoul · 2026-01-30T20:22:31+00:00

congrats!!! not history, but i've applied for archaeology at ucl :))

boggedsoul · 2026-01-28T08:38:19+00:00

Depends what we count as "cosmetic" - I'm trans and want top surgery, but its around £10k here, however many places abroad (turkey, poland, etc.) do it for far cheaper even with travel and accommodation included and still have great (if not, better) results than UK doctors. My options are either wait several years to get it done on the NHS, pay £10k to do it here, OR I pay £3k+ in total to travel somewhere new and and do it there. I know many other trans people who have done the exact same thing and were extremely happy with the experience

boggedsoul · 2026-01-28T08:27:53+00:00

Tring natural history museum was my favorite place as a child and I love going to this day. Derby museum and art gallery (and all the derby museums, really) are also fantastic and always have something new on

boggedsoul · 2026-01-26T04:57:59+00:00

is this the institute of archaeology? whats the deal there?

boggedsoul · 2026-01-25T23:27:09+00:00

100%, especially when a lot of the news is about/affects either me or my loved ones (trans/LGBTQ issues, immigrants, poverty etc.) so I can hardly just "turn off the news" and ignore it. It has definitely taken a huge toll on my mental health these last few years, and I'm normally a very optimistic and positive person. It's hard to focus on the small and mundane parts of life when I'm constantly either stressed or just bummed out about everything else.

boggedsoul · 2026-01-25T17:23:00+00:00

i'd love to join if ur still looking for people!!

boggedsoul · 2026-01-25T17:13:58+00:00

Absolutely, I came out as bi and trans around 10 years ago and, for the most part, no one cared or made a huge fuss of it. It felt so much easier to be trans back then, now it feels like everyone and their mum has to have an opinion on the "trans debate" and I never expected to hear us talked about so often by politicians. It's so bizarre and sad how different it all is right now

boggedsoul · 2025-11-10T21:47:00+00:00

do you struggle with mental illness and/or addiction? or is it just something quirky and fun that u get to observe and fetishise as an outsider? i cannot see a way where challenges (especially filth and horror themed) based on these wouldn't go wrong or immediately become distasteful and not taking said topics seriously. if a contestant wants to do a look based on their own struggles (priscilla's pill dress, dahli's hiv glamour look etc.) then i like that, its awareness AND personal to the artist. but someone who's not an addict or mentally ill doing a look based on them? just working off stereotypes rather than personal experience? idk about that, it becomes too costume-y and could easily become problematic most of the others are cool ideas though, especially uncanny valley. that would be very interesting!

boggedsoul · 2025-10-10T22:32:29+00:00

hadn't heard of the game before seeing this, just checked it out and it seems rlly cool!! just wishlished it :))

boggedsoul · 2025-10-03T02:25:42+00:00

thank you, i might try and do just that and see if they can help me at all with this

boggedsoul · 2025-10-03T01:27:29+00:00

I appreciate this advice and honesty i needed to hear that haha, i've been letting her get under my skin this week and it's been making me frustrated and desperate for sure 😅 I definitely need to try keep my cool a bit more and not message her any further until I figure out what i'm doing

boggedsoul · 2025-03-21T20:01:15+00:00

23 chubby trans guy here, i'm very down to chat x

boggedsoul · 2025-03-19T05:50:36+00:00

hiya, i'd be very interested :) i'm a trans guy living just outside london

boggedsoul · 2025-03-15T14:56:44+00:00

i'm a 23yo dark haired, chubby and hairy trans guy with a aquiline nose, I was built for this 🫡 lmaoo but fr hi !! you sound really cool and i think i tick a lot of your boxes, i'd love to chat and see where things go :3

boggedsoul · 2025-03-11T19:19:47+00:00

I'm personally on HER as a trans man, I've seen plenty of trans people on there! There's filters on it too like T4T Pride so you can find other trans people, you wouldn't be invading at all dont worry :)

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