For context, I am an aro/ace person who has always really enjoyed my own apartment. I feel so at peace going out with friends and having fun while also having a space of my own to come back to.
The downside is that I live in an expensive city where living independently is SO much harder. I have such a small disposable income gap - since most apartment rent expectations seem to revolve around housing 2 people with salaries - and sometimes wished I preferred living with other people because I know it would make my finances SO much easier. But I just feel so tense when I don't have a space of my own.
I have a great support system of people who encourage me, but they all have either working partners or roommates, so sometimes it's a bit depressing when you have no one like yourself to compare to. There's not really a solution I'm looking for... just wanted to know if anyone has felt similarly to this.