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> On the con side I'm worried my social life will suffer, I might lose friends. Can't invite people home. People don't want to date a hobo living on a boat? No

> On the con side I'm worried my social life will suffer, I might lose friends. Can't invite people home. People don't want to date a hobo living on a boat? Non sense. You are going to meet people outside of your usual social circles. Maybe you'll date someone who likes people who lives on boat and that would be cool because you are someone who wants to live on a boat.

t1234567890 9y ago
Alright as someone who grew up in a wierd situation I'm going to argue against this. Dating is really hard, anything that makes you weirder and means you'll be around fewer people is probably a bad thing. Plus living on a boat and being near all the salt water probably won't be good for your skin, which will make it all even worse.
- panglott 9y ago
  this isn't really a weird/normal issue. People have all kinds of likes and ideas and preferences. If you live in an apartment or a tiny house or a detached suburban house with a long commute, you will be the kind of person with those preferences and be more likely to attract people with those preferences, or who are at least open to it. I'm a transportation cyclist who went car-free while I was single in a car-centric inland US city, where "not having a car" is generally seen as being completely irresponsible, not having your shit together, and not being a serious person. I still dated people with the normal frequency, eventually got married, we now have a one-car household. If you love your lifestyle, and think it's worth doing, and aren't a huge burden on other people, then other people can appreciate what you see in it too.
- johnchristopher 9y ago
  I think I see where you are coming from but that's because you actually grew up in a weird situation, right ? It's not the same when you actively choose and prepare for it. Of course I am postulating OP isn't going the hobo full mode.

t1234567890 9y ago

Alright as someone who grew up in a wierd situation I'm going to argue against this. Dating is really hard, anything that makes you weirder and means you'll be around fewer people is probably a bad thing. Plus living on a boat and being near all the salt water probably won't be good for your skin, which will make it all even worse.

panglott 9y ago
this isn't really a weird/normal issue. People have all kinds of likes and ideas and preferences. If you live in an apartment or a tiny house or a detached suburban house with a long commute, you will be the kind of person with those preferences and be more likely to attract people with those preferences, or who are at least open to it. I'm a transportation cyclist who went car-free while I was single in a car-centric inland US city, where "not having a car" is generally seen as being completely irresponsible, not having your shit together, and not being a serious person. I still dated people with the normal frequency, eventually got married, we now have a one-car household. If you love your lifestyle, and think it's worth doing, and aren't a huge burden on other people, then other people can appreciate what you see in it too.
johnchristopher 9y ago
I think I see where you are coming from but that's because you actually grew up in a weird situation, right ? It's not the same when you actively choose and prepare for it. Of course I am postulating OP isn't going the hobo full mode.