rshana
rshana t1_j6g8tl5 wrote
Reply to comment by deluxepepperoncini in Is Central Jersey, specifically Old Bridge/Matawan/Marlboro area considered boring? by deluxepepperoncini
Yeah. Though to be fair, I didn’t even know I was missing out on something until I was an adult. (My husband grew up with a downtown and insisted it was the greatest thing ever). There was no place at all I could walk to from my house growing up.
rshana t1_j6g5nqt wrote
Reply to Is Central Jersey, specifically Old Bridge/Matawan/Marlboro area considered boring? by deluxepepperoncini
I grew up in Manalapan. I wasn’t bored as a teen but I think I did miss out on having a “downtown” to walk to with my friends like my daughter does now in our north Jersey town.
rshana t1_j9txpq3 wrote
Reply to What was your experience moving out of your parents home in NJ? (age, income, job situation, rent, dating, enjoyment of life) by sakhussain2020
I moved out in 2003 right after college with a platonic male roommate who was a friend from college (I’m female). I was making 25k, he made slightly more. We got an apartment in Hoboken for $1400 per month. My parents did help me out with rent.
About a month into living together, that platonic male roommate and I started dating. Happy to say 20 years later we are still together, happily married, and have a 10yo. We now own a home in Bergen County.
After our crappy 2br in Hoboken, we upgraded to a nicer 1br in Hoboken. Then moved to Edgewater. Then a townhouse, and finally purchased our own home. I obviously make considerably more than 25k now haha.