What would posess someone to do this?
2007-01-24 09:45:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
My husband, and I live in his childhood home. He's lived here his entire life with the exception of military service, and one brief marriage. We've had to replace everything from the sills, to insulation, siding, windows, carpeting, two furnaces. Then people wonder why I HATE IT.........You're right, I don't get it either. But, it was given to him......~~~~
2007-01-24 09:55:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, actually I have heard of someone spending their entire lives in one home. There are many facotrs that could make a person do this. In my honest opinion, some are good and some not so good. For example, there have been periods in history where people were so poor that they couldn't afford to move about the country like we do today. They were more or less stuck in one place. One of those times may have been during the Great Depression.
Another reason that I think a person might spend their lives in one home is just that; it's home. They know every nook and crany of the place and they love it!
Also, if a house is paid for, in full, why not stay? Who would want to take on a new mortgage payment when the home is already paid for and therefore mortgage free. Think free rent. That'll make anyone consider the question, "to move or not to move?"
Some people stay in the "family home" because it makes them feel good and reminds them of when grandmother baked cookies, grandad chopped firewood and they, themselves met, kissed for the first time and married their special someone. In other words, its the history of the home that makes them treasure their roots; they feel grounded. That, and they don;t have a GPS; they're afraid they might get lost.
Yup, for some folks, there's no reason to go anywhere because they are perfectly happy where they are.
Others stay put because they're afraid that moving would take too much energy- pack, leave old friends. make new friends...
Whoa, some people just don't want to go through all of that.
This is written by someone who used to think she wqould stay in the same house forever. I recently relocated. The utility bills on that old place just became, in a word, painful.
I am delighted that I relocated yet I realize that it was a big move,think piano and everything is not for everyone.
2007-01-24 09:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by TygerLily 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is not so uncommon on the north-east coast (New York and the New England states). I have seen graves from the 1600s and 1700s in the area of a house with the same name on it. People just pass the house down from generation to generation.
2007-01-24 10:00:47 · answer #3 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 31 and for the majority of my life except for about a year and a half I've lived in the same house...
2007-01-24 09:51:29 · answer #4 · answered by Wiked 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister in law is 50 and still lives in the same house she grew up in.
2007-01-24 10:02:09 · answer #5 · answered by kana121569 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the home is fully paid for.
2007-01-24 09:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by poisoned_waters 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...it's not impossible. They're either afraid of change or circumstances dictate their way of life..it's not that they don't want to move away from that house it's just circumstances.
2007-01-24 09:53:15 · answer #7 · answered by Lucky 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds dreamy --- This is what I'm hoping for anyways (smile).
2007-01-24 09:54:14 · answer #8 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋