Originally Posted by
zephyr
I live with my cat and six fish. And my son lives with us half the time. And my girlfriend lives 7 minutes away. She spends time at my place, and I at hers (she has a hottub, and ...). I'm never ever lonely. I get plenty of time to enjoy my son and my girlfriend. But I also have my own space and some excellent time all to myself. I was a traditional family man for several years, and I was good at that, and would have loved it with the right woman, but, for me, this is much, much better. I actually have more time, and more fun, with my son now. It's the best living situation I've ever had (well, living in San Francisco in my late 20's, and making too much money, and living alone in a beautiful flat there ... that was a fun time ... but I'd have died really young if I'd done that for much longer).