re: Baffled as to how single people afford houses currently

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Wives must work to make enough money to afford the absurd standard of living considered to be "basic" these days.

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Maybe they actually like having a career.

I do agree with the expectations part, though. What people expect in a "starter" home is now what used to be a super nice "forever" home. Everyone I grew up with was buying 3/2 or 3/1.5 1800 sf homes that were 20 years old in 1985. Now people act like that's a shack.