Hello, I'm 18 and will be starting university soon. I will be commuting there because that was the only option ever given to me - in fact, it was simply expected of me, there was no conversation about it. The problem is I honestly applied to university for the sake of it so I don't know if I will like it at all. Along with that, I can't stand living with my family anymore for various reasons. However moving out is not an option. I am expected to move out when I get married - but I don't ever want to get married. So my future seems rather fabulous.
Admittedly, I am far from the perfect child so I have given my parents good reason to hate me. They are pretty bad parents to be honest, although I must acknowledge that they let me do what I want most of the time and for that I should be grateful. But I really dislike my family - I feel as if I disagree with their every viewpoint in life. They are people who blindly reject what is essentially the fact of evolution - though they never talk about it because an intellectual discussion has no place under this roof. They also think violence is a good form of discipline. They don't hit me anymore and I haven't had a traumatic past or anything, but they threaten me sometimes. I have made it clear that even if they acted on their threats, it would have no effect on me. I just can't deal with their views that really do not belong in modern society. Of course, their minds are etched with completely backwards thinking so I have no hope of ever explaining anything to them so they could comprehend it and reconsider their thoughts.
You can probably guess that I come from a not-so-favourable third world background. The icing on the cake is that I lost faith in god a few years ago - something I have to hide from my family since they are religious and would not be understanding in the slightest.
In short, FML.
Anyway I'm not actually sure what I'm looking for here but it would be nice to hear some thoughts.