Hi, I'll try and make this as brief as possible.
I'm 21 and I've been with my boyfriend for about 4 months and I love him to bits. I met him at college whilst doing an access course (away from home) and for the last 4 months I've practically been living at his house anyway. I'm due to start uni in october and my boyfriend wants me to move in to his house for the first year and his parents are totally happy with the idea (they are hardly ever in the house and we get along well). Because i'm at Uni in London, it would save me an awful lot of money living with him as halls are at least £95 a week and instead I could just get the train to uni everyday which would cost about £20 a week. And also it would mean I'd get to see him more than I would in halls. I'm just worried that if I don't live in halls for my first year it might mean I don't make many friends and I'd miss out on the social side of things. On the plus side I'd be less likely to get distracted spending all my time boozing and actually get on with my work when I get back from Uni at the end of the day. I do really want to stay with my boyfriend but there is a part of me that thinks I might be missing out. I've spoken to him about all this and he says I'm under no pressure to stay with him and he just wants whatever I want.
I was just wondering if anyone on here has gone to a local Uni and stayed at home or just not lived in halls for their first year? And if so could you tell me how you found fitting in amongst people who do live in halls. Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.
Thanks alot.