I escaped home at 18 - I buggered off to sea!
Got my own proper place at 22 with my then partner,
completely made a hash of that, so moved in with my best mate at 22 and a half.
Moved in with my new girl back in Novemeber, and now we're looking for a bigger place as we both have so much car stuff and other crap!
And Nixy - dont give hum grief about hearing him and his missus at it.
I know from experiance that its just as annoying when a kid hears parents any time during their childhood!