I would potentially be interested, if we knew the other people well. I find that, as a parent, I’m less willing to take risks by moving in with people I don’t know that well, because the stress and uncertainty associated with things not working out are more costly.
Space requirements would likely be the biggest difficulty though, as you pointed out. A family with 2 kids probably needs at least 3 rooms, so two such families together would need a 6 bedroom house. This is hard to find, especially combined with other constraints like proximity to schools, commute distances, etc. It’s a lot easier to live near other families than sharing a living space.
I would potentially be interested, if we knew the other people well. I find that, as a parent, I’m less willing to take risks by moving in with people I don’t know that well, because the stress and uncertainty associated with things not working out are more costly.
Space requirements would likely be the biggest difficulty though, as you pointed out. A family with 2 kids probably needs at least 3 rooms, so two such families together would need a 6 bedroom house. This is hard to find, especially combined with other constraints like proximity to schools, commute distances, etc. It’s a lot easier to live near other families than sharing a living space.