https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 09:46:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387836 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:45:15 +0000 Alivoo01 387836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're the only married couple that has a house! Everyone else lives at home with their parents. In comparison to the house they live in, our house is small but quaint. It's perfect for me and the hubby right now, but we're ready to upgrade! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387813 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:40:39 +0000 heffalump 387813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsaudi: she is three, she doesn't know any better. I wasn't offended. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387809 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:39:39 +0000 prettylizy 387809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is on the bigger side. We have one couple friend that just bought a new house that is larger than ours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387794 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:37:31 +0000 ladyfingers 387794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house is smaller than most of our friends'. It doesn't bother me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387791 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:37:08 +0000 Mrs. Pen 387791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>WAY smaller... all of our friends live in a wealthier city, that we can't afford to live in, and on top of that their houses are easily three times the size of ours. </p> <p>It was actually a huge self esteem issue for us when we started hanging out with this group of friends. I felt really insecure about our financial situation in comparison with our friends. However most of them are two income families, and we're not so that is definitely a difference. I'm learning now, as we become closer with them, to care about it less.</p> <p>It IS hard though when everyone in the group takes turns hosting fun social couple nights and get togethers and we wouldn't be able to fit half the group in our place :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387788 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:36:42 +0000 Meridian 387788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is in the middle. We have a few friends with slightly smaller places, and then a few friends with significantly LARGER places. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387781 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:35:34 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 387781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hmm all our friends in our town live on our street, so we all have houses by the same builder, ranging in sizes/upgrades. they are all similar though, but ours is on the smaller side, with the most upgrades.</p> <p>if we talk about friends in our home town.. none of them have houses yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387780 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:35:11 +0000 pinkcupcake 387780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are a few friends who have homes much bigger (like in the 3000 sq ft range), but most have homes in our range (2200 range). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387778 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:35:00 +0000 Rubies 387778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is bigger only because we're the only couple married and live in the suburbs. Our friends are coupled or engaged living in downtown condos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387776 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:34:43 +0000 Springtime 387776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: ha that's rude! I would never say that to someone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387774 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:34:21 +0000 Springtime 387774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>a lot of our friends rent small apts or houses, and we own and it's a lot bigger than their place, even though our house is only 1500 sq ft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387771 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:33:14 +0000 heffalump 387771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is smaller. One of our friends came over for a play date and their 3 year old said "our room is a lot bigger than yours." Yes, I know. Thanks for pointing that out.</p> <p>Our family's make pretty much the same amount of money. we just spend it in different ways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387176 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:51:50 +0000 lawbee11 387176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We all have houses in the 2200-2500 sq. ft range, so they're all pretty comparable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387175 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:51:41 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 387175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're somewhere in the middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387171 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:51:13 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 387171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>smaller. but, i love the area we live in more than our friends' neighborhoods. so, it's kind of trade-off, but i'd love a bigger place in my 'hood! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387168 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:50:34 +0000 Mrs. Lovejoy 387168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: same with us. Our house is quite a bit bigger than most friends, but our lot is teeny tiny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387167 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:49:50 +0000 Bao 387167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Much smaller because we live in an apartment and most everyone we know has a house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387164 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:49:18 +0000 banana 387164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Living area sq footage-wise, our townhome is bigger. But lot size-wise, ours is smaller because we own a townhome whereas many of our friends own homes with backyards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-home-bigger-or-smaller-than-your-friends#post-387159 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:48:13 +0000 mrbee 387159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of our friends have bigger places... but then a friend from daycare came over for a playspace, and she said that our place was so big!</p> <p>It made me feel great... I hadn't realized that I had been mentally comparing our place to our friends'! Now that I realized that I'm doing that, I'm gonna try and stop... I hate the whole "keeping up with the Jones" mentality. Easier said than done though!</p> <p>Is your home bigger or smaller than your friends'? </p>