I sure hope family does not try to move in with me. A few years ago a family member begged to move in because otherwise would be HOMELESS! I had to say no and knowing that this person has always expected others to provide handouts and has never had a legitimate job. It was not easy for me to do this, but was the right thing to do.
A couple of years ago the same person contemplated moving in with the parent, but was not happy about the expectations of working around the house and needing to be actively job hunting and not being allowed to drive the cars. The comment was, "you want me to just rot".
This situation has gone on for decades in my family.
Another reason not to have friends and not have communications with your family ...
Living together dosen't necessarily mean living well.
There are a number of family members I could sucessfully live with for an extended period of time. And some I could not...
It will be interesting to see how things go later this month when my FIL arrives for a week plus visit, especially considering that we just adopted two 13 week old puppies and he is not a dog person. DW is planning on suffesting that he use the camper as guest quarters so at least he will not get overrun by kids and dogs.
I am all alone in my house now, and even though I can easily afford it and manage my home's maintenace, I am contemplating having a roommate in the near future.
DW has a friend who moved into a 55+ adult community, one of the reasons she cited was that the community has a strict policy that guests are only allowed for up to 2 weeks, she didn't want her son to move back in...
I think the comments in this thread only suggest that economic conditions aren't yet desperate enough (for most of us) to accept what we don't want....