It’s definitely unusual but you can definitely have a relationship while living with housemates. Most nomads wouldn’t have pets either

Yup that’s right. Living alone is a luxury

Yeah I’ve lived in expensive US cities for 20 years on 1-2k per month

Americans see a lot of it growing up here visiting friends and family. The only stuff worth seeing is public lands and ghost towns since every town is the same series of strip malls and box stores. There are a few worthwhile cities as well, mostly the priciest.

So either you’re a devoted outdoors person when here or you don’t see much of the good stuff