Cooking for 8 people isn’t 8x as hard as cooking for one person. But, it’s still significantly harder than cooking for one person. 1 house is cheaper than 8 houses, but 1 house with enough room for 8 people is huge compared to a house for a single person.
I have relatives that live in a kind-of communal way like that. It works pretty well for them. But, I couldn’t possibly survive living with my mother. To give you an idea, she came from a family of 4 sisters. One sister died estranged from the other 3. My mother hasn’t visited the other 2 in decades. The one she’d like to visit, she won’t because she doesn’t think they can stand to be in each-other’s company for a week. That one’s her twin.
Cooking for 8 people isn’t 8x as hard as cooking for one person. But, it’s still significantly harder than cooking for one person. 1 house is cheaper than 8 houses, but 1 house with enough room for 8 people is huge compared to a house for a single person.
I have relatives that live in a kind-of communal way like that. It works pretty well for them. But, I couldn’t possibly survive living with my mother. To give you an idea, she came from a family of 4 sisters. One sister died estranged from the other 3. My mother hasn’t visited the other 2 in decades. The one she’d like to visit, she won’t because she doesn’t think they can stand to be in each-other’s company for a week. That one’s her twin.