apartment hunting sucks

After viewing a quiet furnished fourth-floor Manchester flat with balcony, he decides to pursue £700 monthly rent requiring £9,275 upfront. He has £2,500 available and roughly £5,000 transferring from investments, needing another £2,000–£2,500; stock sales incur losses. A separate date friend-zoned him over uncertain permanence; Manchester woman then withdrew after his coffee date, prompting suspected-catfish speculation.

Family conflict and isolation drive housing independence, but romantic and audience-driven plans remain unstable.