I was definitely ready to move out, both when I went away to college and when I moved further out to go to med school and residency, which was the first time I really supported myself on my own. You definitely DO evolve as a person because you suddenly have to deal with all the stuff someone else helped out with or did for you. Cooking and laundry were hard for me. You have to get good at budgeting and managing your money, which spends fast. With roommates, you have to learn the ways of living with new people who aren't your family and be respectful of them. You learn to adapt in new ways and take care of yourself.

The freedom of realizing you can do whatever you want or go wherever you want is great. Once you're out and have tasted that freedom, you'll want to stay out and on your own for good. Or else you'll be like me and want to be on your own until you find a woman you can't live without. If you pick the right one, she won't cramp your style. She'll enhance it.