India, July 24 -- After three months of house hunting, a Bengaluru professional finally found what he calls his 'personal slice of heaven', a 1BHK apartment worth Rs.80 lakh. But the purchase itself wasn't what caught attention on Reddit. The reasoning behind it did.

"I am not optimizing for returns. This purchase is completely emotional," he wrote, explaining that he grew up in rented homes and had always dreamed of owning a place of his own. While many advised him to stretch his budget for a 2BHK or even a 3BHK, he deliberately chose a one-bedroom apartment.

The reason? He's single and wants his next home, the family home, to be one he buys together with his future spouse.

"The way I see it, the world has changed. Marriage isn't the ...