[Serious] Parents of unsuccessful young adults (20s/30s) who still live at home, unemployed/NEET, no social/romantic life etc., do you feel disappointed or failed as a parent? How do you cope? What are your long term plans?

My boyfriend's brother. He's in his 30s, still living at home in his parent's basement. Never had any formal education, but he was working for some time. He's been laid off now for just short of a year, and literally spends all his time in the basement. Has never had a girlfriend, and has no friends that we know about (he games online, might have friends there). He's also extremely dirty. His bedroom is disgusting. My SO and I were living with his parents while we were in college and shared a bathroom with him. I hated living there as the bathroom was disgusting and the basement was horrible. If I didn't clean up his messes it did not get done. I guess it isn't 100% his fault, the whole house is very dirty. Their mother never taught them how to do anything for themselves.

He is the oldest of three brothers. The middle brother is married with a 5 year old, and has his own home across the street from his parents. They pay for everything for him from cellphone to car payments to vacations to buying clothes. But at least he's out of the house. The youngest brother, my SO, has two college diplomas, and we have our own place in another city now. I picked the winner.

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