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I've had a similar problem with family just not understanding the appeal of a tiny apt. When family came to visit me they stepped into my 1 br on the Lower East Side of Manhattan (which by NYC standards is pretty big) and guffawed and made jokes. "I have to step outside to change my mind!"
They ignored their good breeding and rudely asked my rent, which they then used as evidence of my insanity. (Should any of them read this, sorry, I love you, but that was offensive.)
Anyway, I'm further shocked by how few of my fellow New yorkers understand my current impulse for a smaller pad (I often wake feeling adrift in my 400 sq ft!) I want to live minimally, and feel the freedom I associate with owning as little as possible. I want my money to go towards travel plans and not rent.
Anyway, to the small spacers out there, you are not alone.