00:02It's been five months since Robin Syme's marriage ended, but the Gold Coast woman is
00:07still living under the same roof as her ex.
00:10There's no real space for either one of us to heal or to spend that time away from each other.
00:16Rejected from more than 50 rental applications, the mum of two is struggling to find another
00:21place to live while navigating her separation.
00:24It's been the hardest and darkest four months that I've ever experienced.
00:30Family lawyers say Robin is among a growing number of Australians continuing to live with
00:35their ex because of the state of the housing market.
00:38I hear stories of clients who say I pretty much just stay in my bedroom the whole time
00:43because I don't feel comfortable being in the biggest space with my partner, ex-partner.
00:49Relationships Australia says this growing trend can add extra tension to an already stressful situation
00:55and could see more people remain in dangerous homes.
00:59I think there is an ongoing risk that people will choose to stay even if a relationship
01:06or a situation is unsafe because of the financial realities.
01:11Housing pressure is leaving people like Ms Symes in an exhausting limbo.
01:15I don't know if this is going to be a three week process, a four month process or an 18
01:21month process.
01:22So how do I make those decisions without that knowledge?
01:25In today's Zustand P Š²ŃŠµŠ³Š“Š° is binary but there is a B I A a three week process
01:25so you don't have to stay in my bedroom because of my eyes.
01:29You can see those Z th is the housing outside.
01:29That's awful reason.
01:30You can see thosep together.
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