<prompt> Human: SO I are getting married in August. We work in mediaarts, and while income is steady and growing, we dont earn as much as you STEM, medical and financial professionals. In addition, were young, and in a lot of student loan debt.Regardless, both our parents and some of our friends are often hintingsuggesting that we should buy a home right after we get married. It seems like nothing I say gets through to them that were not readyits not worthwhile for us at this time.Heres what I say: We dont know where were going to be in two years. Jobs will likely change, we might even live in a different part of the country. We wouldnt earn enough equity in that time to earn much if anything off a home purchase. Lots of student loan debt. We went to out-of-stateprivate colleges and got BAs in creative fields. Were making payments and chipping away at the debt, but 2 years after graduation the mountain is still pretty high. High debt-to-income ratio. Fairgood credit scores. Probably not going to get a good interest rate on a mortgage.Heres what they say. You can still get a loan even if you dont have much to put down. Youre wasting money on rent. The market will get too expensive if you wait much longer.What can I say to get them off our backs? Are they actually right? Links to good articles would be helpful. I showed my dad the NYTimes should you rent or own calculator and he wasnt convinced since its not area-specific.  <response>: This is more rrelationships. I would tell them Im an adult and dont need to justify my financial choices. Tell them to stop talking about it and if you want their advice you will ask. If they keep talking about it, walk awayhang upwhatever it takes. 