Someone moving out first doesn’t mean they’re winning. Sometimes they’re just moving faster into a mess.

Speed and direction are not the same thing. Someone who leaves first has answered the question of when, not the question of whether it was wise. Some early exits are careful and some are escapes, and from the outside the two look identical.

If another person’s timeline is making you restless, get curious about the details instead of the headline. Ask how rent is going, how the first month actually felt. Then set your own timing from what you can afford and want, not from a starting gun somebody else fired.