<p>This study explores the perspectives and experiences of older adults in India who live in family arrangements, different from the prevalent norm of multigenerational households. Older adults living in households comprising all family members in their late adulthood (older couples, siblings, or parent-offspring) were the universe of the study. The focus of the study was to understand their responses to these new living arrangements. In-depth interviews were conducted with 50 older adults (25 dyads), aged 60 years and more, from the upper-middle and upper classes in Vadodara, India. The study objective is to gain insight into the views and experiences of older adults from upper-middle and upper socio-economic backgrounds whose present living arrangement was a family composed of all members in their late adulthood (60 + years). The thematic analysis of the qualitative enquiry suggested that responses and acceptance level of older adults to this living arrangement ranged from welcoming the change and the autonomy as mutually beneficial for young and old, to acceptance of change for greater family goals. Some older adults were not satisfied with these changes and felt dejected by them. Impact of conventional gender roles on caregiving also emerged as an important theme. Results indicated that older adults in urban upper socio-economic strata are navigating these contemporary changes in living arrangements by striking a balance between modern values of autonomy and traditional wisdom of interdependence.</p>