My roommates are great...we hang out and quiz each other, and one of the guys makes ridiculous puns that keep us relaxed. One of us paid the exorbitant parking fees at school, so we all get a ride in in the mornings before required lectures when it's cold as balls outside. If I want to have a social event, I have 2 other people who help me get ready and clean up afterwards. We split the chores so there's actually less for me to do than if I lived alone (and I say this as the housemate who cares most about things being clean and in order). I had to buy a third as much furniture when I moved in. There's plenty of space, and if I want to not see them, I can...but they are also always around to notice if my life is crap right then, or I'm super busy, or whatever. We don't study together, other than our spontaneous quiz sessions, but having them around definitely makes my life easier and better than if I lived alone right now. It's just nice to have people that you keep up with even when you're super busy. During exam week, I spend 95% of my time with my study group, so it's nice to have a few people who I wouldn't bother to schedule time with that week who are around to just catch up with about life outside of studying, you know?
You couldn't pay me enough to move when I don't have to...I finally bought furniture and I don't plan on moving until I match!
But see, my roommates feed themselves and clean up their own piss and crap. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to get a cat and was hoping to before I came here, but...not a substitute, just a different deal altogether.
Hey man, nothing wrong with wanting to live on your own, but no need to go calling people desperate just because they prefer to live with others.
. Sometimes we're busy enough that my roommates and I actually don't see each other for a week or so because we're always out. But I also appreciate having cool people around at home; it's an entirely different kind of interaction that I happen to like. It's not desperate, it's just something that I find enjoyable, AND I save money, do fewer chores, and get free rides to school to boot! For me it's a win/win, for others it's more a balance between "dislike having roommates" and "save money" and of those, some will come out on the "there are advantages to roommates but if I could I'd prefer to live alone" side, and others will end up going "not worth it". 
Hey man, nothing wrong with wanting to live on your own, but no need to go calling people desperate just because they prefer to live with others.
I DO meet friends for dinner, go to shows, see movies, study, and...well, tbh I never seem to actually make it to the gym because
They thought coming back to an empty apt might feel lonely, yes...that would fall under the "appreciate having people around at home" bit I was talking about.
I'm not butt-hurt, I just honestly 100% find you to be a dick. That's not crying, it's just stating an opinion.
