Hmmm...
I've never lived with roommates...
I really want the experience of living with other people and thought it would be a great way of meeting others...developing a family away from home, and decreasing the cost of living....
After talking to a few more people and reading some threads, and having a bad experience choosing a roommate [I had enough sense to get out while I still could -- trust the intuition -- gut goes!], I am having no luck finding roommates AND I'm getting freaked b/c not only will the lease start in a month, but I'm also having nightmares about a "private hell" if you will. I mean...your private space is supposed to be the place you flock to when you need/want to escape a potential "public hell", right?!
Ok...any thoughts?
And...what of the difference btwn male and female roommates?
I posted ads for male roommates b/c I didn't want to deal with sensitivity/over-analysis/and other issues such as borrowed items, etc. that accompanies living with females. Was I wrong to make these overarching assumptions? I know there is huge individual variance...but don't the generalizations account for something.
My most recent nightmares have involved the toilet seat being left up all the time! And a pig sty made of my private space.
Am I over-preoccupied?
Needing some consolation,
P.
I've never lived with roommates...
I really want the experience of living with other people and thought it would be a great way of meeting others...developing a family away from home, and decreasing the cost of living....
After talking to a few more people and reading some threads, and having a bad experience choosing a roommate [I had enough sense to get out while I still could -- trust the intuition -- gut goes!], I am having no luck finding roommates AND I'm getting freaked b/c not only will the lease start in a month, but I'm also having nightmares about a "private hell" if you will. I mean...your private space is supposed to be the place you flock to when you need/want to escape a potential "public hell", right?!
Ok...any thoughts?
And...what of the difference btwn male and female roommates?
I posted ads for male roommates b/c I didn't want to deal with sensitivity/over-analysis/and other issues such as borrowed items, etc. that accompanies living with females. Was I wrong to make these overarching assumptions? I know there is huge individual variance...but don't the generalizations account for something.
My most recent nightmares have involved the toilet seat being left up all the time! And a pig sty made of my private space.
Am I over-preoccupied?
Needing some consolation,
P.
