When to live alone?

[duckie99]

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OK so I'll be starting residency in the coming months and was wondering if most residents continue to have a roommate. I understand that there are plenty of cases of simply not knowing anyone where you will be going and having to get your own place. But let's assume that you know someone to room with... should you be living alone (if no significant other) in your mid-20s?

Obviously financial considerations are the main point at issue with choosing whether or not to have a roommate.

 

[Winged Scapula]

OK so I'll be starting residency in the coming months and was wondering if most residents continue to have a roommate. I understand that there are plenty of cases of simply not knowing anyone where you will be going and having to get your own place. But let's assume that you know someone to room with... should you be living alone (if no significant other) in your mid-20s?

Obviously financial considerations are the main point at issue with choosing whether or not to have a roommate.

Uhm...why not? "Should" is a loaded term. If you are referring to cultural expectations, that's outside my realm of experience.

But I and most of my single residency compadres lived alone. There were a couple that had roommates; I never asked why but assumed either they had financial issues that I did not have or didn't want to live alone. If you're living somewhere where the rent is exorbitant, then I could understand it somewhat.

Frankly, most adults with a job live alone and no longer have roommates. Whether you prefer to or not is a different story.

 

[peppy]

In most areas of the country, a resident's salary is enough to pay for your own place and most residents choose to live alone...but if you don't mind living with roommates, it'd probably be smart to get a roommate and put the money you would have spent on the additional rent towards your student loans from med school.

 

[marsupial]

don't live with another resident, they won't do any cleaning up and they will be irritable frequently

 

[Perrotfish]

OK so I'll be starting residency in the coming months and was wondering if most residents continue to have a roommate. I understand that there are plenty of cases of simply not knowing anyone where you will be going and having to get your own place. But let's assume that you know someone to room with... should you be living alone (if no significant other) in your mid-20s?

Obviously financial considerations are the main point at issue with choosing whether or not to have a roommate.

I tried to get a roommate but couldn't find one and ended up living alone. It's pricy, but ultimately I'm glad things worked out the way they did. When I was looking for a roommate I really didn't think about how much time I would be spending on night float. Its hard enough to sleep during the day in an apartment that's blacked out and silent. Even a very considerate roommate could make sleeping really rough, and an even slightly inconsiderate roomate would be awful.