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Does anyone else get put off by this a little bit? I could see why women would have roommates for safety. But men?(other than financial)
Maybe I only find this odd because being out on my own alone at 18. Tried to do the roommate thing (20-24) for school/money reasons and almost killed some people...well not really..but its an annoying thing. FF almost 10 years later (with only sharing a place with the s.o. in that time) and fighting off a knife wielding rapist seems like a good time compared to some ex-roommates. At least you can snap the rapist's neck if you have to and it can all be over in 12 minutes or less, instead of 12 months or more.
Don't you dudes need personal space? Don't you feel odd about always having a friend/roomate there?
I don't think it's all that unusual, especially in today's economy. Now if they can each afford their own digs I guess I'd be somewhat puzzled as to why they wouldn't want their own place.
I'm 31, and I've had 3 different guys stay at my house since the last 2 years. All just needed a place to stay. 2 were friends, and besides the favor for a friend that was a wierdo, they were all pretty cool. Besides some preference differences and a few close calls (them not locking the door or setting the alarm, stuff like that) it wasn't bad, and I enjoyed the extra $$$.
All of mine were short term arrangments. One had just separated from his wife, the other was about to get married, and the other one......................................
I did get a lot of jokes from other friends when I would say I had a 'roomate', but it was all good! LOL
I think it depends on where you live. In cities with a high cost of living, like the Bay Area, NYC, Chicago, etc. people need roommates to be able to cover the rent. In other cities (like Pittsburgh, St. Louis) where a decent apartment can be had for $600 a month, roommates are unnecessary.
Now if they can each afford their own digs I guess I'd be somewhat puzzled as to why they wouldn't want their own place.
Well, take me for example. I'm 26, I live with two guys who are both 27. We're all in the same ballpark financially, in that each of us individually earns more per year than the median family in our area.
For roughly the same cost, we could:
A) Individually buy rotting, flooding, crime ridden, bottom-end ranch houses we don't want or need, and blow all of our incomes on things like mortgage interest, hurricane insurance, new vinyl floors, and re-roofing our house. (Note that, I wouldn't buy a house in this condition, I'm just trying to keep the monthly payment consistent across all 3 scenarios)
B) Each individually rent depressing 1BR apartments in nondescript vinyl villages in some family-oriented part of town.
C) Together have a 3BR house at the beach, within walking distance of college bars, throw parties and have a great time, learn to surf and kayak right outside our front door, pay 1/3 of an electric, water and cable bill, all while meeting one another's mutual friends and acquaintances.
I've rented by myself. Unless you place a high priority on roaming your kitchen in the nude, I don't think you're getting your money's worth.
I don't find it unusual at all. I guess in some circumstances it could be, but the one I'm thinking of would be one guy owning a house, and renting out the rooms to help with the mortgage. Nothing wrong with that, in fact, I'd find it very responsible.
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