Roommate Question
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| Tue, 09-20-2005 - 8:55am |
I've been seperated from my x for over a month now and I've been living with my parents. Sucks after 8-yrs of being on my own to move back home, but anyways I've been looking for an apartment and I can't seem to find anything I can afford. I had thought about getting a roommate, then a guy came in at work and he happens to be looking for a roommate to split everything down the middle (seems very weird how that ended up coming out). I went and looked at the apartment it's very nice already has washer and dryer, and it would only be $300 a month for my half on everything. Would it be a bad idea to room with a guy? My step dad says it would be a big mistake that I should just live with them until Feb or March and save as much money as I can then find a place but I would love to move out and have my own place, but what do you guys think about rooming with a guy?
Even worse my STBX has already moved his gf in with him, and what's funny is he told my friends that he has to train her to cook and clean. She's 30 and can't cook or clean. How funny is that considering I am a neat freak and cooked all the time.
Oh yeah, this room mate is single makes good money he's cute, he is 22 and I'm 25, his best friend happens to be my cousin. Seems so weird how it came about, but what do you all think? Thanks.
Stacy

I would say if it's just you... go for it. ( If there were kids involved that would be different )
Why not? I mean what's the worst that could happen?
Hugs and good luck!
Angelena
Thanks, yeah really what is the worst that could happen, just be moving out. It is just me, no kids, no pets, why not? My parents don't like it but come on I'm almost 26yrs old and I don't like living at home at all. No freedom, no one is allowed to visit me, it sucks. Thanks so much.
Stacy
Might depend on the guy. Does he keep the place clean? Would he constantly "accidentally" slip his boxers into your laundry basket so he doesn't have to do women's work? LOL! I have heard men joke about this, they take a HUGE pride in never going near a washing machine and tricking others into doing it. And will he have noisy friends over (or moaning girlfriends?) so you cannot get a good night's sleep?
Can you smell his shoes from 10 feet away? And when he uses the bathroom do you have to leave the apartment for 10 minutes to air out?
Yeah, me either. I'm still not to sure about it. I kinda want to but kinda iffy about it. I think it would be a different experience for me and like I said what the worst that could happen move out. My parents are usually right about everything, and they don't really like the idea at all so I think that's what is making me doubt it. I need to learn to live my life for me and that is sooo hard for me considering I'm so used to be a wife and now it is totally different I have freedom and no kids. I feel so young, but I know I'm getting older. I don't have any single girlfriends, all of my friends are either couples or single guys. It is so hard as we get older to start a new life, all I ever wanted was someone to love me, and I have so many doubts that it will never happen. Thanks for the input, have a good day.
Stacy
i have a bit of a different take on this.
I don't have aa problem