Living With A Friend

[Ambrosia]

I need some helpful advice on how to make myself tolerate living with a roomate. One of my good friends wants to move into an apartment I'm about to start renting, and it will be a lot of help to have someone else helping me pay the bills, so this is more or less just a good financial choice for me. But I'm don't like having people around all the time, and I like my space. I'll be wanting to bring people over sometimes, and I don't want her getting all in my space.

I dunno. Someone reassure me. I need some good ideas on how to make myself tolerate this.

[ImCoolBeans]

Well, first off congrats on moving out :P , but yeah - its not like you guys will be sharing a room or anything. If you want to hangout and have some time to yourself to just get away from the world don't be afraid to just shut your door.

Good luck with everything!

[Ender]

Well, communication is usually key to making any situation work out. Just find a way to inform eachother when the other needs some space, and maybe you can make an agreement as to how to get that space.

Congrats on moving out, one of the major steps to adult hood. Best of luck!

[Gordo]

I assume she'll spend some time in her room, but beyond that, if she's paying her share, she might be there all the time. So to tolerate it, as you put it, you may want to spend some time with your friends at their place or out once in a while and then once in a while spend time at your place with them.

You might find that you really like having a room mate

[Ambrosia]

She'll be paying about 100 a month, I'll be paying about 500. Lol, I know this sounds super silly. But I would much rather pay more so I have more control. The problem is, this girl is seductive. She's not drop dead gorgeous, but she's super skinny and when guys are around she makes sure they know she's there. It causes an issue because I like to bring people around.

I dunno. I'm hoping it'll work out. Perhaps I can lock her in her room...

[botwa]

oh I have a huge experience of living with room mates as I'm at the boarding school and here we have to live with 5 people including me in the one small room.
If you have different rooms with your room mate I don't think there will be huge problems.
Just make a list of rules of living together and follow them.
Be patient, it always involves living together. Anyway try to live with a very good friend or just with a man/woman that you're indifferent to.

[Magenta]

I say lock her in her room and just feed her every so often so the cops don't come 'round... kidding, kidding. That would be bad, Lexi.

Anyway, pretty sure I've said congrats on moving out before but if I haven't: congrats. I'm jealous! :o

Is she someone who you can talk to enough to establish some sorts of boundaries? 'Cause that could end up going a long way.

I know it's not quite the same as having a roommate but 'cause my sister and I are the same age, sometimes it felt like it when we were living together and we somehow managed to sort out this way of co-existing without ripping one another to shreds... mostly by trying to keep busy when we could. She has more of a social life than I do so it turned into a routine of being able to have time to myself when she was out and doing the same for her when she was around.

I've noticed these things tend to find a way of working themselves out through trial and error as well as basic communication. Good luck!

[xXl0sth0peXx]

Okay first, I've seen this girl. She may be pretty, but she's not one of those super pretty model like girls. And you're good yourself. ;)

Anyways, yeah. You guys will have privacy, which will be good. The idea of paying more rent.for more controle is smart, I think. It's not like you two will be in one room and one bed. Ya know. ew.

I think you guys will be okay in the end. And if not, use your powers and kick her out.

Goood luck and congrats on moving out! <3