Female roommate

[Falloutboy]

good or bad idea? I just broke up with my GF of a couple years. and while I could easily afford my own place right now I haven't lived alone in awhile and I know very few people in the area. I'm going to go see a place sunday. its a pretty nice house where I would rent the basement for 475 a month, she owns the house and is my age 28 and is going to school for her masters as well as working. she also has a 24 year old student from that uni living upstares as well. I didn't know it was 2 females when I replied to the ad, at first I was like no thanks, but more I think about it, if they seem sane and I will have a resonable amount of pirvacy it could be a huge boon for me, not nessesarily hooking up with them, but they see a good guy they may help me out lol. don't know really anyone in the city since I moved here for my GF and now I have a good job i don't want to give up to move back where I was.

So what you guys think epic fail idea? was at my dads and stepmoms yesterday and mentioned it and expected them to tell me it was dumb but thought it would be an awesome idea for me

 

[tfinch2]

Pics?

 

[olds]

No roommates! Only losers have roommates.

 

[manimal]

if they have pillow fights and make you chicken pot pie then yes


or if they have hot friends...

 

[AreaCode707]

I'm a girl and generally I hate living with other girls. Made the mistake of making an exception recently. She's an independent and relatively well balanced female, but girls are inevitably more sensitive and emotionally involved in stupid little practical issues.

"Wipe the counter if you spill" becomes a personal issue that she interprets as "you don't really want me living here!" and then there's just hours of crap and tension.

Guys are way better. "Wipe the counter" gets interpreted as "wipe the counter."

 

[QueBert]

I had 2 female roommates, I thought it was going to be like Threes Company, but it pretty much sucked. There's something not pleasant about 1 of your roommates bringing home a dude she met at the club. Then him coming out her room in his boxer shorts the morning while you're cooking yourself breakfast and asking you to fix him a plate when he see's what you're doing.

 

[Eli]

I'm a girl and generally I hate living with other girls. Made the mistake of making an exception recently. She's an independent and relatively well balanced female, but girls are inevitably more sensitive and emotionally involved in stupid little practical issues.

"Wipe the counter if you spill" becomes a personal issue that she interprets as "you don't really want me living here!" and then there's just hours of crap and tension.

Guys are way better. "Wipe the counter" gets interpreted as "wipe the counter."

As for the OP, in general.. It's a bad idea. If you think there's even a chance that you'll sleep with her, don't do it.

But it really just depends on the person.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

If you could help it, I would not get any roommates.

But in this case, maybe you can set yourself up so that interesting things happen!

 

[Kadarin]

I had 2 female roommates, I thought it was going to be like Threes Company, but it pretty much sucked. There's something not pleasant about 1 of your roommates bringing home a dude she met at the club. Then him coming out her room in his boxer shorts the morning while you're cooking yourself breakfast and asking you to fix him a plate when he see's what you're doing.

You told him to go fuck himself, right?

 

[BoberFett]

I had 2 female roommates, I thought it was going to be like Threes Company, but it pretty much sucked. There's something not pleasant about 1 of your roommates bringing home a dude she met at the club. Then him coming out her room in his boxer shorts the morning while you're cooking yourself breakfast and asking you to fix him a plate when he see's what you're doing.

So rather than the occasional random guy in his boxers, you'd rather have a the same guy in his boxers every day? Are you SURE you're straight?

 

[MikeMike]

You told him to go fuck himself, right?

sounds like he was jealous.

 

[ahenkel]

I lived with a friend of mine and her daughter for about a year and half. It wasn't bad she'd take me to strip clubs be my wing woman. Then it all stopped when she got seriously involved with someone. Which was my fault for getting her a job at the place I worked. Plus if you accidentally see your girl roommate naked its awesome instead of awkward.

 

[Numenorean]

If you have a good job what are you doing renting some basement apartment?

 

[mesthead21]

IMO it depends on the person.

I lived with a girl for a year and it was horrible. She left the place disgusting and never cleaned up. I would suggest going with no roommates if possible. So much easier

 

[Spikesoldier]

depends on the person

make a poor choice reading the person, then go through that year of hell.

make a good choice on the read, and things can be awesome, and there is even a chance you can get lucky like you were saying, if you make a good choice.

 

[Skitzer]

Don't do it ... you'll regret it.

 

[zerocool84]

Don't do it ... you'll regret it.

I'd never want to live with a woman either.

 

[Caecus Veritas]

in general, i'd say it's a bad idea, although my other head would disagree...
however, considering your situation, i think it could be fun.. assuming they aren't psychos.

 

[SandEagle]

if any one of them are even a 6.4/10, then go for it. might be fun, almost like Three's Company, except you're not as cool as Jack Tripper.

 

[Fritzo]

It works out great!

 

[Fritzo]

I'd never want to live with a woman either.

Good thing women everywhere have already decided against that...

 

[zerocool84]

Good thing women everywhere have already decided against that...

Ha good

Seriously though, we've all seen women's bathrooms and women always have the nastiest bathrooms since they're in them more than any other room in the house.

 

[Jeeebus]

I could easily afford my own place right now

I just cut all the excess useless info from your original post. People don't live with roommates because it's fun. Roommates suck. Period. If you can afford to live alone, live alone.

 

[bobdole369]

I'm a girl and generally I hate living with other girls. Made the mistake of making an exception recently. She's an independent and relatively well balanced female, but girls are inevitably more sensitive and emotionally involved in stupid little practical issues.

"Wipe the counter if you spill" becomes a personal issue that she interprets as "you don't really want me living here!" and then there's just hours of crap and tension.

Guys are way better. "Wipe the counter" gets interpreted as "wipe the counter."

OMG if I wasn't already married I would totally ask you to be my roommate.

 

[Perknose]

I'm a girl and generally I hate living with other girls. Made the mistake of making an exception recently. She's an independent and relatively well balanced female, but girls are inevitably more sensitive and emotionally involved in stupid little practical issues.

"Wipe the counter if you spill" becomes a personal issue that she interprets as "you don't really want me living here!" and then there's just hours of crap and tension.

Guys are way better. "Wipe the counter" gets interpreted as "wipe the counter."

ROTFL!

OP, try these things:

Go visit them at least three different times to try and get the measure of them.

If at all possible, ask them to either have you over for dinner or to go out to eat someplace, just you three. Again, this is to take the measure of each of them as you more closely observe them in action.

Lastly, if you can pull this off, get each alone and ask them, in detail, about the other.

Gender stereotypes aside, people are just on a continuum from "livable with" to "less livable with."

The more info you gather going in, the better prepared you will be.

And no, don't ever, ever, ever sleep with either one.

Finally, take a month to month lease. Don't lock yourself into anything long term.