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Girl Roommate... Good or Bad?

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Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: sonambulo
you can do awesome siht with girl roommates like violate their privacy by putting cameras in the shower/their bedroom/etc.

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Oh get over it, he's kidding. That's from the L Word on Showtime.

Anyway, I am looking for both a male or a female roommate right now, but would prefer a female one for several reasons:

Less likely to break my stuff.
Less likely to tear things up while smashed.
More likely to be able to afford the rent/less likely to skip out on it.
Greater potential to have attractive female friends. (Though dating one could go south pretty damn fast)

Though at this point I'd rather have a paying male roommate that misses a month or two than none at all.
 
Originally posted by: hdeck
it's usually ALWAYS bad.

Yes..... usually always....😕
If you have some self control, you're fine. It might even be a good learning experience. I have done it before, and it wasn't a problem
 
Originally posted by: imtim83
Yes because its possible to make sure none of that ever happens by aelf control and turning yourself off. :roll:

I'm not talking about some 10-minute "ooooo I need to get laid" feeling. I'm talking about a legitimate, lasting attraction. She might get suspicious if you take 15 cold showers a day.
 
Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: imtim83
Yes because its possible to make sure none of that ever happens by aelf control and turning yourself off. :roll:

I'm not talking about some 10-minute "ooooo I need to get laid" feeling. I'm talking about a legitimate, lasting attraction. She might get suspicious if you take 15 cold showers a day.

15 cold showers a day? Huh. You don't see the whole picture here. I am not talking about anything like that. I am talking about turning yourself off without anything like that. I am not even sure what 15 cold showers is suppose to do. Thats dum.
 
Originally posted by: imtim83
15 cold showers a day? Huh. You don't see the whole picture here. I am not talking about anything like that. I am talking about turning yourself off without anything like that.

Clearly he's doubting the OP's mastery of discipline or willpower. It may indeed work, but not everyone can do it. Most of those who can't are too afraid to admit they are indeed weak minded.
 
Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: Mo0o
I think no matter what there will be some kind of sexual tension that it always messes up the dynamics of a friendship.

Well there is a way to turn that off you know. I can't believe you all are this clueless.

How can you turn off sexual tension. The reason there IS tension is because you're repressing emotions.
 
Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: imtim83
Yes because its possible to make sure none of that ever happens by aelf control and turning yourself off. :roll:

I'm not talking about some 10-minute "ooooo I need to get laid" feeling. I'm talking about a legitimate, lasting attraction. She might get suspicious if you take 15 cold showers a day.

15 cold showers a day? Huh. You don't see the whole picture here. I am not talking about anything like that. I am talking about turning yourself off without anything like that. I am not even sure what 15 cold showers is suppose to do. Thats dum.

Yeah, 15 cold showers...you don't see the joke here. Just out of morbid curiosity, how do you go about turning yourself off?
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: Mo0o
I think no matter what there will be some kind of sexual tension that it always messes up the dynamics of a friendship.

Well there is a way to turn that off you know. I can't believe you all are this clueless.

How can you turn off sexual tension. The reason there IS tension is because you're repressing emotions.

ding ding! winn4R!!! intim is an idiot and either hasnt ever experienced sexual attraction or hasnt quite figured out what the tingly feeling in his man-gina is yet. just leave him alone so he can have sex with a rubber chicken for the rest of his life.
 
Originally posted by: Bigsm00th
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: Mo0o
I think no matter what there will be some kind of sexual tension that it always messes up the dynamics of a friendship.

Well there is a way to turn that off you know. I can't believe you all are this clueless.

How can you turn off sexual tension. The reason there IS tension is because you're repressing emotions.

ding ding! winn4R!!! intim is an idiot and either hasnt ever experienced sexual attraction or hasnt quite figured out what the tingly feeling in his man-gina is yet. just leave him alone so he can have sex with a rubber chicken for the rest of his life.



:roll:
 
Originally posted by: bradruth
If you're not going out with her, what you're saying is...

"Is it a good idea to put up with all the crap that comes with living with a woman if I'm not even going to get a relationship out of it?"

Feel free to answer that yourself.

girls hate you though....

if you can't deal with not being married, having a social life, and a chick you can bang when both of you are bored....don't sign up.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: bradruth
If you're not going out with her, what you're saying is...

"Is it a good idea to put up with all the crap that comes with living with a woman if I'm not even going to get a relationship out of it?"

Feel free to answer that yourself.

girls hate you though....

if you can't deal with not being married, having a social life, and a chick you can bang when both of you are bored....don't sign up.

:laugh:

You are so sad.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: bradruth
If you're not going out with her, what you're saying is...

"Is it a good idea to put up with all the crap that comes with living with a woman if I'm not even going to get a relationship out of it?"

Feel free to answer that yourself.

girls hate you though....

if you can't deal with not being married, having a social life, and a chick you can bang when both of you are bored....don't sign up.


:disgust::roll:

 
Originally posted by: loki8481
I've roomed with girls before. it's not too different than rooming with guys, except that the apartment smelled nicer.

Well YOU wouldn't have any problems. 😛
 
Originally posted by: Gurck
Bad. Women are messy, monopolize the bathroom, are likely to take home apes from the bar named Spike and One-eye, who'll eat your food, etc, and lack logic entirely. That last one's the killer; who knows where it'll lead? She might want you to foot half of the $5,000 phone bill she racks up or pay her rent or something. Ignore the 'OMG TEH GURL!11!!11' replies from virgins and take it from someone who's been unfortunate enough to live with a few different women.

this made me laugh.
 
Hmm.. are either of you in a relationship already, and what's your past relationship with this person?

And I guess a side note would be, are you gay? 😛

I'd say don't do it unless you're willing to cope with her personal attention. You're going to see her nearly 24 hours a day, so both of you will eventually speak your mind, if anything...

And if she has potential to be your future colleague/boss, definitely DON'T do it (or hit it unless you can truly definitely segregate (and segregate WELL, I mean) professional and personal lives).

 
Originally posted by: sonambulo
you can do awesome siht with girl roommates like violate their privacy by putting cameras in the shower/their bedroom/etc.


Hmm, wut kinda person are you?
 
Originally posted by: sonz70
Do you plan on dating her? or trying to bang her?


If the answer is "yes"... then perhaps you should reconsider the choice. Any douche who spends a couple grand a year to live with a person just to try to bang them needs to learn how to go to a bar and buy a girl a drink. It's cheaper and works better.
 
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