Living with friends is far superior to living with strangers - at least this way you know it's somebody you can get along with, and you'll have some idea of what you're going to get.
Try picking somebody on pretty much the same wavelength as you are, and look for maturity. Living with immature/slob friends is a bad situation because it can hurt the friendship if you always have to be on their case.
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Originally Posted by MVS
Best advice so far. It'll take a mighty anoying fellow to piss ya off after that.
Spend more and live alone. I do.
Are you living with him or dating him?
I can't see any difference from that text above.
I got lucky at college, I liked all my roomates from the start. While there was some roomate shuffling through the years, I lived with 2 of the same roomates all 4 years. We became best friends, made college that much better.
Who does? My apartment is surrounded by couples, loud sex from all sides all the time. Loud fights too :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by voltz
Oh and on the roommate thing, I avoid them at all costs. I had a roommate who would get into my bed after I had gone to work. Creepy ass mofo. I got out of that situation fast.
There are like three or four good roommates in the whole world. And none of them live in the U.S. Everybody here cheats and lies and tells the apartment manager that you are irresponsible when you're the one paying the bills.
I had a roommate for about a year, he was a friend of mine and for some strange reason I could never get him to play any video games... but I would say get someone you know or someone you're friends know that they trust, personally I wouldn't have a roommate I didn't know and trust around my stuff.
Here at college I got randomly placed with two of the chillest, most easy-going guys on the planet...
The three of us together are probably the only hardcore/metal fans on the whole campus (save one or two, and a few commuters that don't live in the dorms), and the three of us got stuck in the same room. I think I got really lucky.
I've found that if you're somewhat of a quiet person, it's nice to live with other quiet, laid-back people. Sure, it can get kinda boring, but add to that a loud, friendly neighbor and you have someone there to spice up your days without being with you at all times.
That's what I was going to suggest. (or he could just get a g/f) ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by burgundy