Do you have roommates/housemates or no mates? Do you like them?

Hello my friend cornyman Ji, I suppose as a social animals, we all ahve to live in our society, society is formed out of group of people like any family, joint or Neuclus, neighbour-hood and locality, and it goes on increasing. As we tend to accomodate ourselves, certain things we have to bear with other likings and dis-likings. So in doing so, common kitchen is no excuse. Best is to ake seperate arrangements, and if opt to live together, then best is common cokking, where each person is taken care-off. Wishing you a very happy new year-2009. may god bless you and have a graet time.

Sounds a little frustrating to me Is there a way to bring a little order to the house or do you just have to go with the flow? If so you might want to concentrate on the positive things and just ignore the other stuff. his is what you have to do with most human relationships. LOL

hi there, cornyman.. i've always had roommates and housemates because i've been sharing the same room and the same house with my mom and my sisters my whole life! there are times when i'd really just want to have a space of my own but when that happens, i realize, God puts us where we are for a reason. No person can 'grow' without having other people around. So when it seems kinda irritating or disturbing with all these people around, it helps to know that God wants us to learn something very important: loving people the way that God loves us. during this Christmas season, it's actually good if we can take a few minutes to thank God for what He has given us -- including roommates/housemates who may seem a bit 'unlovable,' because chances are, we will learn something from them that will help mold our character. happy myLotting!

In the past I have had roommates and that saying "never room with a friend" is so true! I think all but one friend I have ever roomed with we are no longer friends. Wierd how that happens, but living with someone you learn so much more about them. I also always ran into problems such as cleanning. I like to have a clean place and when you have a roomy that doesn't clean and invites people over and they make a mess and she don't clean up after her guest either, it becomes a big problem with me. Many other issues always come up too. Loudness, sharing certain things, ect., ect...

I came from a provincial town and I worked here in the city so I lived in a boarding house, before I stayed in a room with four occupants and I did not like it because other occupants were so rude, lazy and no respect at all, so I find a single room where I could be myself. Right now, I am living in a boarding house with me alone in my room and it's more comfortable but I share the kitchen and the bathroom with other boardmates but since we are all girls I don't find it unccomfortable, in fact I loved living with my new boarding house because my boardmates are so nice and accommodating.

well my roommates are family so that should answer your question. im not to fond of them very often they do get on my nerves sometimes. hay thats family for you. oh well at least im not on the streets right now.

Iam the grand ma here and I do the cooking for the supper time if they want any thing to eat before hand they cook. Lived in a boarding house once but they cooked for eery one we payed for it along withthe rent. was ok but wouldnt want to do it now. My hubby had to live in a camp once where all the men worked at different shifts and they would steal his stuff out of teh fridg so I had to buy him a small one to keep in his room!

I have two roommates when i was working abroad... and i did not have any problems with them... maybe because we rarely see each other since we are all busy with our own full time and part time work... so we only go to our room just to sleep... it is so sad when some roommates are inconsiderate of others... makes our lives miserable...

I love my housemates very much because of their love and care.Only from home,one can know what the true love is! I do like my room mates.We used to chat about the recent happenings in our college.They share their ideas about how to keep the system faster and we chat about girls in our college.Some disturbances are caused by them.But I didnot mind that. What a nice experience!!

When I've lived with friends I know, it hasn't been much of a problem. Of course everyone has their idiosyncrasies. However, the reason my boyfriend and I had to move from San Francisco was we had a roommate for a very short while and he cleaned us out. $3,000 worth of computers and software, clothes etc. Still haven't found him even though I used to work for a private investigator.

I lived with a room mate about 15 years ago and i don't like it at all. You can never walk around naked, there is always somebody there. Then they bring people over that you don't like. Unless i had no choice i never do it again.

In my experience with room mates I've had some great ones, and some really really bad ones. I've never had one that I was neutral for. Its funny how certain people either bug the heck out of you, or make you just love them. Stick it out, a time will come that you find good room mates, or can afford to live without room mates, either way this is just a phase, and it will pass.

Hi my friend i agree with your words and the problems which you are facing but i suggest you to take a separate room which will be separate for you and if you have any money problem then you have to share with your room mates or whomever it is ?

ya ma frnd i have housemates we share same house and i like them all bcoz i need themwhenever they r out of station i miss dem badly...

I stay with other members of my family - and it is overall a lovely environment here. But I can feel the difficulties you have. I feel particularly irritated when people talk loudly.

I would not want to live with people under those conditions. Anytime I have ever lived with other people it was more like a commune where the evening meal was shared by the entire household. We all contributed to the shopping and the people who were the best cooks and liked to do it the most did the cooking and everybody helped to clean up afterwards.

I can never share my room with anyone othr than of course my wife. I find that two individuals have different habits and folloow different routines. I may like to sleep early bu tmy room mate may be a late sleeper. i may like silence while my room mate may like loug msuic all day. I may like to get up early and do some exercises and my room mate may like to sleep late and hate being disturbed early in the morning. Like this there are innumerable reasons for conflict.

We have roommates that have 3 children. I don't really like them because their kids are very noisy with a high pitched voices (can you imagine that every morning?). And also, they are not paying sometimes on the rentals even the husband got a decent and high paying job.

I never had a housem8 but my aunt does., When we took a visit at their apartment., though it's kinda annoying having other people around, but after we are able to know each other it was fun. We even play there the whole night! :) and since it was late, we had no choice but to sleep there. My aunt's room8 was ok. I guess it depends on the person whom you're sharing your room with..

Well Im a Zimbabwean college student in Mayaisia, and I live in a house with 5 other housemates. to b perfectly frank, i only really get along with one of them really well.. and as for the rest, well, we have some issues. Most of the issues we have have to do with cleaning the house-we have duty roster for the house to be cleaned twice a week, and everyone has to do it..but some people are a bit anal about it, and are always quick to point out when you've forgotten to do your duty or when you,ve done something wrong. They are so quick to forget what u actually do right, nd its soo unfair..all it does is cause resentment and anomosity in the house.. my advise to everyone living with other people is that you shouldn't be too hard on eachother.we are all human nd its normal to mess up sometimes..thers no need to be unforgiving nd overreact over petty things