Living alone or with somebody else?

Living alone is as hard as having a room mate. In sure most people would even feel as uncomfortable as i an especially if i had to feel really sensitive about other peoples feeling too. I never had a room mate but i know it is hard t always adjust to the other person i an living with.

Hi kwylima, I know many of my friends who stay with room mates have full of complaints, its hard to find people of our mind set. Only few who stay with their known friends are really enjoying, rest are really feeling hated.

There is no house big enough for two families. There is no kitchen big enough for two cooks at the same time. I could handle a roommate that was respectful, that helped out, that paid rent, that did their share. What is hard to handle is what I am dealing with right now. I call them house apes, I have to see some humor or I would go insane. I have my grown step daughter and her grown daughter living with me, or I should say living on me. Its a long story, its not a good situation. In fact its a horrible situation. Its been going on almost a year. I want my house back so bad.

Living with someone else can certainly have its challenges. I have had good roommates, but I did have one roommate that I just did not like living with. Even living my husband can be difficult to do at times. So, I can certainly understand. I can also understand the benefits of living by yourself. You have your own space. But I think that at the end of the day, it's really what you would like. Do you prefer living by yourself or with someone else? Weight the pros and cons, and see.

I do prefer to live someone. From 2008 i am living with my room mate. She is very good. Doesn't mean we always have fun some time we do quarrel or don't talk each other.Some time we don't talk each other with long time. But then i do miss each other. We do realize each other important in our life.Now she is my best friend. So i do prefer to live somebody else not alone. As then we can have fun. Have a good time!

hi kwylima, it really depends because i also used to rent rooms in college and and i would have room mates who were very very messy. i did not like it. and one time when i got home i was so pissed because, not only did they took my iron and not asked permission but also burned my bed cover because they ironed their clothes on my bed!!!!!!!!!! and no one admitted it. some people are really inconsiderate. they don't care about other people, as long as they satisfies themselves, they're okay with it. but yeah sometimes it also has some benefits, because you have someone to share the bills with but as long as you don't talk to each other if the attitude is like the one i stated above hehehhehehe

Personally from many standpoints there are definately good and Bad for sure. I know that many times allowing another person to invade your space can be Bad when you do not take the time to discuss what you expect, etc. from the moment you move in together as well. I am Married, and happily so, and we bought a house a yr. and a half ago. we bought a 3 bedroom home even though it was just the 2 of us to be able to have company over, and help others if they might need a place to stay as well. We have actually tried renting to 2 different people so far. 1 of them was someone I worked with who never wanted to pay any $$, and the second one we just evicted last weekend. He was trying to take over the house, and then blame us for everything, while never wanting to clean up after himself as well. Can be a frustrating situation for sure.

Interesting two people living together have to agree to tolerate each other through the ups and downs because they like the others company.

When I went to university some years ago,I had a roommate who stayed up quite late every night.There were four members in our dorm at that time .I would like to go to bed at around ten or half after ten at night ,for there would be some classes the next day.However,he seemed not care about it at all ,and just kept his lemp on till very late.I could not stand it,and told him to turn it off ,because the other three all wanted to sleep.But he refused it ,and just kept on sitting and doing his own things.What's more ,he started smoking ,which pullted the air in our dorm baddly,no one else could bear it any longer ,and told him to smoke outside.Once again,he refused,and turned on his tape-recorder.At last we fighted with him.Luckily,he moved to another dorm where every one stayed up late ,and smoke.

When i was study that time,i stayed in a double storey and all the housemate and roomate is good. We talked, we had fun, we cleaned the house together. Everybody in the house was sharing the responsibility. When i started work,i move to a condominium and i started to hate to stay together with others because everybody in the house is so selfish. I am the one who handle all. Pay bill, clean house and etc. They not only dont want to clean the house but the made the house so dirty and mess up. Finally i really can't stand and i moved to a smaller house alone. I enjoy staying alone now.

I had a roommate before, and it was okay. I'm pretty much flexible with people, so I get along well. The thing I like most, other than having someone shoulder the bill, was that someone was there to listen at the end of the day when something had gone wrong during the day. And that on weekends, we go shopping and watch movies together. After she had gone home some months ago, I discovered that I also liked living alone. I have to shoulder everything, but at least I get to do anything I want to do anytime.

Hi there! For me it is really depends on who that person or roommate is. I have an experience lived with others include strangers, friends and my family member (married sister) other than my parents. It wasn't always good relationships, some are okay while others are bad but I learned that if I do not like to be treated that way so next time I won't live with such people anymore. I live with my parents now and I love that way. Living along is okay with me but just for a short time as I would rather live with others especially my family.

hello kwylima, There will always be an advantage and disadvantages If the person you are sharing doesn't know how to respect your privacy or unorganized it is better to be alone but the downside is you are going to pay all the expenses alone. But for me i rather to have somebody living with me not because of expenses but the feeling of you are with somebody is something besides you can be honest with your feelings and put an agreement about the do's and dont's. Communication can help you. happy mylotting

Well,, I've had two experiences. One of them was good,but the other was bad. Being with a roommate gives you the opportunity to know him very well because you're gonna spend a lot of time with him which in turns will show you who he really is. I like to spend time alone and have some sort of privacy, yet I can still live with someone as long as he doesn't bug me ^_^

i always wanted a space for myself. when i was growing up i have my own room. so i am used to having my own space. we are five children in our family and i am the only one who have my own room. i am also the first born but the last one to get married. but even i live for a long time with my mother i still have my won space. when i moved in with my gf we all lay the cards of what we dont like and what we like. from then on she never touch my things. she gave me the space i wanted. now we are married for 8 years and we have a 5 years old son. i trained my son too not to touch the things i dont like him to touch. but of course there are things that i share with him. so in your case i would rather live alone that with someone who will not respect my space, who will make noise when i want to rest. i am a very organized person too and it will make me freak out or pissed if someone will not respect my space. its not a good idea if the only thing you are thinking is the bills. lucky me i dont have to experience that.

Living with someone else is not easy. If we were all the same and had the same expectations then it would be a boring world. When a person wants to have a roommate they need to set down with who ever is chosen and express their needs to them. And tell them why these needs are expected. You don't take anything for granted. You discuss it, come to an understanding and then move forward. I think that alot of times people expect the other person to just know what is expected and they don't always. Just because you may get along with this other person in some areas of life doesn't not mean you will in all aspects of life and living under the same roof.

I rather live alone. I have lived with tow different people over the years and it was enough! I had no privacy. I was being smothered. I had to anwser to someone! I had to live my schedule round them! I got to the point I will never live with anybody again! Living alone is for me! I have my privacy. I can go and come as I please. No one to worry about except for me!

Living with someone can offer you moments of great companionship. yet, i believe that if we never spend some time living alone, we can never truly appreciate those moments we have with somene else.

Since I am in college and I'm living in a different city away from my parents, I stay in a dormitory. I am living with another 3 guys in the room. There are times though that we are not in good terms but most of the time we are. I had some good and bad experiences with them, because of course, we are living in one room and sometimes we could have so much fun inside. But the problem there in my room is the cleanliness. There are times that I have to clean the room alone and not my other companions.