Do you prefer living by yourself?

Ramathorn

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I guess this is a question for single people. Me, I've had good friends, family, craig listers as roommates.

I love living by myself,love it. I hate to think that it probably costs me 4k a year doing it though.
 
Yes. I am married but before this, I lived alone. If I were not married, I definitely prefer living alone, no question. It gets annoying not splitting the bills, higher rent, etc, but it's so nice it makes up for it. Living alone actually changed me into almost a neat freak, a very clean person. I learned a lot about taking care of things, and when there's a mess or something broken or whatever, you know that's on you, so you have to deal with it and I think that will teach you a lot about living with a spouse or significant other down the road.
 
Yes.

Basically, I like being able to do whatever I want, whenever the hell I wanna do it. If I wanna spend all day in my boxers, so what? And no one will look at me funny for having Frosted Flakes for dinner, even if I already had them for breakfast.

Also like the quiet.
 
Without a doubt, yes! I lived in a group house and had room mates when on the East Coast. You almost have to most times. I had one of my roomies from DC come to Austin and end up staying here. It was a no brainer to have him move in, it was awesome. But when he married and moved out of town I had no desire to place an ad and get a stranger to move in.

There are a couple of people I would rent out my spare bedroom to (for a ridiculously cheap price) but that list is very small and the chances of these friends needing a room are slim. It would take a huge adjustment to my life and living patterns but since those on that list are good friends, I would do anything I could for them at any time.

I don't think I will ever have a house mate again unless I am marrying them or they move in prior to marriage/long term relationship.

Living by yourself is so worth the money you don't save.
 
I love living by myself,love it. I hate to think that it probably costs me 4k a year doing it though.
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Good lord, where do you live alone for less than 350 a month? are you next to a airport runway?
 
I've lived alone for approximately 7 1/2 years. Preparing to have a roommate for the first time in a LONG time, as I'm between leases and figured this would be a good time to cut expenses as I prepare to buy a house towards the end of the year.

We'll see how it goes. I'm splitting a big place, so hopefully I can still have a lot of alone time, but I'm very concerned. Living alone is awesome. I have no need or desire, quite frankly, to have someone around me 24/7. Some people do. To each his/her own.
 
I have a 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath house. 2 car garage. I have a living room and a den.

so yeah. I have a roomate. We only have to share the kitchen and we both eat out almost every night. I make 7200 a year untaxed off of him... I would be stupid to live in such a big house all by myself. The gas bill last month was $244
 
i've live alone now...i've had roomates before (2 when i lived in a house/1 my last year at Texas when lived in an apartment)....it all depends on how they are and you mesh with them. I prefer living alone but the i had a great time living with my roomate across the street from campus my senior year...although it is worth it living alone, sometimes i wish i had someone to split the cable/internet bill with me
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Lived alone until 27. Did not have roomates between college and near marriage. Probably liked this coming from a big family. I get along great with myself, except for the matter of being much more suceptible to self destructive temptations in that state. Perfectly understandable.

But that was a long time ago. I like the domestic situation greatly.
 
I live alone and absolutely love it. Its nice to do what you want, when you want, anytime you want.
 
i don't mind the roommate.. i just wish she'd leave the god damn thermostat alone.
 
Most of the time NO. I enjoy having sex without having to travel. My GF and I enjoy the same TV shows. And its much more fun to watch something with someone you like than by yourself.

I would say that time I can spend reading is a little lower
 
i loved living alone. i had a small *** apt in nyc, just me and the dog. i turned into a hermit and drank a lot. my friends would literally come to my apt and make me go out some nights. i learned how to cook and became pretty good at it.

i'm married now. i wouldn't call my wife a roommate though. i work from home, so i'm here all day by myself. it's nice when she comes home from school (teacher).
 
I come from a family of 4 kids and always shared a room with at least one sibling, sometimes two. I've lived alone now since 1971 and I simply don't know anything else. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to share a house, but I don't think I'd be very good at it. I'm kind of selfish and and get annoyed easily.
 
I've done it all. Married, roommates, children, etc.
At my ripe old age of 54 I'd prefer to be by myself. A little lonely at times, but I just remember the bad times of the ex bitching.
 
I've had male and female roommates, also lived w/ several GF's and found I was meant to live alone. I can clean or not when I want. I don't have to worry about the last beer/pizza being there when I want it. I work a crazy schedule and if I come home at 3am, I don't have to worry about waking anyone..I love having my own space!!
 
I have lived by myself for a long time. I love entertaning, having guests, etc. So I don't mind having a houseload of people. But when it is time to call it a night, I want my space and privacy (unless there is some level of involvement, so to speak). I don't even like splitting hotel rooms with folks on out of town trips. So a roomie other than a wife or gf is out of the question.

So I have been approached by a freind from UT who needs a place to stay for the summer months. Her roomie is going home and she can not afford the place on her own. I have a spare bedroom and I know she would be very respectful and as invisible as she could. She is a great gal, both easy going and easy on the eyes, and her roomie will be coming back in the fall. Not wild about it, but it looks like I will prolly buckle.
 
i can go either way on it. i like to have folks to hang out with or a roomie to 'hey, lets go grab some beers and steaks and cook out' but living alone DEF. has some positives.

one thing i have come to realize about renting/moving, i almost solely look at sublets/room rents instead of just moving into a place straight up. as much as roomates can suck, it is so nice to take over somebody's lease/room and move into a full furnished house with all utilities set up. not to mention, most of those types of situations are duplexes/houses.
 
Sun, I would buckle.







Also, I am a vreature of habit. I always weigh myself butt nekkid in the kitchen at 4:18 pm, whethere you're home or not.
 
Totally love it~ Always lived with someone until 2.5 yrs ago...wonder why it took me so long...

If I ever get married, we may have to live in 2 houses...LOL!
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