One word. Don’t. Don’t even think of it. Do yourself a favor.
For housemates to live together comfortably, it is good to impose a complete and utter taboo on sex with each other. Otherwise things go wonky. The emotions that get stirred up are deep and painful. One person’s fling is another person’s crush and what [...]
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Sex and Your Housemate
Messy Housemates
Sometimes I find myself grumbling about mess in the house, something along the lines of “Why doesn’t he EVER clean up after himself?” Years of experience have taught me to look again. Oh, I say to myself, “That’s mine and that’s mine and that’s mine..” It is a very natural human tendency to look at [...]
Cleanliness – the Kitchen
The kitchen is the most used common room in a home. When there are housemates, the kitchen is often the place for casual conversation, laughter, and sharing. It can also be a source of irritation and anger when members of a household don’t have the same standards of cleanliness and/or guidelines are not followed.
It happened [...]
Private space vs. Common space
For four years I had a housemate who was an incredible slob in his room. There was stuff all over the floor with barely a path to his bedroom. Did I ever say anything to him about that? No! That was his room to do with as he pleased. He was perfectly neat in the [...]
Lifestyle Types
Housemate Heaven is a website that presents 16 “lifestyle types”. The reader is asked to pick the type that best describes themselves. The 16 types are based on four basic categories: how personal property is shared, cleanliness of the house, the level of sociability between housemates and the attitude towards guests. It’s an attempt to [...]