A few months ago a close friend and I discussed the possibility of sharing a home together. At first it seemed like a good idea, but as we talked more about it, I came to realize that it probably …
Who says you give up your privacy? (When sharing housing)
“I don’t want to give up my privacy.” I hear this a lot when I’m talking to people about shared housing. It is often the first reaction a person has to the idea. It’s an honest reaction and one well …
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Doing Things Differently
Cups on hooks, do they belong there? What happens when you find yourself in a shared housing situation and you discover that your home-mate does things differently. Do you bring it up so often …
Letting Go of Good Housemates
Letting go of a good housemate is a sad thing. But it happens. For a good percentage of my adult life I've lived in a shared housing environment--platonic and romantic--where in all cases it …
The Winter House
The Winter House, by Joan MacCracken is the heartwarming fictional tale of four single women in their seventies who spend the five months of winter living together in rural Maine. They make this …
When An Adult Child Needs a Home
Almost 20 years ago, my late partner and I were faced with the issue of an adult child needing a home. My partner's son had broken up with his girlfriend, had been living with his brother and his …