One of the most vivid memories I have is entertaining and including my home-mate to join my friends and me for a night of great food, conversation, and lots of laughing. Although neither of my two home-mates were obligated to include me or me include them, we somehow felt it was the most natural thing […]
Read More...Your Home-Mate and Observing the Holiday Season
Back when I had a home-mate in San Francisco how I should observe the holiday season was a big question mark. Prior to my home sharing, I either went to my mother’s house or my romantic partner invited friends over for the big day. But my first year with my flat-mate, I wasn’t too sure […]
Read More...Feedback — Essential to Successful Home-Mating
Here is excellent article about feedback that showed up in my inbox. This one offers a slightly different twist on this most important aspect of good relationships. I’m republishing it because the skill of giving and receiving feedback is essential in a home-mate situation. It is written by Michael Bungay Stanier, the founder and Senior […]
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