Living alone in apartment

[Ronstang]

When I was in graduate school I lived in a 1900 sq/ft house all by myself that I bought because renting in the area was actually more expensive for the quality of house I owned. It was really nice living by myself with all that space. The house was always clean so impromptu guests or parties were not an embarrassment. Friends are always a short time away if you get lonely. I actually prefer living by myself.

 

[DrMabuse]

I live in a van down by the river.

 

[nageov3t]

if you can shout inside your "apartment" and your parents can hear you, you're still living at home.

 

[miketheidiot]

never lived without a roommate except for one miserable summer

 

[JohnCU]

i lived with roommates in college, no more of that

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: RKS
I have my own suite and I do pay then a little each month so technically I don't live 'with my parents' as much as we simply share a roof.

Keep telling yourself that.

 

[Jeff7]

I had my fill of roommates for a few semesters. I don't want to do that again. Ever.

I got an apartment by myself, and it's effectively like renting a house, at least with the place I got. My biggest issue with it right now: The insulation sucks, assuming there even is any.

Pros: No roommates.
Cons: Pricier. But so very worth it.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: loki8481
if you can shout inside your "apartment" and your parents can hear you, you're still living at home.

So what's the difference between renting a wing of the parents house and renting a house that your parents happen to own?

 

[Bateluer]

I live alone in my apartment(third) and I wouldn't have it any other way. My second apartment, I lived with two other roommates. I ended up being one who did on the cleaning, the dishes, etc. One of them pretty much lived in his room, living off Pepsi, and played WoW.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: AgentUnknown
Who lives by themselves in an apartment? Thinking about doing that versus roomates. Pros and cons? How do you like it?

i had my own apartment for a while and loved it

but i had just gotten divorced and she had custody of the kids. i hadnt had that much peace and quiet to myself in *years*

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: Lumathix

Originally posted by: RKS

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: RKS
I live alone in my 'rents basement it is actually a suite since I have an open area, bathroom, and kitchenette.

Pros:
Playing WOW 24/7 without bothering roomies or parents.
Neffing and watching porn without bothering roomies or freaking out parents.
Don't have to worry about glare on my 60" Plasma.

Cons:
None that I can think of.

Wha? 60" Plasma TV and you live with your parents?

Sounds sad to me.

I have my own suite and I do pay then a little each month so technically I don't live 'with my parents' as much as we simply share a roof.

Dude, you live with your parents, no matter how you paint it.

yeah but they cant tell him to turn off the computer and ruin his wow raid, so its his place! his rules!

No, Lumathix is correct, ask any independent woman.

KT

nooooooooooo, all the girls in his guild agree with him!

 

[Gibson486]

My gf and I lived alone for 5 years ...then her butt f*ck of a sister came along. It sucks now.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Ns1
Cons: it's expensive
Pros: You can fuck in the living room/kitchen/entry way/etc

Expensive? there are apartments out there today pretty fucking cheap.

roomies are BS for adults most of the time.

If you are sharing a shithole in BFE, you probably need to accept your hand dealt in life. If you are sharing a 3/2 on the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Great lakes, Pacific or within a 10 min walk of any hot downtown spots in the NYC, LA, Miami, Chicago, etc areas you are probably profiting.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: RKS
I live alone in my 'rents basement it is actually a suite since I have an open area, bathroom, and kitchenette.

Pros:
Playing WOW 24/7 without bothering roomies or parents.
Neffing and watching porn without bothering roomies or freaking out parents.
Don't have to worry about glare on my 60" Plasma.

Cons:
None that I can think of.

wow just wow (pun not intended).

How is your sex life? It takes a paid pro if she is over 18 or so that'd be willing to share any proximity of you living with parents.

 

[Slapstick]

Had a room mate when I first moved out, lasted a year. Lived on my own for a few years then made the great mistake of getting married. That lasted 8 years. Been divorced for 16 years. I find I'm much happier living alone, when you're the captain of your own ship it's hard going back to being the crew.

 

[bobdole369]

When I was 18 I did it. Within 6 months I got a roommate. Its terrifyingly lonely in a town where I knew noone and had barely enough money to afford the place. I went crazy. Seriously. I saw a shrink. He told me to get a roommate. I did and it fixed everything. Ever since then - I've lived with at least one other person (mostly my wife now LOL).

 

[imported_Stew]

I live with 7 flatmates. I like it a lot for the social aspect, but it gets annoying when others don't pull their weight to keep to place reasonably clean, etc.

I want to live with friends next year, though, since I didn't know my current flatmates before moving in.

 

[Tweak155]

When I moved out I lived with 4 other roommates then moved to a town where I didn't know anyone. That sucked.

I am now back to my home town and its only fun when I'm out with the people I used to know ( I was only gone for a year so nothing devastating ). That being said, I'd prefer roommates up until my spouse / spouse to be moved in.

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: RKS
I live alone in my 'rents basement it is actually a suite since I have an open area, bathroom, and kitchenette.

Pros:
Playing WOW 24/7 without bothering roomies or parents.
Neffing and watching porn without bothering roomies or freaking out parents.
Don't have to worry about glare on my 60" Plasma.

Cons:
None that I can think of.

How is your sex life?

Are you gonna help me with it? :lips:

 

[thegimp03]

I had a single dorm room for a year in college. It was only OK because it was in a dorm and people would be coming over all the time.

I think now though I enjoy living with roommates. I can afford to live by myself, but I like living around other people.

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
My gf and I lived alone for 5 years ...then her butt f*ck of a sister came along. It sucks now.

:camera:'s?

 

[erub]

I live alone in an apartment..for another week. Then I'm moving in with my buddy (he has a huge house all to himself). For me, it doesn't really make too much difference, however I wouldn't want to live with roomates for more than 2-3 months at a stretch

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: loki8481
Cons:

-expensive
-can be lonely
-potentially more house-work to do
-what if you get a pretzel stuck in your throat at night and walls are too thick for your neighbors to hear your panicked muffled sounds and then your corpse ends up staying there for weeks until someone finally notices the smell?

I've seriously thought of that before. I live with 3 roommates in an apartment so I don't 'worry' about that but it has crossed my mind.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Quintox

Originally posted by: loki8481
Cons:

-expensive
-can be lonely
-potentially more house-work to do
-what if you get a pretzel stuck in your throat at night and walls are too thick for your neighbors to hear your panicked muffled sounds and then your corpse ends up staying there for weeks until someone finally notices the smell?

I've seriously thought of that before. I live with 3 roommates in an apartment so I don't 'worry' about that but it has crossed my mind.

If you are really choking you have enough time to call 911. My guess is your roommates wouldn't know what to do anyway. I'm not bragging but I've had to do it on other people 3 times to save their life. Every single time people looked at me confused as I took action.

You can also perform the Heimlich on yourself if nobody is around to perform it.

Not to derail, but Thanks Scouting!

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Quintox

Originally posted by: loki8481
Cons:

-expensive
-can be lonely
-potentially more house-work to do
-what if you get a pretzel stuck in your throat at night and walls are too thick for your neighbors to hear your panicked muffled sounds and then your corpse ends up staying there for weeks until someone finally notices the smell?

I've seriously thought of that before. I live with 3 roommates in an apartment so I don't 'worry' about that but it has crossed my mind.

If you are really choking you have enough time to call 911. My guess is your roommates wouldn't know what to do anyway. I'm not bragging but I've had to do it on other people 3 times to save their life. Every single time people looked at me confused as I took action.

You can also perform the Heimlich on yourself if nobody is around to perform it.

Not to derail, but Thanks Scouting!

My Dyson is the perfect height for standing on a chair and jumping onto for a self-Heimlich. I imagine it would work quite nicely.