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The Politics of Food Sharing Among Housemates
January 7, 2012 – 6:30 pm | No Comment
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Many a friendship has soured from the overstepping of bounds when one assumes the generosity of a housemate and “borrows” a snack from the fridge. Living with other people has many advantages; cheaper rent, cheaper …

It’s Over: You and Your Live-In BF/GF Broke Up, with 6 Months Left on Lease
December 7, 2011 – 10:19 pm | No Comment
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This is the last part of the series about moving in with a Significant Other, one that we hope you never need. But it’s come to this. You thought the fights might be a normal …

I Just Moved In With My Significant Other. Why Are We Fighting?
November 30, 2011 – 8:02 pm | No Comment
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So you decided to move in together, things were going well, you were both excited, and you’ve had some great moments, but you’ve also had a lot of fights. It seems like every other week …

What to Do When Your Roommate Bolts
November 10, 2011 – 4:40 pm | 2 Comments
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Our guest blogger Katherine tackles an all-too-common roommate situation.
 WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR ROOMMATE BOLTS by Katherine  
Uh oh. Your soon-to-be-roommate got cold feet at the altar, pulled a Julia Roberts a la Runaway Bride and …

That’s my Shampoo!- Dedreanna Deals with Roommate Boundary Issues
June 28, 2011 – 8:39 pm | No Comment
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That’s my Shampoo!- Roommate boundaries.
By Dedreanna
 
Living with roommates is difficult.  Add in the fact that they are (or used to be) your best friends and it becomes even more difficult. Certain lines (no matter how thin) …

Stressful Month One in the New Apartment
June 4, 2011 – 1:19 pm | One Comment
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Our guest blogger Dedreanna sends an update of the first month in her post-grad apartment.
MOVED IN – MONTH ONE  By Dedreanna

It’s been exactly a month since we moved into our first apartment-the most stressful month of …

My Roommate Wants Us to Live with Her Unemployed, Recovering Alcoholic Friend!? Help!
June 9, 2009 – 9:31 pm | One Comment

Yep, it’s been an exciting evening over here in Brooklyn. We have a room opening up July 1 and my roommate wants her friend to move in. While I was kinda looking forward to …

How to tell your roommate his girlfriend is a problem
May 21, 2009 – 10:17 am | 65 Comments
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Calling all you relationship experts! Our friend Matthew has raised a common problem and asks you to put on your Judge Judy robes again. Here’s Matt’s email. (And thanks for the nice words about our …

My roommate got fired. . .now what?!
December 20, 2008 – 5:54 pm | No Comment

My roommate got laid off. . .and has taken over the apartment! Now what!?
So, tis the season to be. . .laid off. Or, at least so says all the major news outlets. While most …

When is roommate drama worth the fuss? Ever?
October 14, 2008 – 11:20 pm | One Comment

So, another friend has another apartment dilemma. You must be thinking, wow, that Alissa chick sure has a bunch of knucklehead friends. Well, I might. However, let it be said that friends also know that …