Should You Date Your Roommate?

January 25, 2018 | By Dana AuthorMy First Apartment

If you are thinking about dating your roommate, think really hard about it. It is a big step. My advice: in most circumstances you should not date your roommate. Consider the impact on other roommates If you have other roommates, you should not date your roommate, especially if another roommate is also interested in you.…

Relationship and Legal Issues When You Move In With Your Significant Other

April 21, 2013 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

It’s a month before graduation and you have just found out that both you and your college BF/GF have landed jobs in the same city. Now the big question is, should you look for an apartment together? And if you do, what are the relationship and legal issue to consider before you take this big step? Cohabiting…

I Just Moved In With My Significant Other. Why Are We Fighting?

November 30, 2011 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

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 it’s something. Did you make a mistake to shack up? Not necessarily. Here are some reasons why your fighting might…

Moving In With Your Significant Other: Issues to Discuss

November 22, 2011 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

So in a previous post, I went over some of the basics of the decision to move in with your Significant Other. If you think you’re ready, here are some Nitty-Gritty details to consider: 1. How much money do each of you have? A crass question, I know. But when you live together, you will…

How to Know You’re Ready to Move in Together?

November 18, 2011 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

So, you’re dating someone, and have been for a while. You and the Significant Other have been talking: maybe it’s time to move in together? You’re already swapping nights over at each other’s apartments anyway, and you each have two toothbrushes, one for your apartment and one you keep at the Significant Other’s. The relationship…

Recon

January 23, 2007 | By jen t. AuthorMy First Apartment

Jason here. The apartment hunt officially began this weekend, when Jen and I went up to San Francisco and scouted out a few neighborhoods that we are considering (SOMA, the Mission, and the Castro). We just tried to get the general feeling of the neighborhoods; whether it was fun and safe (will probably have to…

It’s a boy!

August 2, 2006 | By Kate AuthorMy First Apartment

This last weekend, I had a welcome addition to my little two bedroom apartment: my boyfriend moved in. His lease had ended and rather than sign again for another year, he decided to join me, his lady love. My apartment is also closer to his office. Our living arrangement is a little awkward, actually, because…

Future Roomie Arguments

March 28, 2006 | By Laura & Steve AuthorMy First Apartment

Well, they say that you learn something new each day, and “they” are right. Our lesson for today was this: no matter how much you love a person, and no matter how well you normally get along, searching for housing will lead to arguments galore. We love each other; we really do. But when it…

Roommate Decisions: The Personal Stuff

November 23, 2005 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

The key to a successful roommate relationship is having each party know what to expect right from the start. The best way to accomplish this is by drafting a written roommate agreement that anticipates problems before they arise and establishes ways to deal with them.