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Shroomism
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Hobozen]
#22448296 - 10/29/15 08:26 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Finding a "perfect" roommate is pretty fucking hard.
I've had shitloads of roommates. If I sat and counted.. probably over 40-50 in all the different places I've lived.
Finding the "perfect" match, is maybe 1 in 100. Someone who matches with your lifestyle, pays rent on time, doesn't trash the place, doesn't cause drama, doesn't steal, or eat everyone's food.... someone with all those qualities is rare. Good luck. Having a maid will help. But there's still lots of other variables.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Shroomism]
#22448502 - 10/29/15 09:37 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yah good luck. My only roommate for 4 years of college was my best friend since 3rd grade so after the initial first 3 months of actually getting to know how each other lived and over arguing over stupid shit we never had much of a problem for 3.8 years.
The hardest part about roommates is lifestyle differences. My roomie was an absolute clean freak. Beyond normal. I like a clean place but he once scrubbed our floors with a toothbrush. Now this was just an apartment we rented for 2 semesters. I had to get it through to him that we didn't own the place and we would be leaving anyways so there's no need to upkeep this place like it's your first house.
Crazy like that shit happens. We obviously never had payment problems because we never mismanaged our money but I've seen that happen to so many people. You really got to check these people for competency especially if the sole weight of the pay lies on you. I had everything in my name besides the internet and trusted my friend 100% because he's basically the craziest jew non-jew I know and saves like a fucking lunatic.
I watched one of my friends rotate through roommates. Some were down right crazy, this one kid would get wasted and start crying and one time smashed up his entire room, the door, mirror, and walls. Luckily each person was only responsible per room. He also got insane islamic nuts that hated having people over, I've basically seen it all.
Get someone who matches your personality and you should be fine.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Gorlax]
#22448516 - 10/29/15 09:45 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Jesus, lots of pessimism. Every roommate will have their own little quirks and all, but overall, most people are good people.
Of course if you seek out people with similar interests than you guys (drug abuse) then clearly you are setting yourselves up to ffail...
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Patlal]
#22448522 - 10/29/15 09:48 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ya most people are good people. But dude was asking about the "perfect" roommate. Most are not perfect. I've had some nightmare roommates, a couple perfect ones, but most people fall somewhere in the middle.
I don't mind insane clean freaks as long as they keep that shit to themselves... I like a relatively clean place but I'm not scrubbing the damn floors with a toothbrush
But yeah on the overall... roommates fucking suck
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Hobozen]
#22448525 - 10/29/15 09:50 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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No I fuckin hate other people, esp living with them
Thats why I socialise on forums, cuz I can turn you cunts off
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Gorlax



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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Shroomism]
#22448529 - 10/29/15 09:51 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yah man this is something you have to scrutinize because their going to be living with you. you wouldn't want someone fresh out of prison for aggravated assault being your roomie lol
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Hobozen]
#22448573 - 10/29/15 10:07 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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This summer I had perfect roommates. One of them was my best friend and the other was this girl I met who moved in a few weeks after we started fucking.
We had a great system going, everyone was go-with-the-flow, no one ever complained and we had a great household going. We would all wake up around the same time every morning, blast some music and clean up the household while one of us made breakfast. We shared the grocery bill and nearly every meal. It was perfect. Oh you don't want to cook today? That's fine, i'll make dinner tonight 
I never knew what a good roommate was until I Experienced that, it was a very community based living situation. In fact, i'd say it was more like a family than anything. We did so many things together as well.
Now though, I live with my roommate from last year and she is a total pain in the ass. She hates my music and complains every time I play it. Actually, she complains about every little thing. " You left a beer bottle on the table! The house is a mess! You woke me up this morning! "
She generally just likes to rage about stupid little things that don't matter. She does not go with the flow at all. The kicker? She doesn't do a god damn thing in the household. All she does is smoke pot, watch tv, and somehow manage to use 7 cups a day. 7 cups that I end up cleaning. One morning before school I started doing the sink full of dishes that she said she would do 2 days prior, and she comes out and asks me not to do dishes in the morning because she was sleeping... like bitch please you said you would do them, you didn't, so now i'm doing them. I'm not gonna wait for your lazy ass to get to it.
So yes, there is such a thing as perfect roommates, but there are also many many awful roommates.
What you should look for is someone with similar:
Cleanliness Hobbies/interests Schedule food tastes ( cooking together is important )
Good luck mate.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Gorlax]
#22448574 - 10/29/15 10:08 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Or someone with a form of schizophrenia. If anyone one needs screening I think it's OP.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#22448607 - 10/29/15 10:18 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Bodhi of Ankou said: Or someone with a form of schizophrenia. If anyone one needs screening I think it's OP.
Why flame op for a mental illness? Why would someone having schizophrenia be a bad person to live with? You're being awfully judgmental after just asking to live with him.
From this post alone its clear you would be a bad roommate.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: TheMovement]
#22448635 - 10/29/15 10:25 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Why would someone having schizophrenia be a bad person to live with?
I wonder why...
Nothing against him personally, just a instant elimination as roommate material.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#22448647 - 10/29/15 10:29 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Even if it's under control? What do you even know about the disease? There are many, many schizophrenics out there who get along just fine.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: TheMovement]
#22448651 - 10/29/15 10:31 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Way too many crazy ppl in Van to have roommates, I've only been here 2 months and I already want to move to squamish/whistler area
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: TheMovement]
#22448654 - 10/29/15 10:32 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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TheMovement said: Even if it's under control? What do you even know about the disease? There are many, many schizophrenics out there who get along just fine.
Meh, not worth the possibility of extra stress in my life.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Hobozen]
#22448663 - 10/29/15 10:35 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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We've had some good roommates. Find someone who travels a lot for work.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Obsesshroom]
#22448754 - 10/29/15 11:08 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Obsesshroom said: Way too many crazy ppl in Van to have roommates, I've only been here 2 months and I already want to move to squamish/whistler area
Squamish would be nice... beautiful country out that way, and it's not too far from van city which is a huge plus. Can't see it getting much better than that in Canada.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: TheMovement]
#22448766 - 10/29/15 11:12 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Shared the grocery bill? I couldn't even get that to work with my best friend. We basically bought our own shit but I swear to god in all of the 4 years we lived together he cooked food once and ate out/fast food all the time. It was really unbelievable. I myself have always just cooked my own shit. It really made no sense for us to split a bill I guess anyways. We would trade off on coffee and milk and of course we'd let each other use others stuff but if there was like 2 slices of bread left it was the persons who bought it not yours.
I knew people who had roomies who would eat all their shit without remorse. Cooking 20$ worth of their steaks and shit.
I guess it boils down to if you cook a lot or not.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Gorlax]
#22448790 - 10/29/15 11:21 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I split the grocery bill with my best friend successfully. He'd get it one cheque. Me the next. We even managed to share weed. Than again we're native so sharing, reciprocating and all that prosocial shits already ingrained in us so it wasn't hard. I find whites are generally really stingy and territorial when it comes to material objects. Most of you start acting like smeagle from lotr when someone touches your shit
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Gorlax]
#22448865 - 10/29/15 11:44 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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TheMovement said: This summer I had perfect roommates. One of them was my best friend and the other was this girl I met who moved in a few weeks after we started fucking.
We had a great system going, everyone was go-with-the-flow, no one ever complained and we had a great household going. We would all wake up around the same time every morning, blast some music and clean up the household while one of us made breakfast. We shared the grocery bill and nearly every meal. It was perfect. Oh you don't want to cook today? That's fine, i'll make dinner tonight 
I never knew what a good roommate was until I Experienced that, it was a very community based living situation. In fact, i'd say it was more like a family than anything. We did so many things together as well.
Now though, I live with my roommate from last year and she is a total pain in the ass. She hates my music and complains every time I play it. Actually, she complains about every little thing. " You left a beer bottle on the table! The house is a mess! You woke me up this morning! "
She generally just likes to rage about stupid little things that don't matter. She does not go with the flow at all. The kicker? She doesn't do a god damn thing in the household. All she does is smoke pot, watch tv, and somehow manage to use 7 cups a day. 7 cups that I end up cleaning. One morning before school I started doing the sink full of dishes that she said she would do 2 days prior, and she comes out and asks me not to do dishes in the morning because she was sleeping... like bitch please you said you would do them, you didn't, so now i'm doing them. I'm not gonna wait for your lazy ass to get to it.
So yes, there is such a thing as perfect roommates, but there are also many many awful roommates.
What you should look for is someone with similar:
Cleanliness Hobbies/interests Schedule food tastes ( cooking together is important )
Good luck mate.
Haha, that was a good read I think me and you would get along just fine The fella im living with now is a pretty good guy and we get along pretty damnn well I must say, not any cares and we live healthily. Only problem I can think of is that it is an apartment in a town I dont particularly want to be a part of for so long, and its not a house! Ohh how I long for a tool shed .... one day soon!
Community living is the only way I can take it anymore. People just picking up what they feel they owe, and hopefully everyone can judge themselves pretty good. I can't stand a house divided anymore. Just too cold for this feller.
Cheers, happy homesteading
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Shortknight]
#22448926 - 10/29/15 11:57 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yup, it's called a dog.
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Re: Have you ever found perfect roommates? [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#22448991 - 10/29/15 12:16 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Not sure how being white had anything to do with buying groceries. Frankly, If I buy something to eat I want to be the one eating it lol
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