So, I live in a loft with three other roommates. One of them is a friend I met from college, one is a cousin of mine who is basically my sister, and the other is technically a friend of my cousin’s but over time she and I became close as well. Although in the past I have only roomed with women I typically dislike it because things become so catty and immature that it is not worth splitting rent to save money. Fortunately, we all are on the same page for the most part and if we are not, we talk to one another about it face to face.
The loft that we stay was one of those run down industrial factories turned into a residence. I had been out of college for a little over a year before a landed a job making decent money. I was living back at my parents (who were driving me nuts at this point) to save some money. Once these buildings were available, I hoped on the opportunity to sign a lease with the girls. Besides off campus housing this was technically my first place I leased without my parents’ help. The loft is relatively inexpensive for what we get. Although I was financially independent and able to afford the rent on my own, I wanted to make sure that I never moved back in with my parents, plus I think I would be kind of lonely without the girls as roomies. So, I get the insurance of being able to afford rent but the company the best women I have come to know.