Shared house, what's it like.

Lol there really is a lot of bad feeling towards sharing in this thread!

I'm putting it down to a higher than average population of nerds on this forum:D Hence lack of social skills and falling out with housemates...





...j/k



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Like everything I've had some good experiences, and some bad.

Uni halls had its fair share of "muppets", and since then I've stayed with friends.

Just make sure that you have the same understanding with bills, setting up a shared account where all your bills get paid from is possibly a good way to go. Doing that ensures any problems dont stem from 1 person forgetting to pay a bill for example, and that you equally top it up, rather than having to chase up payments.
 
Totally depends who you live with. Yes you get annoying house politics but you can also have a lot of fun, and it stops you getting lonely.
 
it depends entirely on the people.

i shared with a mate i'd known for years and we got on like a house on fire. but within weeks of living together it all went downhill rather rapidly. after that, i'd never share again.

yet i know other people who have moved in with complete randoms and it's been absolutely fine.

YMMV.
 
StewartMG said:
I live in uni halls and yeah it all depends who you're living with. If you get some ****s then it is terrible, and if you fall out it's rather awkward. If you get nice people and people you get on with then it's pretty awesome.
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Uni halls is a very different proposition.

A lot of house-shares (that aren't student digs) are awful. Unless you move in as a job lot with your mates, you could end up with some real unsavoury types.

Also prepare to have your stuff nicked if you don't padlock it to the walls/floor.
 
Some of you must have lived with absolutely terrible people, while I've lived with a few people who I won't be in any hurry to see again, the vast majority of them (both randoms and people who were mates beforehand) I had and have no problems with and would happily live with them again. That's not to say it will always be the case but I'm amazed that so many of you can have found it so bad.
 
It has both good and bad points.

I moved out of home nearly 2 years ago and at first rented a flat with a mate from work. About 12 months ago, we moved into a house with a couple of other people, also from work.

It's worked well so far. We have our own rooms and a lounge/large kitchen for when we don't want to be anti-social ******** ;)

If you're a tidy person, chances are you'll get peeved off with running around after anybody who isn't but I've found the best way to resolve this is to just ask them to do their part and only clean up after yourself. They'll soon get the message.

It can be an enjoyable yet frustrating experience but something I'll never regret doing. If you know who you'll be living with, go for it. There are fun times ahead, I promise you.
 
K.C. Leblanc said:
I currently live on my own and have always done so or co habited.

I'm now suddenly coming round the idea that maybe moving into a house share is a good idea. The extra money would help a lot, although I have enough to get by I don't for instance take foreign holidays and I can't remember the last time I ate out (unless someone else was paying).

I also find it can be a bit lonely, on Sunday evenings I almost always end up going to the pub. Simply because it's not unlikely that I won't have spoken to anyone all day long.

So people, what are your experiences of house shares?

EDIT: And can a kind passing mod please correctly my grammatical muppetry in the thread title.
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Pretty silly question - Completely depends on who you're sharing with.
 
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