[TalnSG]

I have had an array of roommates over the years and generally it takes knowing a bit about their everyday habits to make a good choice and then adjusting to not being the sole opinion in the house. The only real problems I have ever had were the ones I only knew from socializing in public or working with.

I think I have had better luck with male roommates because its easier to stay out of each others lives and there is no competition. But one of the two worst slobs I have ever lived with was my last male roommate. I should have gotten a damage deposit from him! But my best was a woman. We thought alike and enjoyed all the same things.... except men. We had totally different preferences and we were different enough that no guy was ever interested in both of us and vice-versa. We shared apartments for years until she got married.