Wanted: roommate

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a situation here. I don’t know how but I feel that my and Mac T’s conversations are being tapped into by some sort of thievery. It seems like the past few conversation topics we have discussed I’ve ended up hearing on the morning show on my way to work….I mean are we just that good at discussing important issues of the day! Be original, lol. Just kidding, but seriously this has happened the past three days.

 

On to the real topic for you to ponder today while you’re procrastinating at work: let’s discuss the (I feel increasingly) phenom of female/male PLATONIC co-habitation.

 

Face it, Bush f***ed us all up and gas and food increases, mortgage crises and job layoffs have hit home for just about everyone. So more and more people are resorting to having to get roommates or rent out rooms of their homes to help curb the mounting bills that are plaguing us all.

 

But I thought it would be interesting to discuss this new rising demographic of male and female friends living together. Now already in saying that I know there are plenty of issues we must discuss and that I know you are itching to talk about. So let’s get to it dahling.

 

– Are these friends truly platonic.—If you have ANY sort of fantasy or sexual attraction towards your friend you might want to really think hard about living with him or her. I mean ladies, what if Mike came down the stairs in only his boxers, with his muscles bulging, jaw clenched, waves just making you seasick—can you really control your thoughts/actions? Fellas, us ladies like to sleep in next to nothing, so Denise comes downstairs in the morning in her tank and boy shorts…now tell me you’re not thinking of all kinds of nasty things you want to do to her right on the kitchen counter.

 

–What will each other’s significant other think?—I’m just going to go ahead and admit what the world knows, but what some women try to hide: WE ARE A JEALOUS PEOPLE (and by this I’m mostly talking about my ladies). So no matter how cool she might try to act about your female lovers, men, she’s really burning up inside and wondering what the hell you see in them, that perhaps you don’t see in her. I mean she’s the one who “knows you best” and “can talk to you about anything”. But I can’t let you guys off the hook either. You know you probably talking to your boys or even her about how lame or wack her choices of dates are and how she can “do so much better”—oh like yourself, you mean? Ha!

 

–Issues of multiple people in the crib.—This really applies to same sex roommates and everyone else. With the dating scene changing on the regular, more and more people are dating more than one person at a time and that means that more different people are coming up in your house, if you feel comfortable with them. But the issue is will your roommate feel comfortable with having these people in your shared space? It’s just not your space anymore, there are mixed pieces of electronics, furniture, artwork, etc. in the mix and you have to be careful about who you bring in your house these days. Some people are just not to be trusted. Just because he took you to the most expensive restaurant doesn’t mean he won’t steal the batteries out of your remote ladies. And fellas, just because she watched A Bronx Tale and opened your car door from the inside doesn’t mean she won’t take your blender in the middle of the night.

 

All in all, I think number one to trump all of this is to know if you’re truly platonic or not. Because being up in an enclosed space with someone of the opposite sex on those cold and lonely nights, might induce some form of temptation whether it’s dreams or real life sexcapades! And face it, if this person is your friend, you know they’re either cute or handsome—cause tell the truth to yourself, no one wants to associate with someone they deem not attractive. And that’s just real, so don’t sit here and call me mean, cause if you look at your friend list I bet you can’t say anyone on there is unattractive.

 

Alright, I want to hear from you ladies and gentlemen about some things that might be issues with these living arrangements. Do you think that you could ever live with a friend of the opposite sex? If so, do you think a thorough talk is in order to set boundaries?  Or if you’re in this situation now, how do you make it work? I wanna hear from you!