emeraldkity4

like I have mentioned, my older D shared a townhouse with a male roommate, senior year- they still live in the same city, and are good friends, but never dated.
Since graduation ( two years ago) she has lived with a male roommate and a female roommate, although D is gay, she had a " non sexual"- romantic relationship with her male roommate, and I advised her to move when they " broke up", but they apparently worked it out and next month are moving into a nicer larger house in same city ( same male roommate, different female roommate- three bedrooms + a fenced yard)

I lived with two men after high school,( just a couple years older than me) I had already been dating one of them, & we shared a bedroom, but to my relief, I was not put on domestic duty cause that is just not in my resume.
My boyfriend was a chef, so he did the bulk of the cooking and our roommates girlfriend ( not live in) cleaned the house ( for pay)
We parted amicably and actually still dated after I moved out because of a change in where I was working.

I prefer men over women to live with . Perhaps it is because I need a lot of psychic space and don't want someone who is more social to be irritated because I don't like small talk.
WHich also could be said for my D's although older D is the most chatty of our family.

I dont think floridation has anything to do with it, but for myself, I was asked from the time I was in kindergarten " do I have a boyfriend, who do I like, who is my boyfriend?" by relatives and neighbors. Much more focus on pairing up. I didn't go to senior prom for instance because I didn't want to go with anyone who had asked me, and I would have never considered asking someone myself ( or going with a group).
By contrast, that has changed.
My oldest went with a friend who is male, but who had taken a year off for health reasons and so was in the next younger class. It was nice because these kids had gone to school together since 6th grade and for her, and her friend, they also had attended elementary school together. ( but again- she is gay- so not a "date")
My younger daughter is going to senior prom but with a group of girlfriends, which I encouraged rather, because it seemed a fun thing to do.
My classmates would have never attended a dance with a same sex friend or friends, because to us that would have been like an announcement that we couldn't get a date, not that we didn't want one.
Times have changed.