Pros and Cons to living in a Triple

happykidsmom
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:44:13 +0000

I lived in a triple in a sorority house for a year in college. None of us were sicker more frequently than others–I don’t remember our getting sick at all. What I would say is that all of the Pros and Cons of living with a roommate are multiplied when having two of them. It’s that simple.

For instance, the chances of having a roommate who wants to go to eat or study or to a movie at the same time as you do double if you have two roommates. The chances that your roommate will keep you up at night, “borrow” (and, perhaps, ruin) your new sweater before you get to wear it, and will accidentally throw away the grocery receipt you wrote your calculus homework down on also double when you have two roommates.

Overall, I liked having two roommates. Our room was twice the size of the double rooms, so we had tons of extra space to throw our stuff around, lol. And the “two against one” thing wasn’t a problem for us because, while we all liked one another just fine, we had other friends, boyfriends, activities, etc. that kept us from spending loads of time together, anyway. However, if you go into this venture as a tight threesome, there WILL be some jealousy and hurt feelings from time to time. Just know that. But, illness? Nope. Not a problem…