<p>Has anyone thought of this?</p>
<p>What are the advantages? Simple. Sharing a building with someone else reduces costs. Moreover, two people are better than one in a lot of things. And there isn’t a possibility of the involvement of intense feelings that could trigger things like sexual jealousy or divorce or that sort of thing. The two people could just be close friends.</p>
<p>You mean… having a roommate?</p>
<p>My adult brother has a female roommate. She has a crush on him, but it’s okay, because he has other renters, too. And a girlfriend.</p>
<p>No, not a roommate - beyond that - as in - living in the same house as someone for, say, the rest of your life =P</p>
<p>Based on feelings of loyalty and non-romantic love</p>
<p>That ain’t cool. IMO. Disgusting actually.</p>
<p>That’s cool…I guess, what do I care? I plan on living alone anyway.</p>
<p>And I’ll end up living in a little condo someplace anyways so I’ll be sharing a building with other people regardless.</p>
<p>Problem with that is most people don’t want to “be alone” for the rest of their lives, they tend to move on. If you think this will be a forever deal, you probably will be upset when the roomie says I’m getting married! Then you are stuck with the bill!</p>
<p>^ Right. And who gets the toaster, etc.?</p>
<p>Well, most people do desire romantic relationships and, as a result, probably wouldn’t want to have a same sex, non-romantic roomate for the rest of their life. I know I wouldn’t. IMO, the benefits of a romantic relationship far outweigh the possible problems that could arise from one.</p>