Originally Posted by Sultana

After that I think I'm going to have to get a "regular" roommate, andI don't think I'll be fortunate enough to find a friend who needs a room. I'm preparing myself for the total stranger route, hopefully the type who needs a place to crash just during the week and goes home on weeekends (we have a lot of that out here in So Cal, long-distance commuters). I'm bummed about having to have a roommate, I really like living alone after all the crap I've been through this year.

I'd love to get your input on how you guys deal with roommates, what works for you. My concerns are that it could get weird, since I do belly dance and burlesque (with all the accompanying costuming, practice, etc. that goes with).

PLUS...ummm, how to put this...I am going to want to date. And stuff. And...I want to live my life, but I also wouldn't want to make a roommate feel uncomfortable. I really don't know how to put this, but...I just got my life back! I don't want to live a watered-down version to pacify a roommate who is covering just a third of my mortgage alone (if they were paying half, that might be acceptable--LOL!).