Five reasons to not get a roommate

This is one of those times where a lot of college students or people simply moving out of their parents house consider looking for a room mate, but is that really wise? Here are a few reasons to consider otherwise.

This might be your fate.

• A good friend does not make a good roommate.

 Just because you can get along with your friend for a few hours on the weekend doesn't mean you will be able to handle being around them and living with them. When you live with someone you have to put up with their life styles and habits that would otherwise not really concern you.

• Your roommate might not pay the rent.

In times where money is hard to come by it's a very sad fact that some people will simply not be able to pay for the rent and once you lose your room mate you risk losing your apartment as well.

• Household appliances being shared.

This is a rather simple concept, depending on who you are you might need to share a stove, dish washer, microwave, or girls might want to share hair dryers, curling irons or something of that nature. The one question you have to ask yourself is if you can even handle them moving stuff around or being irresponsible with stuff you also need to use.

• Sharing a fridge.

This can't be a really big deal right? Wrong, There is nothing more frustrating then storing something in the fridge and coming back with it hidden behind hundreds of drinks as well as other things you would otherwise never store in a refrigerator.

• Different sleeping hours.

I know what you're thinking, "there is no way his final argument is when they go to sleep". Yeah, it is. Here is why. This is just one of those times where you have to look at the person and ask yourself "is he/she loud when they are awake?" if the answer is yes and they also stay up really late when you need to get up really early this could cause extreme problems.

Obviously everything here is strongly based on each individual but this list is meant to be a simple concept of common issues when trying to live in an apartment with someone.