Oh My Apartment

As soon as you begin dating your roommate, relationship advice, often unsolicited, will begin pouring in. Entering a relationship with the person with whom you already cohabitate is a unique situation-and one that can be tricky to navigate. Don’t take offense to the advice friends and family provide; rather, consider what they have to say. If you’re looking for some general advice concerning roommate dating, look no further. Here are some things to take into consideration.

Keep the Roommate Agreement

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If roommate romance is on your mind, you have probably found yourself daydreaming about the dating my roommate scenario. Here is what you should consider before you make the leap from roommates to romance.

1 - Secrets Are out in the Open

If you date your roommate, be aware that it is much more difficult to keep secrets, if it is even possible at all. Secrets can be about anything that you wouldn’t be totally open with someone about. For example, it could…

So you and your roommate have taken the first step and decided to create a roommate agreement. As you begin drafting the document, it’s best to sit down and make a list of all issues to be covered. No issue is too big or too small, and the more comprehensive you make the agreement, the better off everyone will be. To get you started, here are some of the key issues the agreement should cover.

All Processes and Rules Surrounding Paying…

If you and your roommates want to have wifi networking, there are some very specific challenges to overcome. This article will give you the basic knowledge to tie yourself and your roommates into a wireless network while avoiding bandwidth issues, legal problems and lack of hardware quality.

Sign up for a Fast Internet Service

The most important feature of a multi-computer network is speed. When more than one or two people are on a wireless network it tends to slow down dramatically.…