HighFromOly t1_it6t1tl wrote on October 21, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Reply to comment by yungchow in High rent is pushing homeless people to pair up as roommates by Armitage1

Isn’t that most Americans before age 35?

I pretty much always had roommates. A couple were kinda random work people when I just needed a roommate.

yungchow t1_it720cu wrote on October 21, 2022 at 12:19 PM

No most people are not forced to get a roommate who is that sketchy

AJSopranosEyebrows t1_it73qq0 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 12:35 PM

It is super common to have random strangers from Craigslist as roommates in American cities. I live in Boston and if you're single and apartment hunting, Craigslist and friends-of-friends-of-friends are the only way to get into a place .

versebadger1 t1_it9mrf6 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:13 PM

Most people don't get much stuff bought for them, and most people therefore can't afford a whole apartment by themselves until they get a well into a well paying career.

If you live in a haystack or have rich parents that might be different, but that makes you an outlier.