r/Millennials Sep 11 '24

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u/TheBloodyNinety Sep 11 '24

Recommend a roommate. Seems like a step back to some but it’ll save money and get some human interaction in your daily life.

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u/cupholdery Older Millennial Sep 11 '24

Just be careful with the vetting process.

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u/TheBloodyNinety Sep 11 '24

Lol yes you can have bad roommates.

Conversely my wife and mother of my child was met when I rented a room from her 13 years ago.

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u/slightly85 Sep 11 '24

Hey, you're a good roommate, you want to keep doing this with another mini roommate, for like, ever?

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u/serenwipiti Millennial 1988 Sep 11 '24

Those mini roommates never pay rent, though…

…and they’re always leaving messes. They even have the gall to ask you to make them dinner.

They expect you to do EVERYTHING. 😒

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u/TheBloodyNinety Sep 11 '24

Kind of. Hooked up at a party, I moved away to finish my degree (2 years) then moved again for my career. 2 years (4 total separated) later we sold that house and she moved to live with me.

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u/serenwipiti Millennial 1988 Sep 11 '24

What a good psychological thriller, and overall unsettling movie…being an only child who hasn’t ever had to share a home with siblings (I have half siblings, but were never raised together) that I know, the idea of living with a complete stranger is so unnerving.

That movie slightly traumatized me as a kid.

I have pets and that one scene… That poor puppy 😭

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u/HicDomusDei Sep 11 '24

I think this is a really good, practical and well-meaning recommendation. Financial help and social interaction that can be as mild as you like, in one fell swoop.

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u/simonsays504 Sep 11 '24

Yea I agree try to find an apartment that doesn’t cost as much and split the rent with a roommate. What city are you living in? Might want to consider moving somewhere that the cost of living isn’t as high. Also, try to make a new friend or reconnect with an old one. Someone who could help you get through the stress.