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Should I live with my best friend?
My best friend is the kindest person in the world and we get along wonderful. We're always laughing and doing comedy skits and being silly. She really wants to get a place together. She is 37 and has lived with her parents for most of her life and this will be the first step she takes in moving out on her own. BUT, me having had experience with living with other people know that conflicts can arise and friendships can be tested. I'm struggling with this because I really want to help her/be involved in helping her to finally get her own life outside of her parents house, but I also don't want to jeopardize the most amazing friendship I ever had. How would you personally go about this? And if you decided that you didn't want to live with her, how would you go about letting her down easy?
Oh! And she stayed a week at my house before and she helped me clean (she even cleaned my bathroom) and we cooked together. She is a very respectful person in that way.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
This kind of situation mainly depends on how strong your friendship is with her and what type of person she really is. I, myself, have been is living situations with other people that didn't work out. But, it seems to work out a lot more if it is two people rather than two families. So, you have a shot. The things is not to be selfish and to realize you are sharing a space with this other person. If you do decide to move in with her, then you both need to set ground rules before you move in together. For example, taking care of bills, food, chores, and letting people come over at certain times. All these things are things that can cause major problems if not talked about. Just talk to her about these things and give her some input since this is her first time out of her parents house. This may be an extra challenge for you because you will have to kind of guide her in the right direction since she has never done this before. But it seems like you care for her a lot and this might work out great! Good luck!
- 1 decade ago
If you are worried about this now, then I don't think I would take the chance, You don't really know someone until you have lived with them. I remember once when me and my husband went on a trip with some friends, and we spent about a week or more with them. I was so glad to get away from them, and I couldn't stand them after that. Before that I thought we were the best of friends.
