A Male Roommate?

This topic was brought to my attention recently. A friend of mine from Portland recently moved out of his place because his roommate was too much of a psycho for him to handle. So, he was looking for a new roommate for next year. I suppose words got around that I was also moving out, and he ’suggested’ the idea of being roommates for next year. Before you gasp in astonishment, let me tell you the pros and cons that went through my head at the moment.

PROS

Having a guy around is indeed handy especially when things begin to fall apart (car, sink, light bulbs) or hard to open (jars!). No doubt, splitting the cost of the apartment means more money in my pocket (aka less loan). In addition, it’s generally safer if creeps out there know that there is a guy living in the apartment.

CONS

People (other classmates) would begin to think that there is something going on between us. Med school LOVES gossip whether it’s true or not. That is a problem for me. Also, I’m not too thrill about being with a male 24/7 (in class and at home!), I might just end up locking myself in my room again. Finally the worst scenario is the chance of falling for each other. There is nothing worst than being forced to live with your ex~ (I’m thinking long-term here). It’s horrifying!

It looks to me like the cons outweighed the pros. So, I told him that basically I was going to live by myself. To be honest, I was a little bit shock that he did ask because he seem to dislike me from the first day we met. Something about being a Californian, but I’m sure he was just jealous of the sunshine of SoCal.