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From: rance@cornell.UUCP (Rance Cleaveland)
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Subject: Living with nonrelated adults
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Date: Mon, 2-Sep-85 11:35:56 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  2 11:35:56 1985
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> That is, how can we spend close to
> appropriate amounts of time/money without expecting everyone
> to bend over backward to be fair?
> 
>         Also, any hints about living in the same house  with
> four other adults?
> 
As far as food goes, I've always had pretty good success with the following
scheme.  Everyone who cooks together buys only the food they cook (spices,
etc. of course can be shared).  That way no one gets upset when you cook
filet mignon and expect everyone else to share the burden of paying for it.
I've never had problems with people skipping out too often on their cooking
night; as long as you let people know ahead of time that you won't be around
for your turn to cook you shouldn't have any problems.

As for other "hints":
1)  Get out of the house every so often without your housemates.  I know
    that in my previous experiences with living with others I have gotten
    tired of them (no matter how close we are as friends), and I appreciated
    both getting away from them when I leave the house and getting away 
    from them when THEY leave the house.
2)  If someone goes into their room and closes the door, don't bother them.
3)  Some sort of cleaning arrangement should be worked out.  Hell hath no
    fury like a neat person living in a pigpen....

In my experience these are the major sticking points:  privacy and cleanliness.
If you can work these out you should have a good living arrangement.

Cheers (and good luck),
Rance Cleaveland