Cohabitation Woes

 

Only children grow up with a certain sense of ownership and boundaries. There’s something to be said about one growing up and sharing a space with someone that’s always had to share. There’s even more to be said when the situation is male and female. Don’t get me wrong, I’m firmly against men living in the same space as women because simply “boys are gross”. However when you have two people of the opposite sex, with opposing views on boundaries, you’ve collected the ingredients for the recipe for disaster.

The bathroom of a male is disgusting in a different way than that of a female. Where makeup and creams may dominate in a female bathroom, hair chips and toothpaste splatter occupy the male. Put it all together and what do you get? Causation to commit a misdemeanor assault.
“Well why doesn’t everyone clean after themselves?” One might ask.

This is where the lifestyle differences come in, the only child will clean-up once, and whomever destroys the area after that is responsible to put it back in order. But, the one from the home of collective responsibility will wait until they feel like it’s their “turn”. See how those two instances can conflict?’

In the end, the most rational solution is to sever the cohabitation agreement and live in separate spaces.

“But we just got married, we can’t live in separate houses”

Think back on how our grandparents survived. Nana and Pop had separate rooms and bathrooms in their golden years, because they knew better.

That’s all for my rant today. Share your thoughts.