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Valentine’s Day has come and gone - thankfully, for many. Whether it’s due to the Hallmark holiday or the general winter blahs, it’s around this time of year that I hear more of my clients discussing the feeling of loneliness. It isn’t something that most people want to admit to, much less talk [...]

At some point in most adult relationships that last longer than six months, someone raises the question - why don’t we move in together? After all, let me guess, you spend nearly every night together anyway, right?
There is no single “right” answer for every couple - or even each person in a [...]

Dear Dr. Fish:
My roommate and I have been friends since freshman year (we’re now juniors). Things had been going relatively well up until a couple months ago. As my boyfriend and I have been getting more serious, my roommate has started hanging out with a new group of friends.
At first, it [...]

A couple weeks back, Dr. Fish offered to help you with your roommate problems. As you can imagine, there are plenty of them out there. Over the next couple weeks, Dr. Fish will address your roommate issues (stay tuned to see if he gets to yours).
Dear Dr. Fish:
I have two roommates, both of [...]

I had a 23 year-old client, “Joe,” come in the other day telling me that he was starting to have romantic feelings toward one of his three roommates, “Susie.” Joe wondered what impact it would have on the roommate relationship as well as the impact it could have on the apartment if the two [...]

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to get along better with your roommate? How is it going? Not so well? Those roommate relationships can be tough - WilliamPaid wants to help.
This week, Dr. Fish is opening the mailbag to answer your questions about how to best cope with your roommate [...]

As the New Year is upon us, many of us consider the changes we want to make in our personal and professional lives - the dreaded New Year’s Resolution. Unfortunately for most who attempt behavioral change, the phase ends quickly, and we resort back to the same behavior that prompted the resolution in the [...]

For my final blog of 2009, I wanted to share some thoughts about a movie I recently saw, “The Blind Side.” I know that I write about roommate relationships, not critique movies, but I thought it would be helpful to share the relevance of this story to all of the roommates out there, especially [...]

News about someone’s passing, such as the recent news of the untimely death of Brittany Murphy, can bring up thoughts of loss in your own life. And, around the holidays, such feelings can become more intense. As with close friends, the passing of a roommate can be extremely difficult - even if you [...]

Like many of you, last week, I read about the 98 year-old woman charged with the death of her 100 year-old roommate. Apparently, the altercation stemmed from an argument over the placement of furniture. Though I am quite certain that there must have been other psychological factors at play here, this unsettling event [...]

A recent study conducted at the University of North Carolina reported that most students ranked not getting enough sleep as their number one factor in determining their level of stress, followed by problems with roommates. Of course, sleep-related issues can also be caused by disturbances with roommates, and, certainly, having bad roommate relations can [...]

As a clinical psychologist for more than 15 years, there are certain behaviors I see or hear of frequently. One of them is that of an aggressive roommate, partner or friend – particularly among those who are moving away from home for the first time. This often comes up as a question about [...]