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Your BFF and roomie is jetting off to Europe for the semester so you’re going to have to share your apartment with a complete stranger. Your current roommate may be more interested in covering her share of the rent than making sure that you are safe and have a good roommate.
While this could be the [...]

With all the hype (and mediocre reviews) surrounding the release of another theatrical installment of our four favorite female New Yorker’s - none other than “Sex and the City 2,” I couldn’t help look at my relationships with my girlfriends. The truth is that everyone needs a Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha in their lives.
If [...]

It seems that odd roommate antics put the situation in sitcoms. Let’s see how your memory holds up with our WilliamPaid TV Roommate Trivia Quiz.
1. Who was Peter Scolari’s cross-dressing roommate on Bosom Buddies?
a. Tom Cruise
b. Tom Hanks
c. Paul Newman
d. John Candy
2. The building seen as the apartment building on [...]

Do you have one friend that always has the coolest apartment? Or, maybe it’s a roommate that consistently does that ’something special’ to her room that makes it so much cooler than yours? It often has nothing to do with how much the rent is (though that can be a factor when playing [...]

Move to new city. Check.
Get job. Check.
Rent apartment. Check.
Make friends. Working at it.
One of the scariest parts of moving was leaving all of my friends and family to head to a place where I knew almost no one. Renting an apartment by myself, without a roommate, added to my [...]

Dear Dr. Fish:
While my roommate is “fine,” I just would prefer not to socialize with her. I have a great group of friends - she doesn’t. She often tries to glom onto our activities. Now, we are planning a Spring Break trip, and she is angling for the invite. I don’t [...]

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 [...]

Are all of your roommates talking about you behind your back? Take our quiz and find out exactly how wonderful of a roommate you really are.
1. When it comes to sharing, your philosophy is:
a. Share and Share Alike
b. Separation of Church and State
c. What’s Mine is Mine and What’s Yours [...]

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 [...]

In honor of our Lindsey finalizing her move, we thought we’d take a peek at what you are saying about your upcoming moves. Looks like a lot of you are moving at the end of this month.
And, by the sounds of it, there is much joyful focus on the new place and less on [...]