https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:37:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106948 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:18:51 +0000 heffalump 106948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: I loved NOT having to clean up after myself while living alone. But then I'd always freak out of someone wanted to come over because it was just too embarrassing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106935 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:08:42 +0000 Shutterbug 106935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I went from parents' house to college with roommates, back to my parents' for a year, then moved in with DH. Housing is too expensive here to rent an apartment alone, at least right out of college! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106559 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:31:49 +0000 autumnlove 106559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did for 3 years and it was great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106538 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:21:06 +0000 Modern Daisy 106538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lived by myself for about 3 years before DH moved in with me. It was wonderful and lonely at the same time. I was able to fully appreciate having someone around and also realize just how much work it is to clean up after myself (which I never really learned at home or in college). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106532 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:19:03 +0000 heffalump 106532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheesetomywhine: I don't think there's anything wrong with not living alone! I assumed most people went from having roommates to living with their SO's. Most of my friends always had roommates. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106531 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:17:43 +0000 cheesetomywhine 106531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: You and @MrsBrewer make me feel better about never having lived alone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106412 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:13:08 +0000 HabesBabe 106412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheesetomywhine &amp; @MrsBrewer: I've never lived alone, either! Went from living with my mom, then moving out with hubs when we were engaged. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106315 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:02:28 +0000 mamabolt 106315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup I lived alone in a tiny studio my first year out of college. I loved having a space all myself that I didn't have to consult with anyone else on how to clean/organize it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106305 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:54:09 +0000 looch 106305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I had room mates post college (hello NYC rents) and then moved to Hoboken alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106301 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:51:52 +0000 BananaPancakes 106301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lived alone for 2 of my college years. It was great, but I moved in with my older sister after that (and until I was married) and I enjoyed that even more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106299 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:47:03 +0000 MrsBrewer 106299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I lived at home with my parents, and then I moved in with DH after we were married! I don't think I could ever live alone... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106291 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:36:52 +0000 yoursilverlining 106291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, lived on my own for a couple of years before moving in with my husband. (also lived with a variety of interesting roommates before living on my own). Living on my own was the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106279 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:25:37 +0000 Goldilocks1107 106279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After college, I had my own apartment until DH and I moved in together 4 years later. I loved it! And then moving in with someone was a huge transition - there were messes and dirty dishes. I just about had a stroke everytime I came home! We've worked on it - he tries to be less "slovenly" (acc. to my standards) and I try to be less "anal" (acc. to his standards). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106256 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:16:22 +0000 mrsjyw 106256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep!! :) I lived alone my sophmore year in college... and then post college for a couple years before DH and I got engaged and moved in together. I wouldn't have changed it for the world :) I LOVED having my own place in my mid 20s. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106254 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:15:14 +0000 LuLu Mom 106254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After a bad roommate experience right out of college, I decided it was time to live on my own. I had a one bedroom apartment for 2 years and it was wonderful! I did end up moving in with my best friend for a year afterwards because she wanted to move to town and it was fun. We still consider it a big year long party before we both got married! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106168 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:28:52 +0000 hilsy85 106168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a studio apartment my first year of grad school...but I was dating DH at the time, so I was always at his place or he was always at my place, lol. Hence us moving in together after about 9 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106084 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:25:49 +0000 singingbee 106084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lived alone my senior year in college and then after that for several years until Hubby and I got married. Right now, he works out of town during the week, so in some ways I still live by myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106082 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:22:35 +0000 tequiero21 106082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lived alone for a lil over a year when I was in Korea... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106031 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:16:26 +0000 cupcakemama 106031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMamaBear: suprisingly it wasn't a problem with DH! We are so lucky that we were fairly compatible in terms of day to day living. I think being older helps - we know that the small stuff really doesn't matter and isn't worth an argument. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106028 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:13:26 +0000 MsMamaBear 106028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cupcakemama: LOL. I got set in my ways and it was hard to share with SO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106025 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:09:16 +0000 cupcakemama 106025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok so I am the freak that lived alone for about 15 years! Keep in mind I was 38 when I met DH so I had had a lot of years as an adult. I am fairly independednt so sharing with someone as an adult did not appeal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106023 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:07:54 +0000 MsMamaBear 106023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, for a few years. I loved it. Everyone should, just to learn to depend on ONLY you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106020 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:04:28 +0000 betsyboop 106020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lived alone for 2 years, and I loved it! Before then I lived with a roommate for 3 years, and while I enjoyed the company, logistics-wise, it was a nightmare. My work schedule was always crazy, and maximizing sleep was really important to me. Some nights I would come home from work exhausted and all I wanted to do was brush my teeth, wash my face and go to bed, but my roommate would be in the bathroom taking her nightly hourlong shower, which drove me CRAZY.<br /> I was nervous about living with DH, but I love it! Then again, maybe it's because we have our own bathrooms...haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-106008 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:54:16 +0000 mrskc 106008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I transferred to an out of town college, I had my own apartment for two years. It was amazing. I loved living alone. It was a hard adjustment when I had a roommate my final year of college. I love living with my husband though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-105984 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:41:19 +0000 cheesetomywhine 105984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I went from living at home to living with my DH. I'm too much of a wimp to live alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-105970 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:30:53 +0000 Cchoi4 105970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did for a little while, but it was in an apt above my parents' apartment so I wasn't too alone. I wish I could have lived completely alone but it just never happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-105969 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:30:09 +0000 BSB 105969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't live in an apartment on my own but I did have my own room when I was in my last two years in college. I had suitemates, so 4 suitemates shared one large bathroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-105951 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:18:32 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 105951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've done it and loved it! (but I've had lots and lots of roommates, including a kleptomaniac, a functional drug addict, a professional athlete and some other weird, normal and crazy folks!) Have I mentioned that I adore my husband? (No drama). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-105893 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:51:59 +0000 mynoahbear 105893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got my own apartment my last year in college. I never had another roommate since living in the dorms. I've always lived alone after college until I got married. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-live-alone#post-105890 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:50:21 +0000 Mrs. Bee 105890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no i never did but i wish i had. i think everyone should experience that once in their lives! </p>