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Old 05-08-2008, 09:51 AM   #8 of 17
Michael Reuben
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Re: Is it Just Me or is This Not a Good Idea?


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Originally Posted by TravisR
I just assumed that that option is going to mostly be used by couples and, in most cases, that's probably a real bad idea. How many people here were in or knew a couple whose relationship ended badly? Now imagine having it work out badly and getting to live with that person for a couple more months.
I believe that's known as "divorce".

I can't say I see anything wrong with giving college students the same options, and allowing them to make the same mistakes, that they'll be confronted with in the real world just a few years later.

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Originally Posted by WillG
Now I'm all for being able to choose who you want to live with, but I really can't see any good coming out of a coed college dorm room arrangement. Just from a guy's point of view either you sign up to be with a girl and you show up on the first day and she turns out to be a dog, then you're just miserable. Or, she turns out to be hot and all you're trying to do is bang her. Maybe you succeed, but then it gets weird, or the relationship just goes bad because you're sharing a glorified jail cell. So what happens when you get back and she's banging another guy, then you're miserable.
As noted, and even as specified in your own quote (see bolded portion), this is for people who choose to room together, not people who are randomly assigned. But that scenario is kind of interesting.

M.



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