But even though I had an amazing experience being the “invasive” girlfriend in that situation, it would have been different had we not gotten along so well.
If I had been the touchy-feely, demanding, pay-attention-to-me type of girlfriend, I’m sure things would have been a lot different. For example, when Brian decided to briefly date a dramatic girl who hated beer, video games, hours of chatting and almost everything else we liked, a bomb hit the easy-going atmosphere of the apartment.
The official roommates decided not to tolerate her (even Brian), but thankfully they continued to let me have my unlimited pass.
The rule is if you’re going to be around your significant other’s roommates for an extended period, you have to keep a lot private.
Mr. H and I took great pains to spare his roommates from our “coupleness,” even if it made us appear completely celibate.
Months after I began to stay the night regularly, one of the roomies finally made H and me kiss in front of all of them because they didn’t quite believe we actually touched each other.
Mr. H and I never “dated” in the apartment when his roommates were home, because we always made sure to include his roommates in whatever we were doing — cooking, watching a movie, “Mario Kart” or just a discussion.
It was the same with the other couple living there as well.
If we wanted a true date, we went out, went to my one-bedroom apartment, or we would go into H’s room and shut the door.
By keeping our relationship more or less sequestered, we spared our roommates from irritation and disgust.
But because I was blessed with an ideal “roommates-in-relationship” situation, I’m not going to tell you that it’s the best decision for everyone.
On the contrary, if you don’t like your significant other’s roommates and you don’t want to include them, then see your honey outside of their apartment. And also, just try to keep the roomies from any PDA awkwardness.
Chances are that they didn’t sign up to see you and their roommate swapping spit.
A final word of advice: Always remember to re-stock the toilet paper supply.
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