Yes I have had roommates for five years now, with not much luck, save one, a dear friend to this day..

Overall I DID enjoy having someone there to come home to, to bounce ideas off of, to be asked how my day was...

One of my roommates actually hit me, though, so I asked him to move out of my condominium at that point......

He had been a great friend at certian times before that, and he was the one that encouraged me to go back to school, and now he no longer speaks to me, and I miss him......

We were at odds in respect to our personalities...I was feeling oriented, he was practical minded, we helped each other out in some problems, yet his selfishness and temper erupted one too many times, and all the good traits and times were not worth it in the end..

Now I am having my roommate move out due to lack of finances on her part and leaving me to take care of her 3 cats while she only comes home twice a week....

I think I need to be a better judge of character........on to roommate #4

My heart will not give up on having that cool roommate, I can always dream/pursue my dream....