As my roommate moved out 6 months ago, I've learned there are pros and cons to living alone. Here are just a few that I'm familiar with, and some I'd rather not be.
1. You frequently eat microwave dinners or buy dinners "just for one."
You quickly learned the difference between food that will keep and food that won't. But you know all too well how much easier it is to pop a Marie Callender's meal in the microwave.
2. Some days you annoy all your friends begging them for some human interaction.
Alone time is incredible, but too much of it can make you go nuts. Sometimes you just need some company.
3. You get to enjoy being naked around your house.
Arguably the best thing about living alone.
4. You have no one to care for you if you're sick.
Long gone are the days when your mother would stay home from work to care for you if you had a cold. Now you're on your own, kid. Hope you survive.
5. You don't have to worry about any roommates eating the food you bought specifically for yourself.
If you want all the pizza, you get all the pizza.
6. You can't watch scary movies because you sleep alone at night.
"What was that noise? Hello? Is anybody there?"
7. You can be as clean/messy as your heart desires.
The old roommate who would freak if your shoes were in the living room and the old roommate who used to keep dishes in the sink all week are finally a thing of the past. You do you from now on.
8. You have no one to split bills with.
Someone's gotta pick up your roommate's half of the bills, and it isn't going to be the power company...
9. You don't have to share a bathroom with anyone.
Finally, it's only YOUR hair in the sink.
10. You're hesitant to use the hairdryer because you can't hear if someone is behind you, waiting to strike.
It's like Psycho all over again, just a different version.
11. You get to pick whatever is on TV and whatever music is playing.
If you want to binge-watch The Office, binge-watch The Office. If you want to listen to Elvis, listen to him all day and night.
12. Your house can be any temperature you want it to be (affordability depending).
13. There is no one to bring you a roll of toilet paper if you run out mid-session.
Sheer terror.
