To want to live like this?

[bridgetreilly]

I am fascinated by this article about two families who have chosen to share a home, and also include various short term occupants as well. Obviously none of them are short on cash, but I could imagine it working at a more normal level too. If you can get a four-person mortgage you could get a really great place, with more living space/garden/etc, as well as plenty of bedrooms.

Part of me thinks it sounds brilliant and part of me is thinking of all the ways it could go wrong.

Would you do it? Why or why not?

Noisy sex too? Classy.

They tested the bedrooms (not with actual sex!) to check they couldn’t hear each other.

My idea of hell tbh
As an introvert my home is my sanctuary away from everyone.

Oh good god!
No, No , No!
I like to walk around in my knickers after my evening shower 🤣

Absolutely not. I could never share my living space.

i have a few of single childless friends and when they retire they are genuinely thinking of pooling their money and buying a massive pile in the country for them all to live in.
makes a lot of sense in many ways!

I think it's a great idea as loneliness and isolation is a big problem as people get older and it can also affect younger people too. You'd have to be sure of getting on with those you're sharing your space with though.

Only if it was child free but I prefer my own space.

Ah, so that was the point of mentioning noisy sex. Ffs.

I could definitely live with some of my friends but probably not with their kids and I imagine the feeling would be mutual. I feel like this only works because only one couple had kids so there’s no clash of parenting styles. Good on them though.

To me that would be a circle of hell. Nope.

You have to be incredibly lucky to have multiple people all gel that well.

BIL lived with us for 2 years. Worked really well as we have similar ways with tidiness, cooking times, noise, attitude to people over etc.
Several years later he and SIL moved in for 6 months to do some building work and we all had to agree after 3 months that it wasn’t working. Just too many differences. Nobody in the right or wrong, but just too different.

When it comes to merging finances with multiple other people that’s also a massive gamble. Plus you’re relying on the other couple not splitting up as well.

Two men in the house????
No thanks.

My best friends patents did this.
2 brothers - each with a wife.
One had 2 daughters (my friend) the other couple childless.
Brought a big house in a village together.
Lasted a few years before they sold up and went their separate ways.
The childless couple did split up (desperate for Kids that never happened)
Ironically, they each met other people , were incredibly happy - and ..,, started a family.

My mum lives with 3 of her friends, they are all single, she is 70 this year and basically back to her student days. They have a cleaner and a gardner and it's a great set up. That said, I couldn't do it with kids - can't imagine how it would work with two families, two sets of expectations, two sets of boundaries etc. Not for me.