Bedroom allocation

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So.

Five bedroom house. Four doubles, one single.

4 boys aged 17, 16, 15 and 11.

17 and 15 year old live in the house 50% and have their own bedrooms at DM's the other 50%.

16 and 11 live full time in the house (DF sadly passed away last year)

Who has the single bedroom?

I'm assuming that the oldest starts y13 in September. He gets biggest room for one year then swaps with his younger sibling after exams. Whether he works or goes to uni, his room will probably become more a place to sleep then.

I would say that the 2 boys that live there permanently have a double each, the other 2 share a double, you obviously have double and the single is used as a spare room/hobby/ study room unless anyone particularly wants the single room

Why would the other two boys share rather than have separate rooms (given there are enough)? Just interested in the reasoning?

@AliceInBunnyLand growing up, my parents had me and my sister share even though there was also a box room, and kept that as an office/spare room. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that my family were quite spread out so we often had guests, so a guest room felt necessary. I've only recently realised not everyone prioritises having one, my partner's family live a lot more locally and don't tend to stay over so none of them feel the need for a guest room.

17 year old unless one of the others wish to have it.