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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Living with Guys
One of the questions I get asked a lot by friends back home is what is it like living with just guys in the house? It's been close to 3 years since I've moved to Adelaide and ever since there's at least one guy in the house plus guests that come and go. It was only the second half of last year that a guy AND a girl, and can say firsthand that the dynamic is very different even though there was just one girl there. Here are a few notable things:
1. With guys, there are no cliques. Everyone is kind of on equal ground and everyone hangs out with everyone else. Girls on the other hand tend to build a stronger relationship with certain people and spend a large portion of their time with them. We turn to a particular person when we have something to talk about and crawl beside a certain someone when we need comfort. We tend to seek deeper friendships.
2. Guys hate all kinds of household chores. Thank god we have a cleaner that comes in weekly to do the major stuff. Girls don't mind household chores when it comes to their personal space. We'll try to keep out rooms tidy, vacuum every now and then, and if they fall behind then we'll devote an entire half day to cleaning. When it comes to public space on the other hand, we're just like guys.
3. Guys don't talk much about personal things, nor do they inquire about them. Girls NEED to talk about what's going on in their personal lives. If they don't and have to end up keeping all the news to themselves then they risk a massive fireball explosion of the soul.
4. Guys, at least the ones here, spend a large portion of the day drinking, watching tv, drinking, random card games, and...drinking. Girls spend their free time on the internet, MSN, the phone, downloading music, etc. Essentially they spend more time talking to other people.
5. The house that we live in now smells funny. The townhouse I lived in last year smelled funny too but for different reasons.
6. Guys love random prop bets and the potential of seeing other people in pain.
7. When it comes to guys, girls make absolutely no sense.
8. So which is better? I love how nondramatic and fun the current house is. But I miss crawling beside someone and staying up till crazy hours of the night talking about random things.
4:26 PM