Michelle Cohen and Mark Jeross: "It's just like living with a sibling."
Just Friends, Really
Sometimes its easier,
and more fun,
to share an apartment with someone
of the opposite sex.
LYNNE MEREDITH COHN
Scene Editor
7/3
1998
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emember the hilarious
histrionics between Jack,
Janet and Chrissy on
"Three's Company?" Back
then, a platonic, male-female living
situation was unheard of— they even
hid it from Mr. Roeper, the landlord,
by pretending Jack was gay! More
recently, Jennifer Aniston moved in
with Paul Rudd in Object of My
Affection and, even though he was gay,
fell in love with him.
Of course, not every man who lives
with a woman in a non-romantic situa-
tion is gay. In metro Detroit, a few men
and women have opted to share living
space instead of going solo, or searching
for a same-sex roommate. Why?
Parents accept it as a "safer" situa-
tion than a young woman living
alone, and young adults say it's a good
way to share costs. Just make sure
there are separate bathrooms, insists
everyone involved.
When Lisa Barson first moved to
Detroit in 1992, she met a woman
who lived with a male roommate.
They were looking for a third room-
mate so they could lease a larger place.
Lisa took the plunge.