US EditionDear Abby: I met a new man who wants to be my roommate
A woman feels young around a man two years her junior who wants to move in as a roommate; advice warns the arrangement could cause future difficulties.
- A woman wrote that she met a man two years younger who makes her laugh like a schoolgirl and who asked to move in as a roommate, sleeping upstairs while she sleeps downstairs.
- Practical concerns center on unclear household expenses, with questions about whether the man or the letter writer would pay rent or buy food.
- The columnist warned that if the letter writer is attracted to the man but he is meant to be a platonic roommate, the arrangement could turn sour, Abigail Van Buren advised.
- Abby warned that the arrangement could become painful and might require hiring an attorney to remove him if problems arise, and she advised keeping living arrangements unchanged until the relationship is more defined.
- The column notes that Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren , and readers can contact the column at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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