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re: Getting separated after 32 years - where to find a roommate?

Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:02 am to
Posted by SOLA
There
Member since Mar 2014
3564 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:02 am to
Damn, sorry to hear. I can’t imagine getting a roommate I didn’t know at that age. Good luck.
Posted by Sunnyvale
Member since Feb 2024
421 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:11 am to
Im doing the same thing. Except downsizing. I looked on Facebook. But ultimatly going to rent a room from a recently divorced single mom.
Posted by Earnest_P
Member since Aug 2021
4412 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:32 am to
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I don’t plan to divorce. We’ll just live separately.


Commendable
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
37639 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:43 am to
Goodness dude you are at least 50 something. You have no business looking for a roommate and I assure you anyone you find wouldn't be someone you'd want to live with
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
51405 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:44 am to
Strip joint.
Posted by Meauxjeaux
98836 posts including my alters
Member since Jun 2005
43340 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:55 am to
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But, I hear what so many of you are saying, and living alone may be the better scenario.


If you need to move out, live alone and start going to the gym. I’m

not sure how much you all have tried, but if there’s a chance, get the love and respect curriculum by Emerson Eggerich and finish it.
Posted by No Colors
Sandbar
Member since Sep 2010
12026 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:57 am to
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I assure you anyone you find wouldn't be someone you'd want to live with


Actually in most decent sized cities there are support groups for men going through this exact situation. Very similar to AA or whatever. He can start going to those meetings and network with guys and he is very likely to find someone compatible.

I knew a guy whose wife left him as soon as the kids went to college. He was alone in a 4br house kind of wandering around in shock. He networked with some guys going through similar issues and they turned it into an Old School vibe place with big screen TVs and a pool table.
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
2218 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 6:57 am to
Go be a house dad at a frat.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
23353 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:03 am to
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separated after 32 years
quote:

find a roommate



This guy will be remarried to someone, he never knew before, within six months.


Some men can't be alone for 10 minutes.
Posted by WhiteMandingo
Member since Jan 2016
6862 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:05 am to
Zillow it's filters the amount you want to spend the area.
I would get a condo in a foot traffic area, but that will be tight on$ 1200
This post was edited on 3/4/25 at 7:06 am
Posted by SlayTime
Member since Jan 2025
1304 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:13 am to
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Does anyone have suggestions for a website or a good method to find a roommate to share a rental?


I’m guessing she left due to you being tight as shite?
Posted by Neveragain
Ok, maybe one more time
Member since Apr 2023
204 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:17 am to
I was in your situation a few years ago. I lucked up and found a trailer to rent. 1000 bucks a month and it included some utilities. It wasn't a show piece but the landlord was an elderly couple and they were happy to rent to someone older and not into the party scene. They hated when I moved out. I still swing by and visit when I am in the neighborhood.
Good luck
Posted by Cool McCool
Member since Nov 2024
2652 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:32 am to
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Are the hassles of a roommate just not worth the savings?

no

No

NO

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Did I mention 'roommates' are a very bad idea?
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
9968 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:38 am to
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I don’t plan to divorce. We’ll just live separately.


You understand she can still blow up your credit, drain all of your accounts, and put you into arrears on everything, including taxes, and you have zero protection, right?
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
107248 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:41 am to
Damn!
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
19230 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:45 am to
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quote:Getting separated after 32 years who did she frick?
Given his question, why did she wait that long
Posted by Dadren
Jawja
Member since Dec 2023
2472 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 7:46 am to
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Well, we’ve been little more than roommates for a few years, so I figured I could handle a roommate who’s at least not openly hostile.

I’m a hard-headed Catholic who tried to make things work LONG after realizing that the marriage was a mistake. When the kids were still at home, they were the reason I stayed, along with the unaffordability of raising them and paying for 2 households.

I don’t plan to divorce. We’ll just live separately. I’ve been a married incel for so long that I’m prepared for the continued sacrifice, but I think my soul is more in danger being around this covert narcissist than living alone.

I’m very sorry to hear that.

One question though, what’s the end game? If you’re not going to divorce her (and I'm assuming she won’t file either) are y’all just planning to live legally married but estranged? Or do you think there’s a possibility of reconciliation in the future (which might make the separation temporary)?

If you intend to stay legally married, I’m guessing the financial picture is complicated so I think I’d hash that out before I move out.
Posted by Hogwarts
Arkansas, USA
Member since Sep 2015
18193 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 8:09 am to
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roommate


quote:

Craigslist


Yes please, we can watch the Netflix doc in a few years

Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
17062 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 8:13 am to
Where are you located?

Have you tried the end of Bourbon Street with all the rainbow flags?
Posted by Magnus
San Diego
Member since Sep 2019
1689 posts
Posted on 3/4/25 at 8:13 am to
try and find someone who rents out rooms in a house.
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