Fuck off
1. People's roles within the house establish themselves very quickly - don't accidentally find yourself as 'the one who does all the cleaning' or whatever. Anal as it sounds, prearranged rotas can help avoid resentment and discord.

2. There are two principal types of flatmate:
a) people with their own lives who just need to share a place for money reasons
b) people for whom their flatmates are their best mates and want to do social stuff with them - the type who get funny if you don't want to 'participate'.
Both are valid approaches in their own way but it would be wise to establish what kind of scene you are moving into.

3. You also need to know what the fridge rules are. Some people are fucking uptight about you having a bit of milk etc - others take the piss and nick all your stuff.

The main things people fall out over are:

1. paying for bills/rent on time
2. food theft or food paranoia
3. mess
4. boy/girlfriends who pay no rent but are constantly around using the utilities

Ground rules for these will help A LOT.

Christ I'm glad I live on my own...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 4 Nov 2009, 18:12, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

We're going to talk about stuffs on thursday.
Girl A owns the house, Girl B has been living there since Girl A bought it so essentially they've got their shit together I just need to assimilate. Basically I'll be paying Girl A for my room, in which I will be 90% of the time I'm there.

We're not omgbessstmatesss but aquaintances and I don't think it will be a problem as far as wanting to be together all_the_fucking time...which is what happened when I lived with the omgbestmate, bitch got on my nerves.

edit: Also, thanks for the info
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 4 Nov 2009, 18:22, Reply)

You should totally have
pyjama parties and evenings where you just lounge around in sexy negligee's and pillow fights and stuff.

And then tell us all about them so we can get our palms all sweaty.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 4 Nov 2009, 18:32, Reply)

I've already been warned about Girl A lounging around in her boxers and sports bra.
I suppose I'll have to incorporate some fiction into whatever I tell you.
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 4 Nov 2009, 18:40, Reply)

OMG HOW DID YOU KNOW THATS EXACTLY WHAT ME AND MY FLATMATES DO??

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 4 Nov 2009, 18:53, Reply)

Further to 2(b)
beware of living with any group of people who affix the word "house" to every noun: house dinner, house poker night, house toilet roll, house drinks cabinet, etc. They can be completely normal or, as previously documented, they can be the kind who will get the epic, epic arse if you want to socialise outside the house (pointed looks, snubs, trying to convince you to dump your boyfriend so you can be The Single House Of Permanently Wasted Tarts). From the sound of things I don't think you'll have this problem but it's a big part of why I'm reluctant to live other than on my own since final year of uni...
( Maladicta, Wed 4 Nov 2009, 19:17, Reply)