Living with Others - Ruby, David

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Résumé :
This book is intended for anyone thinking of living or already living with strangers, friends and family--especially strangers. Major life transitions such as heading off to college, taking on a new job and moving to a new location have been documented extensively, often with accompanying recommendations, over the years. Leaving the family home and finding somewhere to live that presents shared living conditions is one of those life transitions for which no one has ever been properly trained. Drawing on 40 years of personal experience, as well as interviews with academics, psychologists and CEOs from around the world, this work is a springboard to harmonious shared living. Living with others involves situations that stump even the best therapists and life coaches, particularly if they've never had roommates. This book will empower readers to handle anything that comes their way without professional help (while saving a great deal of money along the way)....

Biographie:
A veteran of living with others, David Ruby has shared homes in cities around the world including London, New York and Paris with friends, strangers, and family for almost 40 years....

Sommaire:
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii
Preface
Introduction
Disclaimer
The Key Players and Their Roles
Part A-Growing
?1.?Childhood to Adulthood
?2.?The College Years
Part B-Finding Somewhere to Live
?3.?Your Choices as a ?First-Time Roomsharer
?4.?Wising Up Before Committing to a Roomshare
?5.?How to Avoid an Agency Ripping You Off
?6.?How Do You Know If This Is the Right Roomshare for You?
?7.?Your First Professional Roomshare
?8.?The Veteran Roomshare
Part C-Getting Roomsmart
?9.?Getting Lawsmart
10.?Getting Rentsmart
11.?Getting Costsmart
12.?Staying Roomsmart When Idiots Can't Pay Their Costs
Part D-Finding Roommates
13.?Attending a Roomshare Interview
14.?By the Way, Discrimination Is Legal in Roomshares
15.?How Old Is Too Old to Be Living with a Roommate?
16.?Establishing a Group Dynamic That Works
17.?What to Do When a Roommate Leaves
18.?Interviewing People for Your Roomshare
Part E-Rules of Roomshare Living
19.?Cooking
20.?Working from Home
21.?Having Friends Over
22.?Living with Pets
23.?Decorating a Roomshare
24.?Weekends
25.?Big Occasions
26.?The Roomshare Taboos
Part F-Rules of Hygiene
27.?The Communal Areas
28.?Bathroom
29.?Individual Behavior
30.?Washing Your Dishes
31.?Drying Your Clothes
Part G-Romance Kills the Roomshare
32.?Dating in a Roomshare
33.?Living as a Couple in a Roomshare
34.?A Single Person Living with a Couple
35.?Living with a Partner
36.?Living with Your Ex
Part H-The End of the Roomshare
37.?Accidentally Living Alone
38.?When the Landlord Asks You All to Leave
39.?You're Technically Homeless
40.?Moving In with Family
41.?What's Next?-Buying Your Own Home?
Part I-Actually Living with Idiots
42.?This Is Literally Idiot Central
43.?How to Get Out of Living with Idiots
Part J-Actually Living in Paradise (As Close as You Can, Anyway)
44.?What It Takes to Live in Paradise (Metaphorically)
Final Thoughts
Appendix: Checklists
Index
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