Five move-in must-haves
Peaceful cohabitation is possible without spurring knock-down drag-out fights about chewing too loud or not putting dishes in the dishwasher the right way.
But the environment has to be right. So here are the top five things -- offered by you and judged by me -- that you need to have a happy home with your honey:
But the environment has to be right. So here are the top five things -- offered by you and judged by me -- that you need to have a happy home with your honey:
5. An effective note-taking plan for phone calls. As JTK says, "If Sam Sessa called, I need to know ASAP."
4. Jack Daniels. Nothing else needs to be said. (from Catherinette.)
3. Separate bathrooms. The women know. Take Susan K: "Separate bathrooms is a must though - that doesn't mean he CAN'T use my bathroom, he just needs to realize that it's mine and if he doesn't like the long blonde hairs in the sink and all over the floor, he can use the 'other bathroom' otherwise designated 'the boy's bathroom'!!!"
2. A dual-tuner DVR (or TiVo). Catherinette bought up the idea of separate TVs, but PhillyPhile took it a step further: "One, so it can record a show while my partner watched another and two so I can pause TV while they talk. There is nothing more bothersome than a person who wants to have life/relationship discussions during the Wire."
1. Space! Like Amadeo says, we all need room to do our geeky stuff to ourselves. PhillyPhile's man-cave (or woman-cave) sounds perfect.
4. Jack Daniels. Nothing else needs to be said. (from Catherinette.)
3. Separate bathrooms. The women know. Take Susan K: "Separate bathrooms is a must though - that doesn't mean he CAN'T use my bathroom, he just needs to realize that it's mine and if he doesn't like the long blonde hairs in the sink and all over the floor, he can use the 'other bathroom' otherwise designated 'the boy's bathroom'!!!"
2. A dual-tuner DVR (or TiVo). Catherinette bought up the idea of separate TVs, but PhillyPhile took it a step further: "One, so it can record a show while my partner watched another and two so I can pause TV while they talk. There is nothing more bothersome than a person who wants to have life/relationship discussions during the Wire."
1. Space! Like Amadeo says, we all need room to do our geeky stuff to ourselves. PhillyPhile's man-cave (or woman-cave) sounds perfect.
Comments
Wait, does anyone actually take down messages for their bf/gf? I figure if it's important then they're calling the cell phone and its got an answering machine. Usually I'll call out "so and so is on the phone" before I hit the 'no' button so the annoying ring stops. But note-taking abilities...the only note-taking that is relevant is grocery shopping and thats when we men are sent to shop and told to buy the variety of some food we didn't even know had varities (for the record, if the food is rare or rare to mankind, please draw a picture or write a brief description next to it :)
Posted by: B | January 29, 2008 4:00 PM