How to screen roommates, so you don’t end up with a roommate from hell
A querier asks: "What are the best ways to pick a roommate? And what relationships make the best roommates? Are there certain personalities who should just live alone?"
The main concern in personal and professional relationships alike: might the person with whom I am becoming involved on a fairly intimate basis be an alcohol or other-drug addict ("alcoholic")? If so, steer clear, because a non-addicted roommate could end up victim to theft of personal belongings, the sole payer or rent, or worse.
Roughly 85% of domestic violence results from alcohol or other-drug addiction ("alcoholism") in one or the other or both. Severe non-violent strife is not very different; therefore, we can ascribe similar odds of alcoholism in such situations. If we can ...
