What is Roommate?
[[File:Roommates (3218131407).jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|Roomates}}]] A '''roommate''' is a person who shares a [[room]], [[apartment]] ([[British English|British]] flat) or house with others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate |title=roommate |publisher= Merriam-Webster, Incorporated |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> A '''housemate''' (mainly British) is someone who shares a house with others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/housemate |title=housemate |publisher=Oxford Dictionaries |access-date=3 January 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> For [[student]]s living on a [[Campus|university campus]], having at least one roommate is a [[traditional]] arrangement. Most college and university [[dormitory|dormitories]] are designed for two roommates.<ref name=WheelerTA>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/the-end-of-the-college-roommate/283621/ |title=The End of the College Roommate? |author=David R. Wheeler |date=11 February 2014 |publisher=The Atlantic |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> There is a new [[trend]] among college students to request a room to themselves.<ref name=WheelerTA/> Many colleges and universities are very willing to give what is called a 'super single' to one student who wants privacy.<ref name=WheelerTA/> The reason many get one or more roommates is to save money. As [[rent]]s keep increasing, they are sometimes going up faster than [[wikt|wage]]s in an area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/05/real_estate/renters-roommates/ |title=The latest trend in housing? Roommates |author=Les Christie |date=5 November 2014 |publisher=CNN Money |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{commons}} <br> {{stub}} [[Category:Relationships]] [[Category:Housing]]