Speaking of sharehouses, you would imagine that men and women live together. It seems fun, but many women who live in a sharehouse for the first time may feel nervous.
However, as fact, there are a lot of advantages to living in a sharehouse for women. We talk about the advantages, such as high security and keeping decent privacy in a private room, and the disadvantages for women living in a sharehouse.
Two advantages for women living in a sharehouse
Many women would feel nervous and think, “Is it safe?” when they live in a sharehouse. But, there are some advantage like below for women living in a sharehouse.
・More safe in security-wise
・Keep decent privacy by living in a private room
Compared to an apartment, you might feel less privacy since the living room and bathrooms are shared. However, you can keep your privacy if you live in a private room. Also, you feel safer in security-wise if a man lives in the sharehouse together. We explain each advantage in detail next.
More safe in security-wise
One of the advantages for women living in a sharehouse is, ‘You feel safer in terms of security.’ Even if you live in an apartment with an automatic lock, you are alone at home. As a fact, women living alone tend to be a target from stalkers and burglars.
However, there would be someone at home in a sharehouse. Even if everyone goes out, the possibility of being targeted from stalkers and burglars gets much lower if there is any sign of someone living in the sharehouse. Especially in the sharehouse where women and men live together, women can ask men for help in case of an emergency. It will be more secure by living with someone than living alone.
Keep decent privacy by living in a private room
One of the common concerns when women start living in a sharehouse is privacy. Not only the living room but also bathrooms and toilets are shared in a sharehouse. Many people wonder, “Isn’t there any privacy?” when they live in a sharehouse for the first time.
If you concern about your privacy in a sharehouse, you can choose a private room. Many sharehouses have a dormitory room, but usually, residents have each own room. Thus, you can keep your privacy if you change clothes and wear makeup in your own room.
Also, some sharehouse have bathrooms and toilets available only for women. If you worry about your privacy, please check when you go to house viewing.
Two disadvantages for women living in a sharehouse
Living in a sharehouse has many advantages for women. But, there are some disadvantages like below for women living in a sharehouse.
・ Mind what you wear at home
・ Sex-ratio is not always equal
In a sharehouse where women and men live together, you need to mind what you wear at home. You cannot just walk around in a camisole and walk around and wear whatever you like. Also, even if women and men live together in a sharehouse, sex-ratio is not always equal.
We explain each disadvantage in detail next.
Mind what you wear at home
In a sharehouse where women and men live together, you cannot help minding what you wear at home. You need to refrain from walking around shared-spaces only in a camisole after taking a bath. It’s not necessary to do so if you live alone, but sharehouse means a communal life with others. You have to keep good manners.
Depending on a person, but some people said, “I wasn’t sure if it’s ok to be in shared-spaces without makeups at first.” But, regarding makeups, you might feel awkward first, but you’ll get used to it eventually.
Sex-ratio is not always equal
In a mixed-sex sharehouse, sex-ratio is not always equal. Sometimes the percentage of men gets higher than women and vice versa depending on the season and the sharehouse.
In a mixed-sex sharehouse, the number of women and men is not clearly decided. The percentages vary because residents start moving in in the order in which they sent an application. Depending on the season and the sharehouse, the sex-ratio could be like four men and only one woman out of five residents. A mixed-sex sharehouse doesn’t mean there is always another woman living in the sharehouse, so please check beforehand if you worry about it.
However, sharehouses have tenant turnover. So, even if you live in a sharehouse where other residents are all men, the sex-ratio immediately changes because of moving out/in.
Recommend women-only sharehouses!
There are advantages and disadvantages to living in a mixed-set sharehouse. Basically, trouble hardly occurs, but we recommend female-only sharehouses if you feel nervous.
Only women live in a women-only sharehouse. It’s not easy to find a women-only sharehouse, but you don’t need to worry about what you wear and sex-ration. Especially, you might feel safer if you live in a sharehouse for the first time.
Summary: There are many advantages to moving into a sharehouse!
There are many advantages to moving into a sharehouse, such as high security because of living together with others and keeping decent privacy in a private room. However, in a mixed-sex sharehouse, you might feel some disadvantages like minding what you wear at home and uneven sex-ratio. If you worry about the disadvantages, we recommend women-only sharehouses. We run women-only sharehouses in Kumamoto and Kamakura areas. If you are interested, please check them out.
