“Can I live with my partner in a sharehouse…?”
Many people may wonder like this.
First of all, it depends on a sharehouse. Or rather, living in a sharehouse with a partner is recommended because you can live without the stress that you would get from sharing a room.
By living together while keeping private space in a sharehouse, as a result, it’s possible to save the cost of living and to prevent a fight.
So, we explain the following in this article.
・Is it possible to live with a partner in a sharehouse
・Differences between living in a sharehouse and room sharing
・Reasons why living together like room sharing
・Reasons why a sharehouse is the best
・Advantages and disadvantages of living with a partner in a sharehouse
・Key points when a couple look for a sharehouse
Please refer to this article and consider living with a partner in a sharehouse!
Is it possible to live with a partner in a sharehouse?
In conclusion, it’s possible to live with a partner in a sharehouse.
First of all, living in a sharehouse means a communal life with others. A couple can rent a room for each to live as a sharemate.
Also, in recent years, many sharehouses allow a couple to live in a room.
It’s easy to explore a lifestyle suitable for their own in a sharehouse, and to pass the tenant screening is not so hard, so living with a partner in a sharehouse is quite feasible.
Differences between living in a sharehouse and sharing a room
A communal life, such as sharing a room and living in a sharehouse, and living with a partner are different in the following three points.
・Type of contract
・Period of residence
・Difficulty in finding a property
Let’s take a look one by one.
- Type of contract
All residents sign as representatives in room sharing or living in a sharehouse.
In the case of living with a partner, one sign as a representative, and the other declares as a roommate.
- Period of residence
In many cases, residents move out after six months to a year, or two years at the most in room sharing or living in a sharehouse.
A period of residence could be longer than a few years since living with a partner is often based on the premise of marriage.
- Difficulty in finding a property
Real estate companies don’t have a good image of room sharing since it could cause trouble among residents, even if they are friends.
If a couple finds a property, it depends on a management company and the property to accept the couple in case of living in a sharehouse.
In the case of living with a partner in an apartment, it’s easy to find a property if a couple tells a real estate company that they move in together with the premise of marriage.
From the above, room sharing with a friend in a regular apartment is considered a source of trouble. So, all roommates/residents are asked to sign a contract as representatives to avoid problems.
A type of contract is simple in the case of a sharehouse compared to room sharing and living with a partner in an apartment, but not so many sharehouses accept a couple to move in. It could take a while to find a property/sharehouse.
With this reality, you may feel living with a partner in an apartment could the easiest. However, we recommend ‘living with a partner like room sharing’ to a couple. We explain the reason in next.
A recommended way is ‘living with a partner like room sharing!
Living with a partner like room sharing means the following situations.
・Choosing an apartment that a couple can have a private room for each, like 2DK or 3K
・Prepare your own meal
Preparing a meal and sharing housework vary from one couple to another. Fundamentally ‘having a private room for each’ is no different in any case.
There are three main reasons why we recommend a couple to ‘live together like room sharing.’
・A rhythm of work and lifestyle are different, even if she/he is your partner
・Sometimes you just want to be alone when you are not feeling well
・Having your own private time would help you relieve stress and digest your feelings
If the stress/frustration results in more fights, it’s putting the cart before the horse. To avoid trouble like this and break-up crisis, living together like room sharing is recommended.
Sharehouse is suitable for living with your partner, like room sharing!
A place for living with your partner like room sharing is suitable for a sharehouse rather than an apartment.
There are two main reasons.
・Properties that don’t accept room sharing don’t allow a couple to live together. Moreover, they even don’t say it’s OK to live together.
・It’s possible to live with a partner in a property for two residents, but rooms tend to be small.
It may take a while to find a property, but you can live comfortably once after you move in.
Let’s take a look at the reasons one by one.
#1: Sometimes properties that are not available for room sharing also don’t accept a couple for living together
Some apartments are not available for room sharing.
This means, ‘More than two people cannot live in one room.’ Thus, in many cases, they don’t allow a couple to live together.
A lifestyle like room sharing is based in an apartment, but a couple cannot live together in the above case. Also, you need to take time and effort to contact real estate companies since they don’t say ‘Available for room sharing’ or ‘Available for a couple to live together’ clearly.
In comparison, sharehouses clearly state that two people can live together if they allow it, meaning ‘A couple or your and your friend can live together.’
#2: A room tends to be small even if a couple can live tother in an apartment available for two people.
Sometimes apartments clearly state that a room is available for two people, meaning ‘A couple or you and your friend can live together.’
At first glance, it seems easier for a couple to live together, but this is an unexpected pitfall. Properties available for two people means, ‘Two people can live together even if a room is small and crappy.’
Rooms are not very spacious for a couple since they are originally intended for singles. A couple would feel a room small and consequently stressful.
On the contrary, the size of rooms varies in a sharehouse, so you just need to find a spacious room.
Sharehouses are recommended as a place for living with your partner since you don’t need to face various problems in room sharing.
Advantages and disadvantages of living with a partner in a sharehouse
There are some advantages and disadvantages to living with a partner in a sharehouse.
Advantages
・Saving the initial cost since it’s not necessary to buy new furniture and home appliances
・Cutting the living cost since rent is cheaper than regular apartments
・Less burden of the housework since part of it, such as cleaning, is taken care of by a cleaning company or residents by turn
・Sharehosues are well-equipped, so you can have a luxurious life
Disadvantages
・Sometimes you overhear a voice from a next room
・You may feel a room is small for two people even if you can live with a partner
・You may have more to worry about as you meet more people, such as sharemates
Sharing of housework tends to be a reason for a fight in living with a partner. You don’t need to share housework by yourselves since a cleaning company takes care of it in sharehouses.
Not only you can reduce the causes of fights, but also it gives you more room in your life.
Key points when a couple look for a sharehouse
When you choose a sharehouse available for a couple, please keep the following points in your mind.
・If there are rooms bigger than 8-tatami mat size (≒14.6㎡)
・The number of residents
・First of all, private rooms are available for two people
You feel more comfortable in a spacious room since you live with a partner. Also, the more residents you live with, the less likely you are to bother the residents in case of a fight with your partner.
You should also check with the management company beforehand to see if it is possible for two people to live in a private room in a sharehouse or if a couple can also live there.
Finding a sharehouse with a partner goes smoothly by knowing the key points above beforehand.
Summary: More private time and less fights in a sharehouse available for a couple to live together
In this article, we explained about living with a partner in a sharehouse.
To recap, it’s possible to live with a partner in a sharehouse. Rather, we recommend living together in a sharehouse because it allows a couple to live together like room sharing.
Also, we talked about the advantages below in living in a sharehouse as a couple.
・Saving the initial cost since it’s not necessary to buy new furniture and home appliances
・Cutting the living cost since rent is cheaper than regular apartments
・Less burden of the housework since part of it, such as cleaning, is taken care of by a cleaning company or residents by turn
・Sharehosues are well-equipped, so you can have a luxurious life
Please refer to this article and consider living with a partner in a sharehouse!
We introduce some sharehouses with spacious private rooms just as a reference. Not all the sharehouses allow a couple to live together.
