One Bedrooms OR Un-Singled

29Mar10

So, I’m left handed and everyday I add to the looonnnnngggg long list of conspiracies against left-handed people. You know, things that were invented for the larger right-handed market. Like spiral notebooks, 10-key keyboards, driving in the U.S. (with it’s gearshift on the right) and most can openers.

Well this week I found myself adding to another list of conspiracies. Things made for couples. It was made painfully obvious that financially, the world wants me to be un-singled. Not only is it nearly impossible for a moderately successful single women (with a small shopping problem) to buy a house but it’s also just as impossible to afford rent in a one-bedroom dwelling in a night-walkable neighborhood.

I scoured our fair city for single bedroom apartments that weren’t completely dumpy and close enough to the city to commute by bike and not have to re-do my hair-do when I arrive.

There were plenty of options out there…

1) Metro-Retro: A teeny tiny modern flat in psuedo-walking distance to fancy little streets where I was sure I’d meet lots of single boys while getting coffee on Sunday mornings. Though the rent price meant that I’d be eating a diet consisting of rice and Sunday morning coffee. Probably would be good for my singles-meeting figure but not necessarily comfy living.

2) Suburmet: A nice sized “home” located about 1 mile past the dinner party travel distance. I’d be home, alone, alot. But it’s cheap enough to pay for gas for the long commute.

3) Neither here, nor there: I choose the middle of the road. More that I wanted to pay, but not quite the bachelorette pad I was hoping for. A place to call home as a single girl for years on end…

Here’s the rub. A nice one bedroom place would be great to split with one other person. Someone you’d have to split the bed with too. Not that I’m complaining. It would be pretty epic to live in those places with your “significant other” but for now, I’m paying for both of us.

What else is “built-for-two”?

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