Rick, the truth resonates! We never could deal successfully with anything more complicated than basic vegi/carnivore diets. I wish we'd had Barryman's fine song, "When Did We Have Sauerkraut", about cleaning out the refrigerator when we did our periodic search, rescue, and heave it away. "It wasn't saurkrute but it's Sauerkraut now" also has that ring of truth.

We all had our separate bedroom/offices, with shared large living room and kitchen. There were initially 3 couples and a single male, but the later permutations, additions, exciles, and overnight sensations merit their own stories. Generally, we were fortunate that we seldom needed to replace more than one person a year. And our supper interviews with housemate prospects also deserve a book of their own.

Separate apartments would offer more PRIVACY, but when we were collectively good the living situation was probably my best experience.