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			I don't want to live with a partner.  If I were to enter into a relationship, "together but separate" works for me.  I'm too protective and private. 
 
However, my daughter is currently in Japan living in a sharehouse with several people from all over the world.  It's something like The Real World, without all the sex and foolishness (I hope).  So far, so good: I enjoy watching her mind get blown and stereotypes demolished.  There are more chores, and fewer people, than a typical college dorm.  Maybe this is something all young people should be required to do for high school graduation (not sure how it would work, but there is a lot of supervision there).
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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