So, you're starting to feel a little randy every time your roommate places her ripe red lips around that milk container for a chug. Those leggy silken stockings flung haphazardly over the shower rod are making you thankful that the hot water isn't working so well. You always knew she was hot, but feeling that urge for the girl who helps you pay the bills, never came up until now. The best part, you've caught her sneaking a few scantily-clad, just-out-of-the-shower peeks at you lately as well. So what now? You're both single, get along great, and you'd definitely never be late picking her up for a date, so why not take the relationship to a more intimate level?

There's perhaps nothing so great as having the girl you're in that honeymoon relationship stage with, living under the same roof. Those first couple weeks of dating that typically leave you wishing the night wouldn't end, or that you didn't have to wrap up the five hour phone conversation, well, that just doesn't come into play in this type of situation. She can hear you snoring from the room she calls home, and the best part, it's about five steps away from yours.

Shag Access

There's a major bonus in this little deal, right? You basically have an-open door invite to all that late night full frontal snogging, or if you're really lucky, shagging. You don't even have to worry about throwing on that overcoat to brave the elements when the two a.m. urge comes a-callin'. You're familiar with her territory, and you know where the armoire sits in relation to the bed, so you don't risk any of that late night bumping and bruising on the way to the bathroom.

She Knows All About the Idiocy in Your Idiosyncrasies

She knows you have a nasty habit of leaving the toilet seat up, that your snore pushes the 6.0 mark on the Richter scale, and that, well, your culinary talents prove that the whole six degrees of separation thing in no way links you to Julia Child. In a pairing with someone you already share space with, few things are left sacred. You know she likes you for YOU, because you have no way (much less, nowhere) to hide any of your not-so-appealing characteristics.

Two Peas in a Pod

She doesn't have to go home to feed the cat, grab her toothbrush, or mop the floor. You both know the way to the couch, and one of the reasons you chose to room up with her in the first place, was due to your mutual lazy day Sunday routine of sports page readin', bagel eatin', and basically, just veggin' in front of the boob tube. Typically we choose roommates with whom we're already compatible, so it makes sense that when paired with a leggy, Shalom Harlowesque beauty for a flatmate, you'd be inclined to cross the line. The fact that you both share the same love for obscure South American citrus fruits, 1% milk, and Frosted Flakes cereal, doesn't hurt matters either.

Next Step, a Diamond Accented Circle Basked in Platinum

You've sped right past the tollbooth and have now found yourself halfway across the bridge without even realizing it. Yes, in choosing to share a bunk with that roomie of yours, you've also chosen to move your relationship to a more serious level. You know that whole 'getting to know each other' process which eventually leads to dating, and then exclusive couplehood? Well, you've managed to speed right past those, and the phrase "Mi casa es su casa" has taken on a whole new meaning. When getting it on with a roommate, you can forget about leaving yourself open to other romantic possibilities. Think she won't have a problem with you stumbling home with Ms. Thursday, when she's now labeled Ms. Friday? Think again! In this type of situation there's no way to hide your indiscretions, and you've basically given up that singlehood label. I know, I know, she says it's simply a roommate with benefits type of situation. You'll think differently when those leggy stockings of hers in the bathroom get swapped for a voodoo doll that looks a little too familiar, and now sits dangling from the shower with a noose around its neck.

Where's My 'Alone Time' Cave?

We all love our alone time, especially following a disagreement that now finds us desperately in need of a cave to crawl into. Forget the cave, you're now in a co-op situation, and you've got nowhere to run. When pairing a just off the ground relationship with a mutual abode living situation, you leave yourself no "out" for those times when the relationship goes awry. Think you felt strangled with the overly possessive gal you just split up with, how do you think you'll feel when you can't escape your new love? She knows your every move and when she wants to find you, she simply has to make the ten-step journey into the not-so-private sanctuary called your living room.

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Nasty

You fouled up big time, and she's now decided that your toothbrush is the perfect toilet bowl cleaning device. Your Maxwell cd has some serious scratches you never noticed before, and who the heck knows how your favorite white t-shirt mysteriously turned the perfect shade of champagne pink. If your relationships usually end with a bang, via the sound of either door or gun, perhaps entering into a pairing with that roomie of yours isn't the best idea. When the going gets tough, you'd rather not have to carry your bed, the couch, and the microwave, out the door with you as you slam it shut in your grand fond farewell adieu.

It's not all bad. Perhaps the benefits gained from getting a piece of that Shalom look-a-like pie simply outweigh the Fatal Attraction scenario that could ensue. Better yet, perhaps you found your way to one another by some unearthly cosmic force and you really are two peas meant to stay forever canoodled within your stucco shielded pod. Hey, I suppose it could be worse… Having to debate over whether or not to hop into bed with the not-of-this-planet, fire-hot, itsy-bitsy-towel-wearing goddess you now call roomie, definitely beats fighting over whose turn it is to scrub the kitchen floor with your hairy, extraterrestrial (the bug-eyed, two-headed version), scantily-clad roommate, Ralph the mouth.