Co-ed roommates?

[QuizBowlNerd]

From a Catholic standpoint, is there anything morally objectionable about unrelated men and women who are not in romantic relationships with each other living together?

(Sorry if this is a redundant thread - I seem to recall seeing one on this subject a long time ago, but my search for it yielded nothing. I’m just idly curious because I recently watched the episode of Community where Annie moves in with Troy and Abed, which in turn got me thinking about Three’s Company…)

 

[aroosi]

Same topic three days ago…

Cohabiting with the opposite sex (No relationship) Catholic Living

The staff apologist’s at Catholic Answers have addressed this question in the past:

 

[QuizBowlNerd]

Sweet! Thanks!

 

[Welshrabbit]

Nothing morally objectionable if the relationship is not romantic in nature. I rented a room from an older lady when I was forced to spend an extended amount of time in Florida a few years ago. It was nice to be in a nice house on the lake and it saved me a whole lotta money.

 

[mdgspencer]

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If a potential spouse finds out about this, they might drop you immediately, thinking you were not chaste then. If you would like to marry a Christian particularly this could especially give you a problem.

 

[Horton]

If a potential spouse finds out about this, they might drop you immediately, thinking you were not chaste then. If you would like to marry a Christian particularly this could especially give you a problem.

I disagree with this completely. If you have a roommate situation with people of both genders and there are clear boundaries set up front, there should be no problem or issues at all.

If a future potential spouse has a problem with it, that person may not be the right person for marriage. It would different if you were roommates with one person of the opposite gender and you had a crush on them, wanted to see how things went, that could be a problem.