They started something. It’s become a great idea for a group of mature women to live together, and it’s called a “Golden Girls’ Home.” It’s women who share their homes with other women as friends and companions. And yes, sometimes we sit around the kitchen table and talk about the same things…safe sex, political corruption, impotence, organ donations, adultery, animal rights, artificial inseminat
ion, well you get the idea….and someone usually has something going on in her life that needs a gentle ear…. I started a Golden Girl’s Home in 2008 when my husband and I separated and I was left with a large house, a recession that wiped out a lot of equity, and a mortgage that I couldn’t afford any more. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, right? So, I started advertising for roommates, and I found friends. Sure, there’s a risk. It may not work out with everyone. Just like a marriage, isn’t it? What is a Golden Girl’s Home? ...it’s where mature women share a living environment. Sometimes, it’s two women sharing an apartment; sometimes it’s four women sharing a house. You need some compatibility and an ability to respect each other, that’s all. It’s good to have some common personality traits. Each house develops its own culture and style and it makes a house feel a lot like home. Our common attribute is that we are single mature women. Some of us are working professionals, others are retired or semi-retired. Many are mothers with grown children; others have never had children. Some of us are messy, others are very neat. Some are straight; some are lesbian. We all need a place to live, friends, and we’re healthy and are not ready for a retirement community. I now have friends who share my single life. When I come home after a hard day of work, there is someone who says, “hello” and asks about my day. When my car breaks down and I’m stranded, I have someone to call. We share birthday cakes, grandchildren stories, and stories about good-and-bad romantic connections. We share heartaches and disappointments. Each woman has her own room with her personal TV, privacy, and no one to tell her to keep it clean! Do you need to re-invent yourself, for the thirteenth time? Sharing your home and life with others who are doing the same thing provides laughter and emotional support as you go down that crooked path called life. Do you have an extra room where you live? Would you like to find other women to live with? Want to try it? Nothing to lose, and a lot to gain….curious? Join Us!
