Topic: Apartments

Finding a Cheap Apartment, The New York Times Way

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The New York Times is on this "rent is too high" thing, locating a woman who has had the good fortune to not pay a totally astronomical rent and explaining exactly how she does it.

By Jen Doll

Apr 12, 2012

Living Alone Really Is the New Shacking Up for Some Couples

Living alone just keeps getting more popular, with even committed couples deciding to live by themselves—albeit maybe in houses right next door to each other. We explore the phenomenon.

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By Jen Doll

Mar 12, 2012

The Apartments Most in Need of a Spring Cleaning

Recently, this writer was enjoying cocktails with a companion who revealed a horrifying secret: his apartment was so repugnant, he confessed, that it had actually led to the speedy demise of what might have become a relationship—or at least a physical liaison of some sort.

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By Jen Doll

Feb 23, 2012

Is Living Alone Making You Weird?

More people are living alone than ever, as a statistic we met recently with great happiness noted. But -- prepare yourself -- living alone might be making you weird.

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By Jen Doll

Feb 6, 2012

Is Living Alone the New Shacking Up?

Living alone. Once, perhaps, it was a designation that you were an old maid, destined to someday die alone and be devoured by your cat, if you were lucky. But what if that single life could be forever sustained?

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