Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: seeking co housing

[R Philip Dowds (rpdowds]

Hmm.  I would have said that the extraordinary experience of finding and buying 
land, commissioning a design, struggling through difficult zoning rules, 
bargaining with contractors and attorneys -- not to mention forging a unique 
set of communal relations, agreements, duties and norms, all under the pressure 
of getting through a multi-year project experience largely unfamiliar to most 
of the participants -- all this, somewhat like combat in a war, creates 
interpersonal bonds far different from those that are typical for those who 
later move into finished construction and established community.

Or, do I over-dramatize?

RPD

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On Jun 30, 2013, at 4:17 PM, Mary Ann Clark <drmaryanngroups [at] mac.com> 
wrote:

> There are several existing groups in AZ. Why not check them out. There's 
> nothing magical about joining a forming group (in my experience). 
> 
> Mary Ann