Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Group Size

[Sharon Villines (sharonvillines]

> them. I don't think group size matters if they have good relationships and a
> healthy process. But people could be blinded by idealism when there is a
> real problem with a group being too large or small to attain their goals,
> like picking a site or affording a common house.

One thing I like and was very specific about when I was looking for a group,
is that I wanted a large group. At one  point a group I was looking at was
thinking about just doing a 5-6 household group and I that was not what I
wanted. I would find it claustrophobic.

Although our large meetings are perhaps too large, there is ample
opportunity to engage with people in smaller teams or interest groups. And I
like walking into the commonhouse and seeing both people I talked to every
day this week and others I haven't even seen in two weeks. I also like
knowing that at this very minute some people are getting together discussing
aspects of the community that I don't need to discuss. In a small group,
that doesn't happen.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org


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