Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Privacy for Introverts

[Patricia Lautner (lautnerp]

In response to Philip Dowd's wondering....In a household that has more than
1 adult, sometimes cohousing is the best thing when at least one of the
pair is an introvert.  In my case, I can get all of my social needs met by
popping over to the CH for: meals/discussions/games/book club/exercise etc.
and my husband (the introvert) waves cheerily from the depth of his reading
journal wishing me a lovely time.  Prior to CH, I needed to get in the car
and go - which was much more difficult on my relationship.

Cohousing is a very good choice for families that have both introverts and
extroverts as members.

That said - there is little expectation of privacy in the common spaces of
our urban community.  We don't have any fences between our postage-stamp
size yards that are commonly owned.

Patti
JPCohousing

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 12:23 PM, R Philip Dowds <rpdowds [at] comcast.net> 
wrote:

>
> I guess I'm wondering if cohousing is really a good choice for those who
> place high value on privacy and anonymity.
>
> Philip Dowds
>
> > On Oct 1, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Jerry McIntire <jerry.mcintire [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > If they want a privacy fence around their yard, why would anyone want to
> > deny them that preference? Asking that it look nice or is in keeping with
> > the character of the buildings would probably be better received than
> > criticizing or complaining about their choice.
> >
> > Jerry McIntire
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