A single mum who shares a duplex with a single dad says they have the benefits of roommates without having to live together.
Kelsey Will, 32, moved into the duplex, in Cleveland, Ohio, US, in June 2024 - after her relationship with the father of her daughter ended in December 2021.
She was greeted by her friendly neighbour, Tom, 34, who left a note on her door saying he was looking forward to meeting her.
A few days later, Tom - who is also a single parent - was playing soccer outside with his children so Kelsey and her daughter went out to join them and they got chatting.
Kelsey says she Tom hit it off so well they've become "roommates that don't live together".
Kelsey Will, 32, moved into the duplex, in Cleveland, Ohio, US, in June 2024 - after her relationship with the father of her daughter ended in December 2021.
She was greeted by her friendly neighbour, Tom, 34, who left a note on her door saying he was looking forward to meeting her.
A few days later, Tom - who is also a single parent - was playing soccer outside with his children so Kelsey and her daughter went out to join them and they got chatting.
Kelsey says she Tom hit it off so well they've become "roommates that don't live together".
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00:00So I'm a single mom, and I share a duplex with a single dad, and it is the greatest life hack ever.
00:04We have all the benefits of being roommates without having to actually be roommates, like we don't share a living space.
00:10We have our own separate spaces, but we do things for each other as if we are roommates.
00:14We're just like built-in neighbor besties. If one of us needs something, the other person's right there.
00:18We're always doing favors for each other, like if my shit breaks, I can use his. If he needs milk or eggs or something,
00:24I got him.
00:24He likes to take the garbage cans to the street and back up the driveway because he likes to do the man-of-the-house things,
00:30but sometimes I'll try to beat him to it because I like to do my part too.
00:33But then I'll get a text, like I did today, with a picture of the garbage cans put back in their place,
00:37and it said, I'll kill you. If one of us is getting fast food,
00:39we always ask if the other person wants anything. The one morning he had his daughter,
00:43it was picture day at her school, and he didn't know how to do her hair,
00:45so she came over my place at 7 a.m., and I did her hair for her. Yesterday,
00:48he stopped by for two seconds and requested that I pop a pimple on his neck with a safety pin, and I did it.
00:54There's truly no boundaries in our friendship, and it is strictly platonic, like there are no romantic feelings involved, at least not on my part,
01:01and I'm pretty sure not on his part too, like we're just buddies. Although if that were the case,
01:04it would be a truly book talk worthy storyline for sure. I don't know, it's great.
01:08It's like having a man in the house without actually having a man in the house. It's the best. I love it.