One of my three roommates is moving out at the beginning of October. This is probably a good thing because she and the other roommate don't get along and I have been trying to be Switzerland for so long that I'm ready to explode from all the neutrality..However. It is a bad thing because I like her a lot and she is a near-perfect roommate-quiet, considerate, and clean without being obsessive.

Now we are trying to find a new third roommate for October and it is a very arduous process involving many interviews and much ad-placing.How do you really figure out what a person's level of livability is through one meeting?I remember when I was looking for a place a few years ago being subjected to a 100-question questionnaire by one set of potential housemates. Among the questions were, "If you were candy, what kind of candy would you be?(Pixie Sticks)and "How much does your menstrual cycle affect your level of emotional stability?(nobody's business but my own).That felt a little intrusive, I must say.But I like the idea of a few revealing questions.