There's a middle ground between living in the same house (your houseshares) and living 30+ minutes away from friends. As your parent described it "like in Frien

There's a middle ground between living in the same house (your houseshares) and living 30+ minutes away from friends. As your parent described it "like in Friends". Obviously comes with it's own downsides - it's not so easy out side of TV to think "right, these are the 5 people I want to live near", and not neccesarily easy to find somewhere to live that gives you the space each of you want (e.g. separate appartments) while still being suitible for everyone in your group. Personally I wouldn't want to live in a houseshare, but in the same appartment building as good friends? Sure.