When I graduated and moved out -- mid 1980s -- I had no desire to share an apartment with anyone, and no need since apartments were still kinda affordable. They

When I graduated and moved out -- mid 1980s -- I had no desire to share an apartment with anyone, and no need since apartments were still kinda affordable. They were not the majority of your paycheck -- maybe 30, 35%. When we got to the early 2000s rents started to climb and I started hearing a lot more about people needing roommates. Wages have not kept pace with rent, not by a long shot.