This would be a good candidate for a poll. But, too late now
It's been about 14-15 years now. Never flatted with anybody, always just me alone. Prefer it that way, my place, my space, my time, my stuff, my way/s, my isolation. Nobody else to muck with any of that.
Of course there are some not-so-positives - boredom, dullness, tedium, loneliness, misery - but just for some of the time. It's the price i have chosen to pay for this hermitary life i lead...