Because we spend 365 days a year together, I have met someone I can truly trust. A "narrow but deep" relationship connected by hobbies

Macchan:

I had originally lived in a share house when I started working. At first, it was a small share house for 6 people. After that, I lived in a share house with 20 people, and it was great, so I always thought, "I'd like to live in a share house with 100 people at least once in my life.

With 6 people, it's like a family, and it's normal to see everyone within a day. 20 people, you see 15 people often, but only 5 of them are really close. I was genuinely curious to see what would happen if there were 100 people in a share house.

Macchan:

I enjoyed the fact that by sharing my hobbies, I could increase the number of things I like to do and discover a new me.

For example, I learned from someone who is good at making sweets that you mix cookies as you cut them, or from a camping expert who told me how to enjoy camping and recommended campsites.

I actually fell in love with camping because of what I learned from the residents, and now I take everyone camping so that I can show them how fun it is.

There were many people there that I had never been involved with before, such as opera singers, YouTubers, and taiko drummers, so I learned many things from them. I liked the fact that I could just wander over to the shared space and feel free to join in.

Machan:

I would also try to talk to them when we made eye contact and ask them about their hobbies. If I shared my hobbies with others, they would connect me with people who had the same hobbies.

Anyway, I spent two years with my hobbies. We fished, camped, rented out a boat, and held events like, "Whoever catches the biggest fish gets the night's banquet free! I could get everyone involved in my hobby.

I think it's really great that I can get everyone involved in my hobby, and they get involved, and we stay connected through our hobbies. I still go fishing with people who have graduated.

Machan:

I've started to spend more time on the things I really want to do and the people I want to be with.

Up until now, my relationships in the share house have been broad and shallow, but when you have 100 people in your house, you have too many inputs, and it can be overwhelming. So naturally, I began to make choices and keep my relationships narrow and deep.

Because there are events every day and so many people, it made me realize what I really like and who my favorite people are.

I am happy that I was able to connect with so many people, but the biggest thing for me was that I made a best friend who will last a lifetime, and someone I will live with from now on.

Machan:

Yes, I did. When I mentioned publicly in Social Apartment that I like fishing, I was told that there was a woman who had a first-class boating license and liked fishing. We camped together and became good friends.

Now we seriously enjoy fishing, making plans to go to Sotobo and Kokufujin at 2 am every week.

Machan:

Yes, that's right. Living in a social apartment has changed my view of love.

Originally, I didn't want to get married.

I think that working people tend to have less communication in their relationships. Because of work, we usually meet on weekends, but seeing someone once a week doesn't allow you to get to know them deeply enough to strongly trust them. That is one of the reasons why I have not found a partner whom I would like to marry.

With social apartments, however, no matter how busy I am, I can always meet with someone every day. Normally, you only see someone four days a month, or 48 days a year, but with Social Apartment, you can see them 365 days a year, so you can get to know them that much better.

It was also important for me to be able to see the person from multiple angles. You don't often see your partner talking with friends or working, but here you can see them in many different ways.

I think Social Apartment is a place where you can build a trusting relationship in one or two months, whereas it takes normal couples several years to build one.

Machan:

Yes, it is. Since it starts out like semi-living together from the beginning, I think you can build a relationship that you can truly trust.

Of course, whether it works out or not depends on your own efforts, but I think it is important to get involved with a variety of people.

Machan:

I work from home, so I start working at the co-working space in the morning. I cook and eat lunch with my partner if we have time, work, and then cook dinner with my partner again in the evening. Neighbors Higashi Jujo has a well-equipped kitchen, so I've made all sorts of things like keema curry, oden, and gout hot pot.

But actually, I ate out all the time for about a year after moving in.

Macchan:

I used to cook for myself when I lived in a different share house before, so I couldn't answer the question, "What restaurant do you recommend? I was frustrated that I couldn't answer when people asked me "What restaurants do you recommend?

So I decided that the next time I moved to a new place, I would go to all the restaurants in my area. Since I was going to live there, I wanted to get to know the area.

That is how I came across the izakaya " Watarube. The manager of the restaurant was a fishing enthusiast, and we became friends enough to go fishing together as we frequented the restaurant.

I wanted to live within easy access to him while he was still in good health, so after I leave Neighbors Higashi Jujo, I plan to live with my partner within a five-minute walk of Watarubee.

Machan:

That's interesting (laughs). I really think that all of these relationships were born from Social Apartment.

Machan:

It is a place where you can make many important people. You won't know if it's right for you or not until you live there, so I think it's a good idea to give it a try.

Also, if you have a hobby, please disclose it. I think there are many people who want to be involved in your hobbies and many people who want to be involved in your hobbies!