ARGH!! Housing/roommate issues

[KoNeko]

Okay, I do not normally ask for advice but this is one I have limited experience with and I would really appreciate whatever anyone has to offer.

Basically the deal is this. I am at university, and I was thinking of moving to a new place in the fall. I was thinking that a bunch of roommates would be fun, because I normally have an apartment and whatnot, so when a couple of (male) friends suggested I move to their new house with them in the fall, I thought it would be a good idea. I'd have a place to live and these guys are my friends, so that would be fun and everything.

I've checked out the place. The house is gorgeous, it's a 5-bedroom brickie and there's this one particular room I really like, and they all said it'd be cool and whatever if I wanted it. I was really excited about moving in. Three of the guys (who have already signed the lease) who would be moving in are my friends, and the other guy is one of their friends who I haven't met yet.

Now this is the tricky part. Very recently, I discovered that two of these soon-to-be roommates are romantically interested in me. I have absolutely no attraction to either of them whatsoever, and I do not see this changing at all anytime in the future. They're great guys, I just don't want them to be giving me random declarations of like. I don't know what it would be like, living in a house where 50% of the other housemates are/were interested in me and whatnot.

So now I am having hesitations about moving in with them. They said they are cool and are over it, but I am not so sure. Even if they are, it will affect the way that they see me and that I see them. Plus, were I to bring other male friends around to hang out, I can imagine there would be some sort of resentment there.

I have not yet signed the lease, although they really want me to do it in the next week or so (after that, I'll be out of town and won't be able to do so until August). They said everything was cool. If I don't move in, I will have to find a new place in the fall within the next week. I've never had roommates and I wanted to experience that, but I don't know who else I would really be comfortable with living with. Some of these guys are my best friends, and I think they might get hurt if I pull out now.

So... should I stay or should I go?

[Pkia]

Hola... here's my two cents (which I feel funny giving because this is my first time here in months and I'm already throwing my opinion around, haha): Personally, I'd go for it. Mind that I'm speaking as someone who did end up dating her roommate and had everything go swimmingly afterwards, but you want to live with roommates, these are all really good friends and would be fun to live with - and as long as it's clear to these guys that you aren't interested, I think you can rest assured that they won't be proclaiming (or retaining) any feelings while they know that they're going to be living with you for x more months. Nor do I think they'd let them get in the way of whatever sort of friendship you already have.

Just don't prance around the apartment naked

[KoNeko]

Awww, but what if I want to prance around the apartment naked?

And yeah, I really am not romantically interested in them AT ALL. Plus, what if Dallas comes over from Australia and stays with us? What if they resent him?

Other factor - I don't want to end up being the token mom who has to cook and clean for these guys. I don't think this will be an issue, but I think the landlord is a slum lord, so yeah.

[Lianne]

if they resent him then its their problem , and being your friends they would probably get over it. If it would be easy to talk to them about it then leave town and then come back any awkwardness would be gone i think

I would move in , personally. And i wouldnt walk around naked, at least not in the main area hahah

[KoNeko]

Hahaha, thanks, guys. So basically I ended up sitting down with the boys and saying "whatever you're thinking, it's not going to happen". Move in day is in August, and I won't see them until then, so we'll see what happens after that.