The ‘Boommates’ Trend

The Boommates Trend

More people over 50 are becoming ‘boommates,’ finding challenge and reward in sharing a home
Two years ago, Deborah Knox, saddled with debt from her Tucson, Ariz., condo, was tired of living alone. Something, she felt, needed to change. “I wanted some community, I wanted some sort of relationship, I wanted intimacy,” says Knox, 73, a career consultant.