if you are a single guy looking for a rented flat in noida you would have had your share of struggles with landlords turning you away because guys are rowdy loud and a nuisance to neighbours but noidas youngsters are not deterred by such character assassination they have their own ways to ensure they get into the good books of the landlord and strike a deal with the broker bachelors looking for accommodation in the city are convincing their female friends and colleagues to pose as their wife or fiance so that they can get a flat in posh societies its a winwin situation for both guys and girls who stay together posing as a couple the guys dont have to bhatko anymore and the girls have a guy roomie to run errands and take care of their safety without the hangups of a boyfriend heres a look at noidas convenience roomiesno more hassles for guys and a safe living space for girls for the guys this puts an end to the long list of rejections from landlords due to their bachelor status afzal who lives with a female friend in sector 26 says initially i thought id move in with my girlfriend but we had only been dating for a month and i felt it was too early for that so i moved in with an office friend yes we do have to pretend to be a couple but thankfully i now have a flat in a posh area in the city otherwise youll be frowned upon if you say that you are a bachelor landlords just go ladkon ko ghar nai dena they are a nuisance i was sick of this generalization and asked my colleague to help now it works for both of us girls say they feel safer living with male roommates who come in handy when it comes to running errands or dealing with plumbers or electricians avantika singh a management trainee says in a city like noida safety is a big concern in the two months that i have been living with a guy i realized that it is safer and much more convenient my roommie does all the laborious tasks like moving the furniture and whenever there is an issue with the wiring or plumbing he talks to the technicians i deal with the maid and keep a check on the grocery all this without the hangups of a boyfriend there you have to put up with your guys tantrums and annoying habits with a friend roomie everything is much more organizedfrom fake photographs to fake family visits they do it all to sell the marriage however maintaining the facade of being in a relationship involves a lot of hard work say the couples nitin arora a journalist says i had a professional photographer do a photo shoot with my roommate and me kind of like a prewedding shoot we have those pictures in the living room so that when the