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@ericawordsmith I only have two younger brothers, but I don’t have any sisters, so I’ve grown up mostly around guys except for a half-dozen or so close girl friends at church. 😉 In general, my brothers are messy, though one is definitely tidier than the other.

Also, I worked at the Indiana State Fair last summer, and even though the guys and girls dorms were divided, they were right across the hall from each other, so we heard a lot of what went on over there. Basically, none of the guys were able to get any sleep until after the midnight curfew (which was strictly enforced) due to a group of rowdy guys (probably about 40% of the guys, but they were a loud minority). If you took away the rowdy guys, the dorm would have been alright.

I’ve also been inside a couple of guys dorms on college tours; one was nice and orderly, the other was a mess once you left the lobby. XD

I think what each situation boils down to is the personality of the people more than their gender. I would suggest developing the personalities of a few of the guys for your personal reference, even if they aren’t main characters, and then constructing the dorm environment from that. 🙂