I was renting out my rooms in anticipation of starting graduate school. I specified female room mates only! But he applied anyway. I thanked him for the interest, but informed him I was not accepting male applicants. Then I interviewed a bunch of women, none of which would be a good fit for me. Honestly most of them seemed pretty nuts! Josh and I ran in the same circle of friends, and everyone told me to give him a chance. He showed up for the interview half an hour early. I was working in the garden wearing my cut off shorts, a tank top, and covered in dirt. Despite my crazy appearance he agreed to rent the room and the rest is history!