I believe that there is strength in numbers and the plants like it when they have play mates :P It's not easy to take care of plants but I've been trying to learn more about their individual needs in the past couple of years and magically it's paying of :D
I can give you some recommendations of easy plants that should do really well with minimal care. Zz plant being on top of the list, a horticulturist once told me that you could put it in a dark closet and it would still thrive xD
I've never heard of it, but after a search on Google, it seems that you are right, and it is not even ugly :)) I really consider getting another plant anyway, so a few recommendations wouldn't hurt :)