HOW TO LIVE WITH A FEMALE ROOMMATEWritten by Dan the roommate man
Steps:1. Communicate openly with your roommate. Agree to talk about issues before they get out of control. 2. Accept that sometimes people will be in a bad mood. If she says she doesn't want to go do something with you, don't take it personally. 3. Decide early how rent and utilities will be split, and what to do if one person can't make month's payments. 4. Establish rules about food, company, chores, noise, tobacco and alcohol use, and parking. Make sure each person's expectations and responsibilities are clear. 5. Respect your roommate's right to privacy and her possessions. Always ask before you borrow anything, no matter how small. 6. Knock before entering her room. 7. Don't tie up only phone line ' consider getting separate lines for each of you.
| | ANNOYING LONER-ANOTHER TRUE ROOMMATE STORYWritten by dan the roommate man
I had transfered to a new college, and I had one good semester with two good roommates. However, we were sick of living in a triple, so next semester we decided to get doubles. They knew each other longer and decided to room together. The only other guy I knew who didn't have a roommate was someone I'll refer to as Stink (his last name was actually a synonym for smelly). I did know his last roommate moved out after first semester, and he spent second semester alone in a room which smelled awful by end of year. I thought maybe I could prevent this if I stopped it early.... how wrong I was.In addition to being a slob, he was also an alcoholic (or at least aspiring to be). I started off by giving him fair warning that if he pukes on our carpet I would not clean it up and I reserved right to punch him in face. Unfortunately, this didn't come in handy. Anyways, one day I walk in room to see a large ball of toilet paper with a face drawn on it in marker, sitting on his bookshelf. Not even having to ask him, he says "I made him on toilet, his name is Wilson." Sad? It gets worse. A month later some friends and me take "Wilson" and throw him down steps and tear it up (it was revenge for him leaving ketchup packets on floor for people to step on). He enters room and immediately notices that "Wilson" is gone, and asks me about it. I told him truth and he shuffles himself to bathroom with his head down, only to come back 30 minutes later with an even bigger "Wilson". In addition to being wierd, he was completely oblivious to fact that someone else lived with him. He'd listen to music from his computer on his headphones, but it didn't make any difference with volume on it's highest (I could make out all lyrics). The stupidest moment was when he wouldn't let me turn off his music he was playing off his PS2 at 4:00am because it was "helping him write his paper", or so he put it. I don't think he went to bed until about 6:00am. So to get back at him, I woke up at 10:00am to go to breakfast with my friends. I opened all windows to let brisk winter air in, turned up my speakers and played an hour long comedy routine as I walked out door. I came back to hear him say, "Oh you left your speakers on when you left." and then "Do you know why it's cold in here?" (Keep in mind we live in a dorm room, window is in plain sight).
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