I hate having a roommate in College

happy1
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 19:34:48 +0000

I think you have to look in the mirror and take some of the blame for the situation. Good roommates don’t necessarily have to be best friends but they need to co-exist. That takes both people working together. If it is intolerable then ask to move rooms next semester. Recognize that you don’t have a roommate who is a total disaster (ex. she does not appear to be someone who keeps you up all night, smokes/parties in your room, brings in random guys for hookups every night etc.). And consider what you can improve upon to be more considerate roommate such as the comments below:

– “Whenever she’s in the room I just give her dirty looks to give her the hint to go away” - That may have something to do with why she doesn’t greet you with a hello and a smile when she comes into the room.

– “she thinks she can just barge into the room at any time and be in the room when I want my alone time” – She can. It is her room as much as it is yours. It is shared space. If you need alone time, you need to find somewhere else (ex. a study room in the library etc.).

– “She always loves turning on her fan in the room which is so loud that I have trouble listening to music” – Maybe she puts the fan on because she doesn’t want to hear your music. In any event noise cancelling headphones should solve this easily.

–“She also sleeps till like noon every day and takes a nap every single day” – Some people need more sleep than others and this is her bedroom. No reason this should be an issue for you.

– In terms of room temperature that is something you can discuss with her in a polite, reasonable manner and come to a compromise.