Room Switching Emergency Please Help Immediately

College Life
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<p>Here’s the story. My suite consists of 2 double bedrooms and a common room. I live with my roommate who I’ll call “Gina.” My other two suitemates, “JoJo” and “Britney” live in the other double and they apparently don’t get along very well. Gina and I definitely didn’t notice until the other night when they had an argument (a SERIOUS seemingly PERSONAL one) about illegal immigration (note: no, JoJo is not an illegal alien). They’re now saying that they want to switch rooms AND roommates at the end of this semester. Gina and I are perfectly willing to give up our slightly larger room, but the real problem would be in giving up each other. :frowning: We’re actually good friends and we mesh quite well together, living-wise. </p>

<p>Specifics: Gina is a neat-freak, I’m neat enough - Britney’s desk and room look like a tornado hit them. I constantly come in very late at night, and Gina is a very heavy sleeper so it never bothers her, and sometimes she goes to bed late too - JoJo goes to bed usually around 10:30 or 11 and wakes up very easily from sounds or lights being turned on … So obviously there’s no way JoJo and I could live together, and no way Britney and Gina could live together either … </p>

<p>The other option, for Britney and I to live together wouldn’t work either because I couldn’t stand the mess either, and Gina’s occasional sleeptalking/snoring would wake JoJo up. Not to mention the fact that Gina and I really just DON’T want to be separated … we’re pretty much perfectly matched. As I said, we’re completely willing to give up our larger room, and we feel bad that they’re having issues, but other than that, we’re at the loss for what to do. Please offer any advice you have!!!
Thanks!</p>

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<p>Why is more than one goose called geese but more than one moose is not meese?</p>

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<p>They can’t force you to give up your roommate when you clearly do well together. Just politely flat-out refuse.</p>

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<p>you’re happy with your roomate. Why change? Its great to be altruistic, but as you’ve pointed out you’re going to make yourself and “Gina” much worse off if you change.</p>

<p>The housing situation is their problem and there’s no reason it falls on your shoulders to solve it. Let them talk to the RA and work thru it; maybe they’ll find some other rooms they can transfer to. And in fact you are doing them a favor by letting them learn to solve their own problems rather than trying to be a “rescuer”</p>

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<p>Keep what you have. Let them sort their own problems out.</p>

<p>Keep having fun at Harvard,</p>

<p>Jerod</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone. Any other perspectives?</p>

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<p>I agree…tell them to go to the RA, rez staff, and try and work it out. Don’t mess with your living situation unless there really isn’t an other option.</p>