Roommate Security Disagreement

inNeedOfPencils
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:56:20 +0000

They sell safes at Target or something, if that would make you feel better, but you probably need to talk to your RA. What I’d do is say something like, “hey, we agreed to lock the door when we’re out of the room. You haven’t been doing that, and I’m worried my stuff is going to get stolen with the door unlocked. This isn’t a minor thing, so I’m going to go talk to [name of RA] if you keep leaving the door open.” And follow through. If you end up needing to talk to your RA, introduce the fact that your roommate hasn’t been locking the door, despite the fact that it’s part of your agreement, and you are concerned for your belongings. Your RA will probably call both of you in to mediate the discussion, and can probably come to a compromise both of you can agree on.