<p>Hmmm. Actually the first time I met my roommate was in person at orientation. That was probably the best way to do it, and now we know each other very well already. Too bad orientation isn’t that early for everyone.</p>
<p>NOT to say:</p>
<p>“Well, I forgot to mention, by the way, do you mind if I stash my ____ in your fridge?” or “I hope you don’t mind if me & (random person) have some alone time. Can you leave for the rest of the night?” …every night or “I think you’re a thief and I’m watching you.”</p>
<p>no but seriously…i do snore and i dont know if i should bring it up or not…im pretty sure my roomie will figure it out reallly quickly</p>
<p>have you tried any of those things you buy in drug stores to help with snoring? If one of those work, just bring a pack to school and keep yourself stocked. Then if you told me you snored but you used whatever to keep you from snoring, I would be legitimately impressed with you for being so considerate.</p>
<p>My name is Becky and I am an RA at Unity College. iI think it is important to get to know your roomate before you move-in together. In saying this, the types of things to talk about include what things make you who you are. Its important to let your roomie-to be know that you are a really clean or organized person, that you smoke, that you will be busy and not in the room often or just the opposite and like to hangout or chill in the room. The way i look at this, is that it is important to speak about your self and what you like. Keep it positive. For example, I really like hip hop and pop music vs. I hate country music. Or I really enjoy biking and kayaking vs. I think rock climbing is for hippies. If you keep it about yourself and keep comments positive, it should be easy to communicate and comments wont seem judgemental.</p>