Havingroommatescan be great if you want to be more social. You can hit the town together, have cozy nights in with a warm cup of tea and a movie, and have someone to help you in case of an emergency. Other times, however, roommates can be a real pain.
Like this woman, who started giving herroommatefines for things like not making her bed, not emptying the trash, and leaving the bathroom light on. Looking for solutions on how to deal with this so they don’t lose their sanity, the roommateasked for adviceonline.
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A woman started giving her roommate fines for breaking house rules
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The roommate thought this was ridiculous since they were fined for things like not making their bed and leaving the bathroom light on
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A written agreement can sometimes solve a lot of misunderstandings among roommates
What the OP is dealing with here is nothing particularly new. If you’ve ever had a roommate, you know that conflicts and fights about the household are almost inevitable. If theroommatesare both renting from a landlord and the OP is not paying rent to “Ashley,” then they both have the same rights as tenants.
In reality, both roommates should sit down and discuss what thehouse rulesshould be. As people have different standards of cleanliness, it’s best to set a cleaning schedule. The same goes for other rules: visitors, quiet hours, going into each other’s rooms, and so on.
According toMental Health America, it’s best to write down all the rules and sign an agreement. A roommate agreement will hold both tenants accountable and should help ifa roommate is slacking offon their duties.
For some roommates, co-living can be as easy as breathing. Others, on the other hand, might need a little more planning and compromise for both tenants to feel comfortable. Home, after all, is where we’re supposed to unwind, not feel stressed constantly.
Most people find it hard living with roommates and have many things to complain about
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Although it may be lonely, living on your own is great in one other regard: you don’t have to deal with ridiculous roommates. Yet many people know what it’s like to live with someone else, as even 4 in 5 Americans say they have lived with a roommate at some point in their lives.
Even when you’re living with roommates, you want time for yourself. Socializing is fun, but when they’re all up in your business, it can drive you crazy. And 31% of Americans agree, saying that “respect for personal space and boundaries” is the most valued quality when choosing a roommate.
Is the friendly roommate just a work of fiction, then? It might seem so, as even the British co-living brand Arkfoundin a 2023 survey that people really,reallyhate to have roommates. 54% said they dislike it because of cleaning up after others, 41% hate putting up with their noise, 38% say roommates waste energy, and 29% complained that theirroommates steal their foodand take too long in the shower (24%).
It’s not ideal to live withroommates who don’t clean up after themselvesand don’t respect your personal boundaries. It’s also unpleasant when they come up with unreasonable rules. However, it doesn’t mean all roommates are bad; you might just be an unlucky renter.
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