Top ten things to consider when you move in with your roommate

As much as it is exciting to be moving into a new place with a roommate that you feel that is a great match for you it is important to step back from all the excitement and evaluate how you are going to live together with your new roommate. Personalities and habits vary causing conflicts in living relationships such as the one you and your roommate are trying to start and therefore there are a few things that are important to consider as you plan to move in with your roommate.

Living arrangements – this is the first thing that you and your roommate will have to decide on. Which side of the room is yours? What furniture are we sharing and which one is for an individual? This will allow you and your roommate to be able to clearly identify their space and also avoid straying into the other person’s space.

Cleaning of the room – this is usually one of the points of conflict in any roommate situation especially if one of you is not as clean as the other one. To tackle this problem all you need is to prepare a schedule that will outline the days and times of cleaning and who will be doing it.

Friends or Visitors – this will apply to both your friends and how many times they will be coming to the room. Some roommates agree not to bring any of their friends into their rooms as a way of keeping the peace. You can also agree on the times and days that they can visit or even sleep over.

Sleep schedule – you might find that your roommate is a morning person yet you are a night owl. Discuss and come to a compromise on your schedules.

Cooking in the room – this should be discussed as well so that you can decide if you will have a joint schedule or everyone will cook for themselves.

Level of music – decide how you will listen to music either through headphones or always listening to music at a low level when you roommate is in the room.

Sharing of belongings – you need to decide if you can borrow each other’s belongings either clothes or money with or without permission.

Values and beliefs – if you are from different religions you will need to discuss how you will respect each other’s belief systems.

Reading schedule – you need to discuss how you will plan your reading schedule especially if you and your college roommate finder are pursuing different degree programs.

Put it in writing - put whatever you have decided into writing so that you can go back to it as a reminder or when there is a misunderstanding you can clear it up by going back to the written agreement.


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