I once had a roommate that I would never have considered sharing a place with again. We were on opposite ends of the country and we stayed in a big city where we could get out and get some fresh air. This was when I would make my favorite pasta dish, which was a lot like spaghetti Bolognese (but not quite as cheesy).
This was back in the days when I was still getting into the whole “you can’t live alone,” thing. I went to my roommates’ apartment, and it was a mess. I couldn’t find my glasses, I was having trouble doing my homework, and I just didn’t have the energy to keep up with all the chores that I was making for myself.
We lived with my roommate and her niece and nephew for a week. The girls were in between jobs and had to take their nana to work, so they didnt really have time to stay out and get their hair and makeup done. We ended up moving every other evening so that we could go home and take our homework with me. I ended up doing it in the middle of the night because I was so tired the next morning.
This was my first time living with a roommate, and I was apprehensive because I was afraid that my roommate would be like me and only ask us to do things that I was too lazy to do. I was wrong. My roommate was a lot more adventurous than I am and would sometimes help us with chores we didnt know we were supposed to do. She was also a lot more open minded about making and doing her own art and music.
I lived with my roommate for about three months, and I think I can be pretty fair to her and say that she is some of the absolute best roommate I’ve ever lived with. She was always ready to help out and made me feel very welcome and more at home.
Well, that’s all well and good, but what if your roommate is someone you dislike? My roommate is from China, so she isn’t as familiar to me that I’d know what to do. In fact, the first time I had a chance to talk about how we were supposed to do certain things, she was very dismissive of the whole idea of me telling her what to do. She said that if I did, she’d probably get a knife in the back.
If you have a roommate who seems like they’ll be annoying, it can be tough going. It’s also a good idea to put some thought into the types of interactions we’ll have with your roommate. We don’t like to see our friends get hurt, and I think a lot of us are afraid of roommates we think we can easily kick out. My roommate, on the other hand, is actually quite well-adjusted.
I don’t mean to be judgmental, but the majority of the things that people with roommates have to deal with are annoying. I mean, it’s not like a roommate is going to yell at you or do something to you that you don’t like. They’re just going to be like “Hey, you’re going around the house like a crazy person”, and that’s the way it’s going to be.
I know I’ve been harping on this for awhile and I know I’ve used this a lot, but, I actually find that roommates are really helpful. They help you learn to like your room, and they help you get used to the rules of your house. They also help you get used to the rules of the house, by helping you to understand them. As a result, I think a lot of us are afraid to try roommates.
I think that there are also certain benefits to roommates though, as they help you develop a new relationship with your room. My own room is, let me put it this way, not a great space. And yet, I have a lot of friends who are very different from me, and I think they are more comfortable with the space of sharing it with other people.