Sharing a room with someone will minimize your monthly expenses. However, if your roommates are quite annoying, you may find it very difficult to live with them. Here are a few simple tips to deal with annoying roommates.
Know your roommates’ lifestyle
Before you start making arguments with your annoying roommates, try to understand the reasons for their irritating behavior. You would have been already familiar about their parents, educational background, likes and dislikes, routine life, sleeping time, health issues if any, etc. If you are not yet aware of them, find them first. Though you cannot gather such information immediately, a casual chat over the dinner or lunch will let you know about them to some extent. You may also inquire his/her previous roommates, if he/she had resided near your place. You would get sufficient information about your roommates, if you make a friendly approach with the right questions. Don’t hesitate to write down your questions in a paper, which will help if you forget the important points. However, avoid making complaints to outsiders about your annoying roommates.
Describe your nature
Knowing your roommates’ nature is not the only success step. Your roommates must be aware of your background, habits, likes and dislikes, etc., as well. Within a few days of sharing, your roommates would have understood your lifestyle. If not, let them know about you. Tell them about your wishes and how you would like to live with them. Don’t hesitate to remind them about your flexibility in certain habits and strictness in some other habits. If you shift to another room later, let your roommates know about yourself during the first approach itself. In case, if your roommates seemed very nice and gentle during the initial days, and later turned to be very annoying, then the best way to solve this issue is to discuss your problem with them.
Discuss the problem
Suppose, if you find one of your roommates quite annoying while others are totally adjustable, then you must bring all your roommates together for a casual discussion. Sit down together and explain your problems. Don’t speak any hurting words about any of your roommates; however, make sure that you let them know the problems caused by their annoyances. Though it may sound awkward at first, definitely, it will bring a solution to your common problems. Good communication is the vital key for solving problems easily and smoothly. Never try to criticize your roommate in front of others, as it might hurt him/her badly. Describe the problems from your point of view. Ask whether if any other roommates is also facing the same problem like you. Sometimes, you may get a company in facing such problems.
Suggest solutions
Once you have described your problem to your roommates, the next step is to find ways to solve it. You can suggest a few favorable solutions from your point of view. Your roommates may also come up with better ideas and solutions. Discuss the suggested solutions among your roommates and find out which works best for all the room sharers. Take some time to find a solution and give sufficient time for other roommates to make their decision. Try to have at least one alternate solution too. Imagine the positive and negative points for all the suggested solutions. If you find it quite difficult to make decisions, seek an authority like your warden or caretaker for help. However, discuss it with your roommates and then proceed to seek authority’s help.
Vacate the room
If your roommates are very selfish and if they don’t adjust themselves to the discussed problems, then there is no point in staying with them further. Don’t hesitate to vacate your room by imagining that you won’t find a better place. If you don’t move out to another room, you will face disappointments daily with your annoying roommates.Changing your room is not a bad option; however, consider this solution as the final option in your priority list. In fact, this solution gives a mutual benefit as it helps you and your annoying roommates as well. Search for a better place while staying in your current room itself. When you find one, bid goodbye to your annoying roommates in a polite manner. However, make sure that your new roommates will be suitable for your lifestyle. Thus, with the above mentioned techniques, you can deal with your annoying roommates successfully.
