Roommate Questionare

 

The first three years I had a roommate I was blessed with an absolutely amazing roommate.

The other people I have lived with I always compare to how amazingly we got along and no one has quite measured up, especially not the terror of a roommate I had when I first moved back from Bellingham.

 

Now if you have had a bad roommate you will understand when I say it made me want to avoid home and actually made me relish in the days I lived at home with my parents under their rules. 

 

While there is not one correct way to load a dishwasher,

there is definitely a wrong way;

This most certainly is the wrong way.
 

Note how the large cookie sheet is on the

top rack with other dishes on top of it…

she also had the lovely habit of placing cups

 face up allowing them to accumulate

ALL of the dirty dish water with nowhere to go.

As far as this rant is concerned it is here to show you the importance of TRULY knowing who you will be living with.  Whether you are great friends, simply acquaintances, or someone you don’t know at all go through a rigorous seemingly ridiculous to see if you will be compatible roommates.  As nice as it sounds to be living on your own in the beginning that feeling quickly wears away when you are dealing with someone who has no respect for you or your things. 

Ask them:

• types of music they listen to
• what there sleep schedule is like
• how ofte they like to have people over
• how long of showers they like to take
• if they clean up their dish mess
• if they are loud when they know you are sleeping
• if they help with general household chores
• what they think their duties of a roomie are  

As silly as it seems to ask some of these question, they are important in order to get to know the type of home your roommate likes to keep before you sign the lease because once you have there is no going back, because a lot of the time the most simple over looked questions end up being the most important.