Comments on: Dorm Life & Living With a Roommate http://myusearchblog.com/dorm-life-living-with-a-roommate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dorm-life-living-with-a-roommate Honest college information -- choose, apply, get into and pay for college. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike Rocha http://myusearchblog.com/dorm-life-living-with-a-roommate/comment-page-1#comment-2906 Mike Rocha Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:40:41 +0000 http://myusearchblog.com/dorm-life-living-with-a-roommate#comment-2906 Sounds like typical dorm life to me. By the way, the author Jillianne, appears to me to be a well rounded young lady. The thing about "confronting" a roommate, I call it "setting boundaries". We all exist together, but we are individuals. Our boundaries establish where together ends and individual starts. I strive to choose, kindness and love as my first approach when maintaining my boundaries. However, there are some real a#$ h#$%s in the world who sometimes require more forceful maintenance. Whatever the case, all humans deserve dignity to be treated with dignity. Get used to it. Dorm life is the training ground for real life ... in which mom and dad eventually cease to be able to rescue you. Mike Rocha Publisher, SmallApplianceDepot.com Sounds like typical dorm life to me. By the way, the author Jillianne, appears to me to be a well rounded young lady.

The thing about “confronting” a roommate, I call it “setting boundaries”. We all exist together, but we are individuals. Our boundaries establish where together ends and individual starts. I strive to choose, kindness and love as my first approach when maintaining my boundaries. However, there are some real a#$ h#$%s in the world who sometimes require more forceful maintenance. Whatever the case, all humans deserve dignity to be treated with dignity.

Get used to it. Dorm life is the training ground for real life … in which mom and dad eventually cease to be able to rescue you.

Mike Rocha
Publisher, SmallApplianceDepot.com

]]> By: Elizabeth Kraus http://myusearchblog.com/dorm-life-living-with-a-roommate/comment-page-1#comment-2305 Elizabeth Kraus Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:35:19 +0000 http://myusearchblog.com/dorm-life-living-with-a-roommate#comment-2305 Hi Shauna. Yikes! That seems like a sketchy situation. My advice is to be honest and just confront your roomate. Otherwise your roomates will walk all over you. Just stay calm and rational and clearly explain the things that make you uncomfortable. Good luck! Hi Shauna. Yikes! That seems like a sketchy situation. My advice is to be honest and just confront your roomate. Otherwise your roomates will walk all over you. Just stay calm and rational and clearly explain the things that make you uncomfortable. Good luck!

]]> By: Shauna http://myusearchblog.com/dorm-life-living-with-a-roommate/comment-page-1#comment-2282 Shauna Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:04:41 +0000 http://myusearchblog.com/dorm-life-living-with-a-roommate#comment-2282 I'm in my second semester as a freshman now, in a big city. I loved your article. It strikes home in a way. I like reading articles about college life and see how they are similar or so different from what it's actually like. Your article is really true! I am having a bit of trouble confronting my roommate about my very small list of not-to-do's. Including a recent incident: We were both getting ready for bed when she announces her ex-boyfriend is coming over (12:30 at night!!). But I figure since I'm in the room and almost asleep that they'll be considerate. NOPE! They're both loud, he's drunk and obnoxious, their making out. The night( or should I say early morning) only got worse and eventually I just left the room. She later told me, when she came out to find me, that they weren't doing anything and just kissed, but still it was awkward(& annoying!!) for me. Other than that and her overuse of my printer, I think we're okay, ha. Any tips on confronting a roommate? I’m in my second semester as a freshman now, in a big city. I loved your article. It strikes home in a way.

I like reading articles about college life and see how they are similar or so different from what it’s actually like. Your article is really true!

I am having a bit of trouble confronting my roommate about my very small list of not-to-do’s. Including a recent incident: We were both getting ready for bed when she announces her ex-boyfriend is coming over (12:30 at night!!). But I figure since I’m in the room and almost asleep that they’ll be considerate. NOPE! They’re both loud, he’s drunk and obnoxious, their making out. The night( or should I say early morning) only got worse and eventually I just left the room. She later told me, when she came out to find me, that they weren’t doing anything and just kissed, but still it was awkward(& annoying!!) for me.

Other than that and her overuse of my printer, I think we’re okay, ha. Any tips on confronting a roommate?

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