We’ve all been there — your roommate is doing something, and it just doesn’t sit right with you. However, being the classy person you know yourself to be, there’s no direct plan of action to take. Being passive-aggressive is the number one strategy for polite, classy bitches like me (and you!).
Step One: Never make a scene. It doesn’t matter HOW messy his/her side of the room is, for example, or how annoying it is to be woken up by someone else’s alarm clock that doesn’t snooze. You never actually share your feelings of disgust over it. Acceptable ways of showing how you feel include:
- giving disappointed looks
- deep sighs
- raising the eyebrows in false concern, similarly, nodding in false concern when he/she brings up the problem being addressed.
Any combination of these physical manifestations of disapproval will do.
Step Two: Complain about it… to other people. People may ask you how you’re doing, or how you’re getting along with your roommate(s), and you say, “He/She is a great person, BUT…” and go from there, in detail, how riled up they make you feel due to their transgressions against humanity. Make sure, however, to keep everything very respectful, and say, “besides that, though, they’re probably a great person”.
Step Three: Repeat steps one and two as much as you want to. The word passive implies that nothing actually gets done. Maybe it’ll create some slight tension between yourself and your problematic roommate, but honestly, that’s about it.
In conclusion, being the passive-aggressive roommate is really the least productive and the most frustrating. So honestly, the best idea is to be kind but constructive, and confront whoever you have a problem with and get it over with. Hopefully it works out — I wouldn’t know. (Remember… semi-autobiographical. I speak from experience.)
