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11 Struggles You Live With When You Live With Roommates

Roommates are absolutely inevitable when you're in college and sometimes there are struggles even with the best of them.

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11 Struggles You Live With When You Live With Roommates

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I had two different roommates my freshman year of college and lived in an apartment with three roommates my sophomore year. If I have learned anything during this time, it is that roommates can be blessings and curses and it all depends on the day.

Here are 11 things you have probably dealt with if you have ever lived with a roommate.

The first month is always the best month

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During the first month living with someone, it is a blast because you are not used to each other yet and still on your best behavior. This is such a great time because you know it will probably all go downhill soon, but you can at least enjoy a happy space for a little while!

Dishes are the worst

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People are either going to do their dishes or they are not. Simple as that. But when you live in a super small space with a constant dirty dish and half-eaten food smell your safe haven from classes and studying can become your least favorite place in the world.

Compromising is difficult

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If you are the roommate that is trying for the compromise or the roommate that does not think anything is wrong compromising is still hard. Just try to remember that college is the worst time of everyone's life and you have to work with the people we live with to make it better.

Not having the same study habits is tough

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Studying is a major part of everyone's college experience, but if you study during the day and want to sleep at night and have a roommate that keeps the tv on super loud and is up till 3 a.m. doing homework you are probably not going to be a happy camper the next day. Try to refer back to my third point and find a compromise!

Keeping a friendship with a roommate is difficult

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Staying or becoming friends with someone you sleep five feet away from seems like a nearly impossible challenge, but that is completely okay. As long as you can stay civil with your roommates then you're good! However, you live five feet away from these people try to get to know them! Finding your best friend in a pool of random roommates a college sticks you with will be the best thing to happen to you!

Hair.

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If you are a girl, you shed. Plain as that. Your hair falls out in the shower, while you're brushing it when you breathe it happens! It becomes a problem when people refuse to clean it up! Especially in a community style hall where you share a bathroom with 60 people. Keep in mind to rinse out the shower and get that glob of your hair off the drain because no one likes feeling dirtier leaving the shower than they did getting in.

You learn your flaws

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It becomes very obvious on a living standard where you are and you will see pretty clearly what you need to do to be a better person to live with. Now some people do not think they need to fix anything and if you think you're that person stop reading this article and evaluate how you are with your roommates.

You will make sure to interview future roommates

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Freshmen and sophomore year you are probably matching with randoms, but in the future, you will for sure meet a roommate first and talk to them a whole lot to make sure you all are actually compatible.

Roommate Contracts do not work

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If you have ever gone to an RA and drafted a roommate contract with them you are fully aware these are not effective. You and your roommate will follow it for a week or two, but then things will probably go back to being awful.

Some people should live alone

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Maybe it is time to think about living alone... or suggesting your roommate considers living alone. Some people just cannot handle being civil without getting their way and that is not bad, but that type of personality should live alone.

You can get through all kinds of people... because you have lived with them

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Roommates build character and you will probably work with people very similar to all the less than great roomies you have had — if you can survive living with someone you do not like you can survive anyone!

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11 Struggles You Live With When You Live With Roommates

Roommates are absolutely inevitable when you're in college and sometimes there are struggles even with the best of them.

The first month is always the best month

Dishes are the worst

Compromising is difficult

Not having the same study habits is tough

Keeping a friendship with a roommate is difficult

Hair.

You learn your flaws

You will make sure to interview future roommates

Roommate Contracts do not work

Some people should live alone

You can get through all kinds of people... because you have lived with them

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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