Going into college most people here knew at least one other person. Whether that person was from their high school, a friend, a friend of a friend, i think you are getting my point... Although for me I knew absolutely no one. I went to a Michigan college all the way from Texas. I am basically from another country. Ironically Texas used to be its own country. Before I arrived at college I feared having a weird room mate who is a complete slob and who will steal my food when I am not around. I had this fear consuming me because of the decision I made to go in blind. My room mate is never on campus during the weekends because she goes home every Thursday and comes back sometime Sunday from 1-6 in the morning. I know this because she feels the need to turn on the main light in the room waking me up from my slumber. It is very annoying, but being the passive person I am I do not say anything about it because if I start a fight/argument I know for sure my room mate will want to finish it. I for real got paired up with the most childish freshmen in college I swear. We have had a few problems, but when you go from living alone to sharing a room with a complete stranger you are bound to run into differences. I get along with my room mate for the most part, but she tells me she has a hard time getting along with everyone, which is definitely noticeable. She for the most part sticks to herself. She honestly hates Western. I certainly don't hate Western, I just hate living in a negative vibe about Western. Moral of the story is do not go in blind. A lot has happened between my room mate and I that I did not write here.... If anyone has any tips or coping methods of any sort
please feel free to comment them below.
I feel your pain. My roommate is definitely... odd. He is nice enough that I can get along with him, just I can tell he is not saying how he truly feels, which if anything makes me feel more shitty about the person I am. The best thing I can recommend is just forcing them to sit and talk to you about what is wrong. If need be, have your RA present as a moderator to keep things from going one way or the other. That's what they're there for.
ReplyDeleteWow girl...I really feel so bad, I say that you should most definitely see about getting a new room mate and I know how you feel because I am a very passive person too but by us all being grown or young adults now in college we have to learn how to face it and stick up for our self and if you don't say anything it now it'll continue and build up and only be a negative outcome.
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