The most roomates I ever lived with were 3 other dudes. 2 of them were buddies, and one was an acquaintance. 2 of them would never clean their own dishes and would leave them on the living room floor, etc. I got pissed that I was the only one cleaning, so I would collectthe responsible party's dirty dishes and stack them on their bedroom floor.
I had to keep non-perishable food items stored in my closet, because one of those f*ckers would get into it. I also switched to non-fat milk and wrote my name all over the milk container (the a$$hole who drank my milk didn't like non-fat). The guy who was just an acquaintance always had his buddies over who would get drunk and stay over all night. It worked out well, because their loose change always fell between the couch cushions. Often times I would collect enough change from the couch to do my weekly laundry at the laundromat across the street 😉
The acquanitance ended up letting his little bro, who was a thief, stay with him at OUR apartment. We discovered that he'd been ripping off car stereos from neighbors, so we told the roomie to lose the bro immediately, which he did.
I finally got so irritated that my one good buddy and I got our own 2 bedroom apartment and abandoned the other 2. After my buddy and I moved on to other places, I never had a roomate again.....well, I've lived with two girlfriends (one turned into a wife....then an ex-wife).
To sum it all up, if you are moving in with "friends" then state your expectations of each other right away. Come up with rules which will enable you to all respect each other, each other's space, and each other's property/food. You'll also want to have a very clear understanding of who is responsible for cleaning what and when it is to be cleaned. Set up rules about having significant others spend the night and how many nights in a week is tolerable to the others (even though one might rent a room, the apartment itself is communal and thus pains should be taken to respect that). Make sure that there is a very clear understanding on bills and that everyone is responsible for coughing up their share. Someone will need to take charge and collect the money to be paid out to utilities and the landlord. I'm sure that later I'll think of other lessons I learned 😛
I had to keep non-perishable food items stored in my closet, because one of those f*ckers would get into it. I also switched to non-fat milk and wrote my name all over the milk container (the a$$hole who drank my milk didn't like non-fat). The guy who was just an acquaintance always had his buddies over who would get drunk and stay over all night. It worked out well, because their loose change always fell between the couch cushions. Often times I would collect enough change from the couch to do my weekly laundry at the laundromat across the street 😉
The acquanitance ended up letting his little bro, who was a thief, stay with him at OUR apartment. We discovered that he'd been ripping off car stereos from neighbors, so we told the roomie to lose the bro immediately, which he did.
I finally got so irritated that my one good buddy and I got our own 2 bedroom apartment and abandoned the other 2. After my buddy and I moved on to other places, I never had a roomate again.....well, I've lived with two girlfriends (one turned into a wife....then an ex-wife).
To sum it all up, if you are moving in with "friends" then state your expectations of each other right away. Come up with rules which will enable you to all respect each other, each other's space, and each other's property/food. You'll also want to have a very clear understanding of who is responsible for cleaning what and when it is to be cleaned. Set up rules about having significant others spend the night and how many nights in a week is tolerable to the others (even though one might rent a room, the apartment itself is communal and thus pains should be taken to respect that). Make sure that there is a very clear understanding on bills and that everyone is responsible for coughing up their share. Someone will need to take charge and collect the money to be paid out to utilities and the landlord. I'm sure that later I'll think of other lessons I learned 😛
