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Roommate trouble

When you don’t get along with your roommate and can’t relax even at home

Maybe you were already in bed trying to sleep while the person across the room played videos out loud or chatted on the phone, and you turned over again and again but never said anything. Maybe the dishes have sat in the shared sink for three days and the trash is overflowing, and you don’t want to always be the one who reminds, but you can’t ignore it either. Or maybe there was never a big fight at all, just one awkward comment, and ever since the air has felt a little stiff, and when you walk in together neither of you speaks first. Home is supposed to be where you unwind, yet you find yourself bracing before you go back each day.

Not getting along with a roommate doesn’t make you difficult

People who live together can have very different schedules, habits, and ideas of what “clean” and “quiet” mean. Sharing a small space every day makes small things feel bigger, holding it in is draining, and speaking up can feel like it will only make things more awkward. Feeling annoyed, hurt, or wanting to avoid them is a normal reaction. It doesn’t mean you are petty or that you are bad with people.

In the Seaside Loft, keep a quiet corner for yourself

Outside the Seaside Loft window is the sea, and there are no other people’s noises here and no moods to tiptoe around. Write on a bedside note the thing that has bothered you most lately, then one sentence you would like to say to your roommate but haven’t yet, and fold it away so it stays only on your device. If you decide to talk later, pick a moment when neither of you is rushed, and bring up just one specific thing and what you would like instead. If the situation at home keeps you from sleeping or weighs on you for a long time, it may help to talk with someone you trust, a student counselor, or a professional about ways to change it.

No account, no name, and you can leave whenever you like.

Let this feeling stay the night →

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