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friends with their roommates, regardless of pet peeves. They agree that "just dealing with it" is the best to approach to handling specific annoyances and frustrations. Even so, Christner does have some advice for those who have pet peeves that are too unbearable to live with.
"Don't really just dwell upon it a lot," Christner said. "Don't get too frustrated. If you are going to get frustrated about it, talk about it with them."
To assure that problems aren't going to arise as the year progresses, or merely to have a better understanding of the roommates you choose to live with, Ginther recommends laying down rules at the beginning of the year as to prevent future conflicts.
Because some students choose to live with close friends, Seitter argues that being overly concerned with pet peeves will only cause the deterioration of friendships.
"Don't dwell on stupid things and let them get in the way of your friendship," Seitter said.
To recap, know that everyone's different, lay down ground rules, "deal with it" if possible, if not then share your concerns, and lastly don't let trivial pet peeves deteriorate friendships.
If you can follow these steps and as long as your roommates are considerate and willing to compromise, then your roommate pet peeves will be a thing of the past.
Noisiness is a common complaint among roommates. Nick Ginther, Dodge City sophomore, recommends that potential roommates lay down their preferences at the beginning of the lease to avoid conflicts in the future.
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