Got a Bad Roommate? Here Are the Ways to Deal
Got a bad roommate in Toronto? Here are our suggestions to deal with these types of people.
In order to afford to stay in Toronto’s Short rentals, we sometimes move in with a roommate who might be friends or acquaintances. That way, you have a 50-50 chance of enjoying your roomie or going nuts about how dirty or loud or bad they are.
How To Deal with a Bad Roommate?
If you have a terrible situation with your friend, you have a few options: stay or go. To help you decide how to continue, we’ve made this tutorial a compilation of three important ways to deal with flatmates that suck.
Communicate with Your Bad Roommate
Even if we don’t always follow proper guidance, communication is the best way to deal with a lousy problem with people. Without it, we finish up displaying passive-aggressive behavior that may seem to improve, but at the end of the day, it certainly makes matters worse.
When you’re angry about something that your roommate has done (or not done), first relax so you don’t put tension in the discussion. Then, you can communicate clearly what’s and isn’t going to work for you. Come and plan for ideas on how you can all improve the situation.
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Be Relax
Cohabiting is rough, whether it’s someone you’ve recently met, a longtime friend or a life partner. Each individual has his or her own peculiarities that could make us upset, or even piss us off. Sometimes it’s not worth the hassle and gets the other people to change their behavior.
Consider Making a Change
Often there’s just no other way, someone has to go. When none of the other options work, it’s time to (politely) think about one of you moving. As a guideline, whoever is the primary name of the lease / rental agreement should stay on the property just to prevent problems with paperwork and to change the arrangement with the owner, but it is not always a must.
