Whether you're a freshman in college, or 28 years old looking for someone to help cut living costs, you'll want to get to know your roommate for multiple reasons:
- To make living with each other easier, since you will have had communicated with each other both of your expectations and pet peeves early on.
- For increasing the possibility of becoming great friends due to similar interests and wants, and always having someone you enjoy to hang out with or do similar activities together.
- To establish a level of trust out of the gate.
- To establish house rules after moving in, so the awkwardness or tension of setting new / un-established rules later on when the issues arise will be decreased or removed.
It's important to have a roommate talk, regardless of who you are living with.
This applies to:
- "Pot Luck" roommates (people you didn't know before).
- Old friends that you have never lived with before until now.
- Siblings you grew up with.
- Other family members that you have never lived with outside of your childhood home.
Roommate Talk
General / Everyday Life
- Hobbies:
- Passions:
- Fears/nervous about:
- Dislikes:
- Pet peeves:
- Flaws:
Household
- Must-haves:
- Pet peeves:
- Fears/nervous about:
- Food dislikes:
- Allergies?
- Chores I like:
- Chores I dislike:
- Room in the house you would like most to stay clean:
- Most purchased/consumed food products:
This or That?
(if both, explain)
- Introvert or extrovert?
- Energized by being around others or having "me" time?
- Social butterfly or home body?
- Clean freak or laid back about mess?
- Early bird or night owl?
- Prefer to be active or chill around?
- Indoor or outdoor person?
- Planner or procrastinator?
- Frugal or spender?
- Work-a-holic or play time?
- Book worm or partier?
- Sensitive or thick-skinned?
- Prefer noise (music, tv, etc) or quiet?
"Getting to Know You" Questions:
- What are your future ambitions and end goals?
- Name up to 10 things on your bucket list.
- Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
- What things always make you happy or put you in a good mood? (deeds, people, foods, music, activity, hobby, etc)
- What things really stress you out?
- What do you do to de-stress?
- Do you have any current physical, mental, or health issues we should know about?
- Do you have any routines/plans you normally do each week?
- What is your work schedule, if you know it?
- Are you looking to become apart of any extracirricular activities/groups, or other community involvements?
- Do you have specific routines in the morning, after work, or before you go to bed?
- (Women) Do you PMS badly? When is your usual cycle?
- Text messaging/communication system… discuss:
Chores / Duties to Discuss:
- Dishes
- Groceries
- Cooking
- Trash
- Mail
- Bills
- Cleaning
- Guests/Parties
- Pet Care (if applicable)