Roommates: A rant and request for advice

[ssampier]

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I have also worked in all-female offices and we have all been getting the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups out of the vending machine at the same time. (tip for men: RPBC are the solution to PMS. Sweet + salty = teh goodness ... give her the RPBC and run)

Interesting. We have them in our office and I like eat them straight from the freezer. I never thought the women in office would like them as a PMS cure.

Huh.

 

[Glyfair]

Sounds like these ladies are a little young and a.) not used to living with roommates, and b.) used to getting their own way.

I thought the second was a key issue with the thermostat situation. When one roommate unilaterally makes a decision that affects the comfort of everyone in the household, there is probably an issue of consideration that needs to be discussed. It sound like she is used to living on their own, or being the dominant person in a household.

 

[Lewis526]

When one roommate unilaterally makes a decision that affects the comfort of everyone in the household, there is probably an issue of consideration that needs to be discussed. It sound like she is used to living on their own, or being the dominant person in a household.

QFT. This is a dominance issue. They're competing for control of the household. If you try to control the household by dominating them (laying down the law), you'll just escalate things. If these girls aren't woman enough to make peace, they're not woman enough to accept a forced armistice.

And take note, as other people said, before you make the marriage vows. The whole reason to room together first, as I understand it, is to see what the SO is really like when she lets her hair down. I haven't met either of you, so I have no way of judging whether you're right for each other. Just don't expect her to treat you differently than she treats others.