The best cure of loneliness is, well, getting a roommate to share the apartment with. Nothing is more depressing than lazing around on the couch the whole of Sunday, and eating sushi alone for dinner and ice cream for dessert while watching some evening talent show on TV. And you’re not even anywhere near quarter-life crisis yet.

Getting a roommate to live with you is the best way to bring some noise into the empty rooms of the apartment. You also get to share rent. Being able to pay just half the monthly rent is a big deal for some people. So go ahead, get a roommate and get the party started.

But-there’s always a “but”-getting a roommate to share the apartment is also somewhat of a double-edged sword. The person you rented the apartment with might turn out to be an annoying kid after a couple weeks of living together. He might be someone who doesn’t respect privacy, or regularly invites his friends over without asking your permission. Really there’s no way to find out until it’s too late.

In any case, here are some tips on how to get better along with a roommate.

1. Bring only what you need
If you’re moving in at the same time, discuss beforehand who’s bringing what with them so you don’t end up with two of everything (kitchen appliances, living room furniture, etc).

2. Who gets the bigger bedroom?
Decide who gets which bedroom if there is more than one. You should also talk how you want the furniture to be arranged especially in share areas of the apartment.

3. Remember that song, “Spending the night together”
Don’t get strange ideas, mate. What I’m trying to say is: put in an effort to get to know your roommate. Don’t make unfair judgments about his character and personality when you haven’t even had a chance to really talk and get to know each other a little better.

4. Respect private space
The apartment is yours as much as it is your roommate’s, and vice versa. Respect each other’s privacy. If you got some friends coming over, ask him in advance if he’d rather stay in his room or join the fun. If he prefers to stay inside his room, make sure to keep the noise level down as much as possible.

5. Create reasonable household chore schedules
If you guys are in college, it’s best for you to come up with a household cleaning routine that complements your class schedules. If you’re already going to work, it’s the same thing. Nothing good is going to come out of not having a cleaning routine and both of you are just waiting on who would pick up someone else’s trash to the garbage bin.

Show self respect. Show some to your roommate, too. To avoid having to argue about who should take out the trash tomorrow, simply prepare a schedule plan beforehand, and stick to it.

That’s it. Be a nice guy, or gal, and you should be having a fun time with your roommate instead of living alone in an apartment and depressing about it.

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