Introduction

Introduction:

     I want to start this survival guide by making it clear that the tactics in this blog aren’t all things that you should actually do. There are numerous tools that are all wonderful for dealing with bad roommate situations. Several books and articles on the subject are available (albeit usually quite dry ones). The key lesson that most of them will teach you, is that the only way to really deal with a bad situation is to change it. You can do this by talking to the people you live with, moving out, hiring lawyers if you have too, etc. Use your common sense above all. You’re the one who knows if a situation really is bad or if you’re being overly dramatic. Also, try to realize that for everything that bothers you about your roommate, they have something that bothers them about you. 

    As I was writing this manual, I realized that I had been guilty of lots of the things I was writing about (and still am guilty of a quite a few). So try to accept your living partner because they are probably trying to accept you. No one is the perfect roommate, not even amazing you. If you take anything away from this book (other than the fact that hanging out with witches can be awesome), I hope it’s that. And that also, that things could always be worse…