Shared Living Expectations
The shared living expectations worksheet serves as the foundation for roommates to begin to develop shared expectations of their room space and and negotiate areas of concern on a small scale. Residents who engage in these conversations can mitigate difficulties by discussing potential concerns and negotiating space expectations before they develop into conflicts. Through completing this worksheet, residents will examine each other’s personal living style and preferences, and will also help to ensure that the rights of each individual resident are respected. Learning to accept each other’s differences without infringing upon one another is an important skill to learn and makes residence hall living easier.
Some questions to consider as you think about living with a roommate:
Everyone has different thoughts about how their room should feel throughout the year. What type of space do I want my room to be (e.g. social, lively, quiet, studious)?
- What are my hopes for my relationship with my roommate? What do I need from them in order to live successfully together?
- What are some of my pet peeves? How might they show up when living with someone new?
- How do I like to receive feedback? How do I typically give it?
- What do I need from a roommate when I am stressed or upset?
- How much alone time do I typically need in a week?
- Do I have any allergies or special accommodations needed to live in the room?
- How will we communicate with one another? How will we communicate when things get tense?
- What will we do when we can't reach an agreement?
Click here to further consider what it will mean to successfully share space this year!
