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Thuy, my thought is that 10 weeks isn’t very long; knowing that you will be living together for a limited time, it isn’t really worth it to overthink things or go into the living situation anticipating problems.
Leave your products in the bathroom, what’s the worst that can happen? So what if someone ends up using your toothpaste? No need to pack pots, some kitchen minimalism could encourage some new friendships by forcing you to cook together; you can buy cheap new pots in Toronto if you find that you really need them. You’ve got an opportunity to make some lifelong friends, but it will be more challenging if you start out the relationship by signaling that you are standoffish or don’t trust them.

TV volume in the living room that makes the whole house shake!! Headphones!! Go to the cinema!!

So true!
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1. Everyone needs some time alone, so if you realize you haven’t left the house in over a week make a point of spending an evening or afternoon away so you’re roommate can dance around the living room for five minutes.
2. If the kitchen is a small space, as they often are in shared houses, try not to make elaborate cups of tea every time your roommate is cooking or cleaning or whatever.
3. NO SEX IN THE SHOWER.
4. Be mindful of mould or mildew growing in your room. This effects the air quality in the house for everyone and your roommates do not want to have to admit they’ve been snooping around in your room trying to find where that weird smell is coming from.
5. Last but not least, if you have guests staying overnight or over the weekend or such be sure to give a heads up and not leave an I expecting roommate to supply towels, breakfast etc. If you’re hosting someone please be a host to them!

Un rappel constant de pourquoi je n’ai jamais eu, ni voulu de roomate. Et la maintenant je vis avec mon fiancé après 8 ans de relation et on se partage les tâches, c’est moins “chacun pour soi” comme dans une collocation.
Bonne chance!!!

The post college roommate experience is pretty hard, I feel like you often live with friends and don’t have enough conversations about expectations. Most people I know have gotten more blunt with expectations as they got a bit older and more set in their ways.

1. Clean off the counters/stove/floor if you are messy cook.
2. Don’t leave your random tinder dates here.
3. Don’t leave moldy science projects in the fridge.
4. Don’t abuse my expensive kitchen knives!
5. Don’t be that person that uses all the paper towels/toilet paper/soap and never replaces them.
6. I am excited about your dinner party or get together, but clean that shit up and take the recycling out!

Si un problème survient, essayer d’abord de le régler avec le(s) colocataire(s), NE SURTOUT PAS APPELER EN PREMIER LIEU LE PROPRIETAIRE. Sinon, bonjour l’ambiance et le rapport de confiance…

Et puis ces règles s’appliquent aussi aux Air’b’n’b et autres partages d’appartements il me semble.

The struggle is real.. And a few more points from my previous and current experiences:

1) if you have a cat (or two) make SURE their poop is scooped out regularly and your roommates don’t faint from the smell as soon as they come home
2) through away the old food from the fridge and cupboards, pretty obvious
3) put your make up on in YOUR room, not the bathroom

You are way too nice ! They shouldn’t be using your AESOP soap at all, hands off! I have now started to keep my soap, shampoo and toilet paper in my bedroom – still considering whether or not it would be worthwhile to also hide laundry and dish washing detergent.