The worst thing that can happen when you are in University or College is having a place and loosing it. All because your roommate suddenly decides that they no longer want to live there and are now forcing you to pack up your shit and go. This individual is usually the holder of the deed, lease, rental agreement, and is the one you are paying. So if for some reason that person suddenly springs "Hey I've decided to move in with "so-and-so" so you need to be out by this "date"", you can feel overwhelmed. Especially if it is during Midterms, Finals, or just a stressful time for you in general with everything (work, school, volunteering). It is the LAST place that you want to be placed in. And its all to common in the students lifestyle.
Right now my old roommmate (another one, who was FANTASTIC to live with) currently lives in a house with three other girls. This week is midterm season. She has recently started a new job last week and plans on staying the entire summer to work and such. Today. She finds out that two of her roommates are moving in together and that she has to be out by April 30th. That gives her eighty days to find a new place or she is homeless during the summer. I mean worse comes to worse she can always stay at a friends house while they are away for the summer, but what position does that put her in for next year?
I mean I love my apartment, its fantastic. Two bedroom, two bathroom, washer/dryer, with a dishwasher, two parking stalls (only one is a plug in) and its pretty cheap for this town. For some reason this tiny town in Alberta loves to rip off students much more than the University does, but because there is such limited space you have to take what you can get. But if I could find a three-bedroom, two bathroom, washer/dryer included, somewhat close to the University to live with Makrina (who I am living with regardless next year, whether or not we change places) and Chelsea (my old roommate) then wouldn't you? I mean, there are pros and cons for each situation. For example everything I said about my apartment is fantastic (except for my current roommate), but a con is that I am not actually that close to the University (for this town). But suddenly moving to a new place during the summer could be a lot of work. It all depends right? Especially on the money front. If it is cheaper than what I am paying right now, all included, clean and in a safe area, then I probably would move in a heart beat. And I think that my mom would be okay with it, because there would be more than just two people.
Ugh big decisions. It's just stupid when you make an agreement with someone and then they decide to turn back and screw you over. I had that happen this summer when I first found my apartment. I was originally going to live with a friend, but she suddenly decided that she needed to live with a dog, so she ditched out leaving me 60 days to find a new roommate, who I found last minute (sigh). She ended up ditching out on another person to and decided to not even move down here.
If you are a roommate, wouldn't you want to treat your roommates with respect and not suddenly ditch them out? I mean one of the reasons that you are probably living with that specific person is that you are probably friends or dating. So why suddenly ruin that with no warning? Please go to this link for some fun passive aggressive roommates: These Roommates Have Something To Prove (Another story, in another blog about passive aggressive roommates, but for now enjoy a preview from the site)
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