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Lay down ground rules. Serious. Talk about your expectations of the other person.
I just graduated from college, and never listend to the ground rules advice. I was afraid that doing that first off would result in an impersonal, legalistic relationship. That happened anyway, and I was shocked to see the things some of my roommates did.
My first day of college, my roommate woke up at five thirty AM for no apparent reason, and started blow drying her hair. This was something that I would have thought to be common sense. When someone is sleeping, it is nice to operate loud devices somewhere else.
When I moved into an apartment, I had a roommate that took one of my pictures and hung it up in her room while I was gone for a weekend. I asked her about it, and she said "oh... I just thought it looked good in my room. I thought you wouldn't mind."
Anyway, roommates can be awesome, or they can be a pain in the bootay, but I would come prepared for both. This is a great time to explore your own hidden control nazi, and stand up for yourself!
Good luck.
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