Use “I” statements: “When you leave your dirty dishes out for a week, I get frustrated because of the smell.”

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If you tried and got ignored, maybe it’s them, not you. You don’t know what’s going on in someone’s life or their past that is motivating their actions and moods. Give them their space, keep your mutual space clean, and find friends who will be supportive of you. Avoid talking about your roommate to those friends though.

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Or “I appreciate that you need music to relax. I need to be able to sleep at 2 am to function the next day, so could you use earphones and keep the lights off?”

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It’s hard to give advice without actually knowing the beef yall have. Did you do something that upset them or did yall have a big disagreement? How long is the lease? Are your schedules different enough that you can avoid them if it doesn’t work out?

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