<p>Hi guys, so I'm in a triple dorm room and one of my roommates who happens to be the cleanest, and overall most organized is moving out to another room, partially because of my other roomate because of his dirty habits. He is the complete opposite, he's not as clean, doesn't have his priorities straight, is an avid partier.... And then I'm completely in the middle. I'm not too close to my roommates but I'm friendly enough with them that I'll miss the one that moving out. I don't think I'll miss him so much, but I know for a fact I'll miss the type of roomate he is. He's like the moderator of the room and I'll miss there being a sense of order in the room if you will. Now, the kid that is moving into his spot is a friend of mine that I've met here at school and I would say we're pretty good friends, he's a great kid. He doesn't have the same study habits as my old roomate, but that's ok it doesn't concern me. The few things that do concern me about him is that he too is an avid partier, every weekend he's up to something, and he's dirty! He's not that clean and neither is my other roomate so I'm alittle worried about how this is all gonna work out now. Sure, I'm excited my friend is moving in, but at the same time I can't help but be nervous for how he will be as a roommate: he needs to be cleaner and party less! He's a great friend but I would never wish to room with him. I'm feeling alittle down from all this. Is is normal to feel this way, any advice from anyone, stories? Thanks for taking the time to read this :)</p>
<p>maybe this idea will be helpful to you–</p>
<p>When my oldest son and his roommate began living together freshman year, there room looked like a volcano had erupted in no time. The state of the room caused some arguments.</p>
<p>They finally went for pizza together, and came to an agreement–they set a time to meet at the room once a week to clean the room together. It only takes 15 minutes or so. It really helped–both with the state of the room and with the tension the guys felt. It turned into a ritual for them–they would clean up the room and catch up with each other, and then go grab a bite to eat together as well. They ended up developing in to best friends. Roommate was my son’s best man at his wedding.</p>
<p>As far as the partying? As long as it doesn’t get in the way of your ability to sleep in your room at reasonable hours, don’t worry about it. Midterm grades will be coming in soon enough, and those often solve the problem–it’s a wake up call for a lot of kids, and they buckle down and party a lot less, especially during the week. If midterm grades don’t work–often those kids end up leaving campus.</p>