<p>ok, so I have this roommate situation. It's starting to annoy me. I have to get up at 5:00 AM for work Monday - Thursday, and my roommate gets to sleep in pretty late. Every night, she goes and hangs out with her friend until midnight and when she comes back she sometimes wakes me up. How should I feel about this situation?</p>
<p>It's like she doesn't live here anymore....I think I'm too boring for her :P</p>
<p>Did u guys sign a roommate contract or something in the beginning of the year? I think you should just talk to her openly, it’ll be good if you two are open about your problems with each other since you guys are living together. No need to hold anything in, it’ll be a bad situation if you both dislike each other secretly but don’t say anything. Of course, don’t get mad at her when you talk to her haha</p>
<p>You also have to consider you might be waking her up at 5AM. I would approach it like this:
You: Hey! I just wanted to make sure I’m not being too loud in the mornings when I get up. How is this working out for you? I just want to make sure.
Roommate: Responds with complaint OR says nope, you are just fine. Hopefully your roommate will ask the same thing of you.
You: Thanks for letting me know! I will try to not make that noise or find a solution (if you open a drawer that wakes her up maybe set out what you need the night before). If she asked the same question to you, respond now. If she doesn’t say, I know I get up really early, but sometimes when you come in late I wake up because it is a little loud. Can you not do (insert noise here)?
Roommate: Awesome! I’m so glad we can be open and communicate!</p>
<p>Rooming situations like that don’t really have someone in the “right” and someone in the “wrong”. Early birds can wake the night owls up too early, and night owls make it hard for the early birds to sleep. The best thing to do is to talk to each other to try to minimize noise during sleeping hours - but if that doesn’t suffice then you might have to just get some comfortable earplugs and whatever those eyeshades are called.</p>
<p>Yes, talking is good but I agree with the earplugs advice. You are probably using a vibrate alarm to wake you up already so earplugs wouldn’t cause an issue with that…</p>
<p>At least your roommate actually LEAVES your room…</p>
<p>My brother’s freshmen year, him and his roommate had this problem. The people who lived across the hall from them also had this problem. The 4 of them got together and decided to switch roommates. The people stayed up late lived together, and the people who didn’t lived together. </p>
<p>It wasn’t anything personal, they just couldn’t share a room because of their schedules, and actually are pretty good friends. My brother and his original freshmen roommate have been living together every year since freshmen year since they no longer have to share a room and have each gotten their own room in a suite.</p>
<p>I experienced a slightly similar issue. As a poster above suggest trying asking her if you are waking them up instead. I had to get up for 7am ish some days when my roommate didn’t. I often laid my clothes out the day before, showered in the evening, went to the restroom to do makeup, brush hair, and teeth. Pretty much I took everything, and anything I would’ve needed with me into the bathroom so I only made one trip. It helped a lot except she did the opposite. I didn’t bother addressing it with her because I took sleeping pills for medical reasons so the only time I heard her was when I first took them.</p>
<p>I did end up asking her and she said she’s been too tired to notice. Go figure. She also asked me if she was waking me up and I said no. The moment wasn’t right…the last two nights I’ve been asleep…</p>
<p>You can tell frankly to your roommate that “you are disturbing my sleep a lot. I can’t bear this. Please come early at night”…If you don’t want lose your roommate tell her in a pleasing manner otherwise it is better for you to change your room!!</p>
<p>those spongy ear plugs from walmart are just enough to block out any unwanted noise, while still allowing your alarm to penetrate through it.</p>
<p>Actually, your in the wrong . Getting up at 5am is really a wow thing, while college kids staying up late is pretty normal . </p>
<p>I’d say get over it, and if need be drink a red bull to wake up .</p>
<p>thisislife, how is the OP in the wrong? She has to wake up at 5AM for her JOB. It’s not her fault that her job requires her to do so. Some people, such as myself, have to have a job in college and must wake up this early. I sympathize, because I have to wake up this early as well. The OP’s roommate is in the wrong for not being considerate. Yes, college students are notorious for staying up late and she should have the right to do so, but she should also be considerate and at least attempt to be quiet when she finally does make it back to the dorm or apartment/wherever.</p>