COM 3465 Keiser University Handling Roommate Conflicts Discussion
“Getting Competent”
Handling Roommate Conflicts
Whether you have a roommate by choice, by necessity, or through the random selection process
of your school’s housing office, it’s important to be able to get along with the person who shares
your living space. While having a roommate offers many benefits such as making a new friend,
having someone to experience a new situation like college life with, and having someone to split
the cost on your own with, there are also challenges. Some common roommate conflicts involve
neatness, noise, having guests, sharing possessions, value conflicts, money conflicts, and
personality conflicts (Ball State University, 2001).
Read the following scenarios and in a strong and comprehensive paragraph answer the
following questions for each one:
1. Which conflict management style, from the five discussed in your textbook readings
(Chapter 5), would you use in this situation?
2. What are the potential strengths of using this style?
3. What are the potential weaknesses of using this style?
Scenario 1: Neatness. Your college dorm has bunk beds, and your roommate takes a lot of time
making his bed (the bottom bunk) each morning. He has told you that he doesn’t want anyone
sitting on or sleeping in his bed when he is not in the room. While he is away for the weekend,
your friend comes to visit and sits on the bottom bunk bed. You tell him what your roommate
said, and you try to fix the bed back before he returns to the dorm. When he returns, he notices
that his bed has been disturbed and he confronts you about it.
Scenario 2: Noise and having guests. Your roommate has a job waiting tables and gets home
around midnight on Thursday nights. She often brings a couple friends from work home with
her. They watch television, listen to music, or play video games and talk and laugh. You have an
8 a.m. class on Friday mornings and are usually asleep when she returns. Last Friday, you talked
to her and asked her to keep it down in the future. Tonight, their noise has woken you up and you
can’t get back to sleep.
Scenario 3: Sharing possessions. When you go out to eat, you often bring back leftovers to
have for lunch the next day during your short break between classes. You didn’t have time to eat
breakfast, and you’re really excited about having your leftover pizza for lunch until you get
home and see your roommate sitting on the couch eating the last slice.
Scenario 4: Money conflicts. Your roommate got mono and missed two weeks of work last
month. Since he has a steady job and you have some savings, you cover his portion of the rent
and agree that he will pay your portion next month. The next month comes around and he
informs you that he only has enough to pay his half.
Scenario 5: Value and personality conflicts. You like to go out to clubs and parties and have
friends over, but your roommate is much more of an introvert. You’ve tried to get her to come
out with you or join the party at your place, but she’d rather study. One day she tells you that she
wants to break the lease so she can move out early to live with one of her friends. You both
signed the lease, so you have to agree, or she can’t do it. If you break the lease, you
automatically lose your portion of the security deposit.
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