Be friendly and helpful
Roommates do not have to be best friends, but being friends makes living together more comfortable.

Smile, be happy
Nobody likes a grouch, sour puss, or someone who is moody.

Learn to share
That room belongs to you and your roommate. Arrange the room together and everybody will feel better.

Be considerate and understanding
Learn to accept your roommate who might have a different background and see things differently than you. In other words, accept each person for what they are.

Do not try to change anyone except yourself
So do not try to change your roommate. Just try to understand him or her.

Respect your roommate's opinions and ideas
Listen to him or her. They want to be heard. Talk through differences of opinions while doing a lot of listening to how they feel and why.

Don't let your roommate feel that her mistakes are sins
It will upset their senses of values and may lead to frustration.

Apologize to your roommate, if necessary
An honest apology will make her feel surprisingly warm toward you. Saying, "I'm sorry" are friendship words and smoothes over a lot of rough spots.

Don't nag and don't talk too much
They may have to protect themselves by appearing deaf.

Respect each other's privacy
Don't add to the problems of an overcrowded room with your loud music, your gossip, and frequent visitors.

Do not wear your roommates clothes or use her things unless you have her expressed permission

Be neat and clean!
Help your roommate to clean the room. Take turns or clean together. Keep your closet and your person neat and clean. Make your bed and put things away in their proper places.

Be sincere
Do not criticize. Don't insinuate that your roommate should... If you must talk to her about something unpleasant, be tactful and kind. Don't gossip about your roommate!

And...
Remember that some of your roommates different behaviors may be due to some personal problems (physical, financial, social, family) that you are not aware of.

If your roommate is sleeping, be quiet , keep the lights low or off, use your ear phones when listening to music, visit or study with friends in another place.

Try doing some things together. Try praying together. It might seem difficult but keep trying. It will help you to break the barriers and to understand each other better.

Adopted from talk given -- Verna Reid

"Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating what is noble and loving in another."

Thomas Hughes