College Student Cuts 2-3 Monthly Nights Out as Roommate Objects to 1-2 a.m. Returns
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Updated · Twisted Sifter · May 27
College Student Cuts 2-3 Monthly Nights Out as Roommate Objects to 1-2 a.m. Returns
1 articles · Updated · Twisted Sifter · May 27
A first-year college student said she has started canceling plans and limiting nights out because her dorm roommate complains when she returns around midnight to 2 a.m. on weekends.
2-3 outings a month are all she says she makes, and she described trying to stay quiet—avoiding overhead lights and keeping noise to a minimum—while her roommate says she is a light sleeper with early classes.
One overnight guest request sharpened the conflict after the roommate reacted negatively and asked where the friend would stay, leaving the student feeling she needed permission to use her own room.
The student also pointed to what she sees as a double standard, saying the roommate previously let her boyfriend stay over without asking and has sent pointed messages over social media posts.
The dispute has left the student feeling she is walking on eggshells in her dorm and reconsidering plans to keep living with the same roommate next year.
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