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A few months ago, last year precisely while thinking about my relocation process from my old place to a new place, since I had a lot on my plate, getting a house alone wasn't the best idea as I wasn't financially buoyant to do that on my own, so I decided the best option was to get a roommate.
The good thing was, that I saw someone whose willing and ready to split the bills with me, and that was fine by me but every day I thought about how I was going to cope with living with someone. Even though I knew her before now, I knew it was on a whole different level coming to live with her for as many years as I would want to, until I changed my mind.
Truth be told, I was scared and felt I was going be uncomfortable because talking to someone outside on occasion you see, is different from living with the person and getting to see the person daily, and for someone like me, I don't like trouble and don't like to hold beef with people, that's why I am always on my lane.
I don't know how not to react, I don't know how to pretend in a situation that doesn't please me and doesn't like to talk too much because it drains me out and many more of my character was the reason I felt like I was going to shot myself in the foot with this decision about getting to leave with someone.
Well, since I understood my predicament, challenges, and the reason behind why I chose to have a roommate, I gave myself a long prep talk. Yeah, that's right, I understood the situations of things and most times I have to let go, overlook, and behave like I would if I lived in the house alone, I have to take responsibility, do things, and make decisions like I would if I lived alone.
Although we are different individuals from diverse backgrounds, we have our shortcomings, flaws, weaknesses, strengths, fallout, arguments, angry moments, and disappointed moments but most of all, I had our fun moments and I have learned to handle issues better and maturely, even though most times I go too extreme.
In our daily interactions, and our relationships with others, we need tolerance, because tolerance is an important key that helps friendships, and relationships, no way and finally, we need tolerance to salvage some situations we stand afar.
Thank you for reading!!!