“Sharing is
fun.” That’s what most Filipinos would usually say. Yes. We might agree with
that, since some people would even share their homes in an apartment Cebu with their friends and/or families. Well, perhaps
being alone in your house can also be lonely at times.
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While others
would love to share their homes with the other people, for some, they would prefer
being alone than being annoyed with their housemates. Understanding your
housemate’s behavior can sometimes be challenging in our part, especially when
you still really don’t know their personality.
Yes. Understanding
his/her behavior might be a challenge, but it is also one of the factors that
can make you and your housemate live harmoniously together in one house. And
aside from understanding, here are some tips on how to get along with people
who are also living with you.
Establish
ground rules
If you are a
kind of person who have concerns about the things that must be done when inside
the premises of the house, then it is better for you to set some rules within
the house. Make a policy that you and your housemate can benefit from it. You both include in the policy the things
that you want to do and not, for you to be aware of your limitations.
When you
establish ground rules in your house, make sure that is done with good will for
you and for your housemate to have a better understanding and considerable
agreement while living together.
Share the cleaning
It is just a
norm for every person to clean if he/she is living inside the house. When you
have a housemate, make sure that you both do the cleaning. Try to avoid letting
one person clean the entire house. Divide the task with your housemates. And when
diving the household chores, make sure that it is evenly divided, for as not to
be unfair for the both of you.
Also, if
your housemate needs some help, you have to help her/him even if it is their
task. You should also be considerate when it comes to cleaning.
Be respectful
Respecting one
another is a must to have a harmonious living. As a person, you have to be
aware of the things and/or the actions that you have done to the person who is
living with you. If he/she doesn’t like to be treated that way, then don’t do
it.
Giving respect
is not just by treating each other, it also applies when you have to borrow
things from your housemate. If he or she doesn’t want to let you borrow that
particular thing, then respect his or her decision, don’t force. Treat them
with respect and they will also treat you back with respect.
Be honest
“Honesty is
the best policy.” Indeed. If you are honest with your housemate, and them to
you, there will be problems with the communication. When you are guilty of
something for doing a thing that one might get mad, then you have to tell them
honestly. It is better to tell them personally than letting them know it
through the other people.
Being honest
can sometimes hurt your ego, but for the sake of living together in the same
house, you have to try your best to do what is right.
Avoid conflicts
If you what
to live a peaceful and harmonious life with your housemates, as much as
possible, try to avoid conflict between you and them. Do not interfere with
their personal life when they don’t like to be bothered with it.
Understand and
considerate are one of the keywords to avoid conflicts. You definitely don’t want
to be in the fight with your housemates. And it is also such a hassle living
with hatred, especially living together with that specific person. If you both
have some misunderstandings, try to sort things out for as not to make the
issue bigger later on.
These are
just some tips that you can do to get along with your housemates. It is really
up to you on how you control and address the situations.
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