-- Posted by nugget at 9:24 pm on April 8, 2006 I've been living with the same four people since September, two guys and two girls. We've had our problems since the beginning.  The girls are super tidy, the guys are super messy and I'm somewhere in the middle.  I clean up after myself, just not after others.   I'm also the odd one out, I have nothing in common with the others.  I think this makes me an easy target to be picked on.  The two girls are best friends, and are constantly talking about me behind my back.  They are loud on purpose at 7 am trying to wake me up, they hide my stuff, they move my things around to make room for their own, and they knock on my door and run away.  I haven't talked to either of them for about two weeks. The guys are just dumb.  They come in at 3 am on school nights, screaming and yelling for hours until they eventually pass out.   I have no idea how to handle the girls especially.  I'm not a confrontational person, and If I were to say anything it would be 4 against one.  I think doing this would only make things worse.  I still have 4.5 months left on the lease, does any one have some tips on what I can do to make this bearable? -- Posted by Rastafarian at 9:32 pm on April 8, 2006 start doing evil/nasty things to em, so that they might get the picture -- Posted by eyewonder at 9:37 pm on April 8, 2006 Quote: from Rastafarian at 12:32 am on April 9, 2006 start doing evil/nasty things to em, so that they might get the picture haha, thats what I was thinking.. just less harsh.  Hide their stuff.. or like make a buncha yummy food, and then eat it all right infront of them. Knocking on your door and running away.. isn't that a little.. ya know, 6th grade? -- Posted by laurarali at 10:37 pm on April 8, 2006 Pick your battles. Make it clear that your stuff is just that, YOUR stuff and they are not to mess with it. As for the trying to get you up early and door knocking, buy some ear plugs or put your music up loud (this blocks them out). Getting back at them is just going to make it into a major war zone and make it harder. However if it doesn't ease up or if it gets worse, confront them, give them one warning that if it doesn't cease that you will begin doing it back to them. Then go out buy 'itching powder', buy the most annoying horrible music you can find, and anything else you can think of. Also, buy a lock for your room (you are going to need to prevent them doing more stuff to you) -- Posted by letsdance6 at 6:23 am on April 9, 2006 Make it clear that you aint the one that should be tormented. If they start on you just have a go at them asking why they are doing things to you that you hate. -- Posted by ricerice at 1:15 pm on April 9, 2006 stand up for yourself and ask them to stop and grow up. -- Posted by Flow Morphia Slow at 2:44 pm on April 10, 2006 wow, that sucks...i'm sorry to hear that. If you're genuinely not happy about lving with them, maybe go and talk to a housing advisor about the implications of terminating your contract.. -- Posted by canon at 2:30 pm on April 12, 2006 With only 4 months to go I would suggest that you suck it up and not stir up anything.  Go to the library and study and interact with them at the minimum.  You have learned your lesson about living with people. -- Posted by caterwaul at 6:07 pm on April 12, 2006 Quote: from Rastafarian at 12:32 am on April 9, 2006 start doing evil/nasty things to em, so that they might get the picture ^^This is probably a bad idea.^^ If you do this, things may get worse. Just talk to them and try to be civil. I promise they won't take offense. -- Posted by Flow Morphia Slow at 4:29 pm on May 14, 2006 actually, if you terminate your contract, you won't be the one to pay, they'll have to make up your rent... that will be good punishment.  In the meantime you can get university accomodation...