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Roommates are inevitable for most college students and young adults. With the economy in trouble more and more people are deciding to live with roommates in order to save money. This can often lead to disagreements, feuds, and misery. You can’t always find the perfect roommates but there are some rules everyone should set before moving in together. Recently I conducted a survey. The survey was handed out to thirty college students ranging from the ages of eighteen to twenty-three. In this poll they decided on the ten most important rules that are basic for every living situation. 1) No sex in the common room. This rule was rated number one in all surveys, when asked why this is such a popular rule people simply said it was disrespectful and just plain dirty. 2) Do not have parties while another roommate is attempting to study or trying to sleep. It’s just rude and you would get mad if they did it to you. So lets cut the drama and show some respect. 3) Everyone knows that there is no shortage of parties in college. This rule I found was more popular with boys. And that is the ...

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