The Best Way to Bond With Your Flatmates

Avoiding conflict with your new flatmates...

Lucy Bower
20th September 2022
Image Credit: Flickr
This time last year I was anxiously waiting for one of the scariest aspects of university: meeting your flatmates. It’s one of the most highly anticipated moments, and is described by many as a make-or-break situation. Fast forward to the summer after, and I found myself looking around at the group of people I was attending Leeds Festival 2022 with. Two of whom were my flatmates from last year, and none of whom I knew even existed until September 2021.

As I looked back at the year I had experienced, I found myself thinking about how lucky I was. I’d been to be able to gain friendships within my flatmates that I felt able to survive five nights of camping at Leeds with them. My mum would probably argue that it isn’t all just luck, however, and we all put effort into forging these bonds. So, what are some simple things you can do to make sure you get along with your flatmates?

For this year, they are your family and (luckily or not), we don’t get to pick our family.

The best piece of advice I received from older students was to simply throw yourself into everything your flatmates do. Fancy going for an explore? Absolutely. Would you help put some posters up in the girl’s room next door? Of course. Saying no is only going to limit yourself. And don’t worry if these aren’t the main people you can see yourself being friends with. For this year, they are your family and (luckily or not), we don’t get to pick our family. They might be completely different from you, and that’s okay.

It's also worth bearing in mind that all of you are in the same position, waiting for someone to make the first move. If it gets to move-in day and you haven’t seen anyone, just go and knock on everyone’s door and get to the pub.

Top 3 Tips for Happy Living:

  1. Be kind to each other.
  2. Don’t commit flatcest.
  3. Don’t be the person who has to be reminded to take the bins out.

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