Separate but equal is the approach that my roommate and I took when we moved in. To keep things separate, his things were on the left and mine were on the right. The equal part comes in if one of us wanted to use something of the other’s. This meant that almost anything we own was open to use with permission. We decided that we didn’t want to combine any of our things just yet because we didn’t know each other that well. I believed it was a good idea because it reduced the chance of an argument over whose things were whose. Having two guys in such a small space can lead to unwanted confrontation and screaming matches. I’m not a territorial person, but he was and for that reason, separate but equal was definitely the best approach.
My dorm room was ridiculously small. Everyone’s dorm room was small, but for some reason mine just felt the smallest. I don’t understand how SUCO's residence officials expected two men to live there. I saw many arrangements in different rooms. Some rooms actually did look like they have more space, but was still too small to work with. What’s worse was that the space seemed even smaller when I added my belongings. Having such a small room made it hard to keep things separate. I figured that my room was about two-and-a-quarter arm lengths wide and three-and-a-quarter arm lengths long. With both beds lofted against the wall that gives about two feet of walking space between beds. This meant the dividing line is about one foot away from our beds. A room that small can easily be cluttered and you could easily be invaded.
Walking into my room, one of the first things that strike the nose is the fresh Febreze smell. Th ...