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How to tell my roommates without hurting feelings?

My roommate and I have just moved back to college and have two new suitemates. So far, there have been no problems...we all just kind of do our own thing. However, we share a kitchen, and my roommate and I don't use it, but the other two girls do. For about a week now, there have been empty jars and utensils filling up our sink, and it's starting to smell. We barely know these girls and don't want to start anything or want them to think we're mad at them...but what is a good way to let them know that they need to wash their dishes?

Me, being the kind of person I am, wants to just wash them for them and see if they get the picture. But if I did that, they might expect me to do it every time, when none of it is my dishes. What do we do without hurting feelings and making things awkward?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You need to assign some general duties. Kids often are used to their moms cleaning up after them. These girls need to learn that maid service has been cut off. You are very kind. Don't do their cleanups though.

    Maybe a little sign on the wall saying if you dirty a dish you wash it. Something subtle? If that fails, get together and talk. They probably don't know it's their responsibility.

    OR, you two could dirty ALL of the dishes, and leave them in the sink. :-)

    Man, when I was in college we shared bathroom and kitchen duties, and I can tell you that if anyone failed to do their job, the rest of the suite had plenty to say.

  • 1 decade ago

    If I were you, I would take a large trash bag into the Kitchen and fill it with all of their dirty utensils and left over food that is messing up the Kitchen and set it in a place that would be in their way so that they can not ignore it. I would also scour the sink and wipe the counter tops for sanitary reasons.

  • 1 decade ago

    just be like so whos gonna do the dishes ? lol. or you and your roomate can just complain about it to eachother infront of them and be like wow this smells, or something like that so they hear you and theyll get the hint

  • 1 decade ago

    your too kind. just tell them. if they live with you then they gotta do there dishes... because its what they made. tell them what ever you do you clean up. its part of being roomates.

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