{"id":5299,"date":"2015-07-02T08:30:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T08:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/?p=5299"},"modified":"2026-04-06T02:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:42:14","slug":"flatmates-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmates-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"How to have THE talk with your flatmate. Yes, that talk."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5299\" class=\"elementor elementor-5299\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8bc3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e8bc3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d287f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d287f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pexels-arthousestudio-5159942-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10472\" alt=\"Photo by ArtHouse Studio women-sitting-on-chairs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pexels-arthousestudio-5159942-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pexels-arthousestudio-5159942-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pexels-arthousestudio-5159942-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pexels-arthousestudio-5159942-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pexels-arthousestudio-5159942-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e861e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44e861e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5563340c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5563340c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You probably know where this is going, but we&#8217;ll spell it out for you <em>slowly<\/em>.<\/p><p>When you&#8217;re in the business of flatmate-ing (get it?), you&#8217;re choosing someone who might accidentally see you run across the corridor naked from the bathroom, who will know <a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmate-sprung-leaving-used-butter-knife-next-to-sink\/\">your addiction to spaghetti on toast <\/a>and who will meet your parents at least once, probably. Even though you&#8217;re not dating.<\/p><p>Ah, dating. By inviting a person into your life, a stranger who will inevitably share the same floor-space as you, you also get invited to meet their obnoxiously-loud, overly-sun-tanned, pain-in-the-ass partner on a regular basis. Who you probably didn&#8217;t ask to share floor-space with in the first place.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/53a10fdcd0be3_-_tumblr_mb05dmubap1r81wtbo1_500.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5313 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/53a10fdcd0be3_-_tumblr_mb05dmubap1r81wtbo1_500.gif\" alt=\"53a10fdcd0be3_-_tumblr_mb05dmubap1r81wtbo1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/flatmate-sprung-leaving-used-butter-knife-next-to-sink\/\">A flatmate has been sprung leaving a butter knife on the sink.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Rude, I know. But relax. There are ways to tone down said pain-in-the-ass while they&#8217;re busy bumping and grinding in the room next door. You know, without going IN there and <a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/you-think-your-flatmate-is-weird\/\">calling for an immediate intervention.<\/a><\/p><p>This handy guide to having The Talk will be told in a series of somewhat relevant GIFS. You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1. Subtle hints are your best friend.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">People fall in love. Firstly, you should probably feel proud that you picked a flatmate who is even mildly interested in repopulating the Earth because that&#8217;s a pretty big #lifegoal. But if the walls are thin and you know what their favourite safe word is (NO NO NO NO gross), it&#8217;s time to take action. Start by asking if your flatmate can give you the ol&#8217; heads up when their partner is staying the night. Then purchase either noise cancelling headphones or an App that plays very loud and wise whale music. Use accordingly.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BabiesGif.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5309 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/BabiesGif.gif\" alt=\"BabiesGif\" width=\"500\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2. Draw up a roster. Plan for all possible scenarios.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Think flatmates-who-actually-pay-rent-in-this-house game night every weeknight or you-owe-me-dishwashing-duties-if-you-invite-over-a-guest cards. That ought to keep their partner out of sight. And if that doesn&#8217;t work&#8230;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/tumblr_inline_mk75cxzEzq1qz4rgp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5310 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/tumblr_inline_mk75cxzEzq1qz4rgp.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_inline_mk75cxzEzq1qz4rgp\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3. Tell them it&#8217;s sort of kind of unfair that their partner gets to use the house facilities without chipping in a dime.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">And then proceed to make them bring you presents every time he\/she uses the shower or flushes the toilet. Trust me, their visiting hours will dwindle to somewhere between 0 and 1%. HAZZAH!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4b7aea4dc352c759222d0f82189e29cb.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5311 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4b7aea4dc352c759222d0f82189e29cb.gif\" alt=\"4b7aea4dc352c759222d0f82189e29cb\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4. Send your flatmate a letter. Write it up on the foggy bathroom mirror after you shower.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Romance. But instead of drawing a love heart and writing &#8220;I love you Roomie&#8221; tell them that hearing their bedroom antics is less desirable than stepping out of a warm shower in winter. They&#8217;ll get the picture and tone it down.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/tumblr_lp8ug193CX1qa9vqgo1_500.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5312 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/flatmate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/tumblr_lp8ug193CX1qa9vqgo1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_lp8ug193CX1qa9vqgo1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5. If all else fails, get a new flatmate.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">OK, possibly too drastic. But the other options were <del>going to be either join in on their fun<\/del> OR style an Avengers-type smack down of epic proportions on their partner. 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