Saw this at a coffee shop in South Bend. Sorry it’s blurry, my cameraphone doesn’t do the macro so well.
At the bottom (and out of the picture) it says, “I am vegetarian, though you don’t have to be.” This actually translates to, “I am a vegetarian and will judge you for not being one.”
Seriously, who reads that note and thinks, “Damn, I’ve got 4 out of 6 of those requirements. If only I were mature and open-minded!”
It is not surprising that she is a female art student.
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1 Andy // Mar 2, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Actually I’d say most of those requirements aren’t all that unreasonable. That being said, “stable, mentally healthy” seems to say something more about the poster than she might think it does.
And you’re totally right about the vegetarian thing…
2 brink // Mar 2, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Yeah, the actual requirements aren’t bad, but that’s what interviews are for. My point is that this checklist could be rewritten as, “Looking for not-fucked-up people”. The fucked up people aren’t going to know in the first place, and the not-fucked-up people are going to read the extensive personality checklist and assume you’re a demanding, difficult person.
Far better to just leave it at, “open minded” or something to flag a generic type of personality. Those roommate request postings aren’t just a filter for applicants, they’re also an indication of what type of roommate the poster is.
Having said all that, my other thought is that this woman has had a series of (or one particularly) bad roommates, and that’s where it’s coming from. I still think you shouldn’t have an itemized personality profile in the posting, tho.
3 Daniel // Mar 4, 2008 at 11:57 am
“Someone who will not break into my room to watch me sleep, or play with his/her own feces.”
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