Hey Hannah
Hey Hannah,
My roommate never cleans up their side of the room. How do I get them to clean it?
-Messy with Markel
Have a conversation with them! Communicate your need for a cleaner room and try to compromise. You can’t force them to clean your side. If nothing changes, then talk to the deans and switch rooms. Don’t stay in the same room with this person if you’re still unhappy. If you guys are both roommates and friends, your friendship will be a lot better if you don’t room with them. Being friends with someone doesn’t automatically make them the perfect roommate.
Hey Hannah,
My friend is getting married and asked me to be the maid of honor instead of her sister. Now I feel like the sister resents me. What should I do?
-Honored Helga
Is it your wedding? Is it her sister's wedding? No. Just deal with the awkwardness with the sister because this is your friend's wedding! Talk to the sister if you think it will resolve the situation, but at the end of the day, your job as the maid of honor is to help the bride have the best day of her life. If her sister is upset about it, that seems like a sibling issue.
Hey Hannah,
My parents are wanting me to come home for spring break but I hate being at home. Should I just go to make them happy or do my own thing?
-Guilted Gale
I don’t think you should go just to make them happy. Maybe there is a way to go home and not have it be as terrible.? Maybe bring a friend with you? Or plan spring break so that you don’t have to be stuck in the house every day. If this is too hard because of family dynamics, then don’t be afraid to do your own thing.
Hey Hannah,
My brother is going into art school and I'm really on the fence about it. He's a great artist but I'm scared that in this day-and-age, art school is just a bad idea. Should I support his dreams or should I tell him that it's not a realistic career? I don't want him to fail or lose our relationship.
-Hesitant Hammel
Support him! Wouldn’t you want his support? He doesn’t need you telling him that being an artist is a risk; he knows. If this is his passion, then who are you to bring him down? If he’s your brother, you’ve got to have his back 100%.
Hannah Armstrong is a senior studying health and human performance.