We've all experienced it at one point or another, whether it was your brother who you shared a room with growing up or that roommate in college who thought that showers were optional.  Maybe we just didn't learn it in kindergarten, but most of us have issues when it comes to sharing a living space.  And it's not that we're bad people or selfish; most people just don't like sharing a living space with other people.

We like things in a certain order.  We keep things where they're supposed to be and don't like it when others touch them or put them back somewhere else.  Or maybe your room is an 'organized mess' and you've got things everywhere but you know exactly where things are.  But we know, at the end of the day, our living space is exactly how we want it and giving that up and sharing it with someone else is, well, a tough adjustment.

So a roommate is a double-edged sword.  Not only do you have to find someone you're compatible with to live with but you also need to find someone you trust to not steal your things and to pay his part of the rent.  And let's face it, you may love your best friend but you know if you lived together you'd kill her in two days.

We are put at a crossroads, then.  The inevitable experience of having a roommate with the dilemma of finding the habits you can live with in a person you can trust.  So what happens when you end up with a deadbeat for a roommate?  What happens when you find out some habits you can't live with?  What then?

While there's no full-proof way of finding out who will suck as a roommate and who won't, like a test or sensor or something, there are some things you can do after you find out to reduce the amount of hell you live with.  And who knows, you might actually end up a deadbeat roommate yourself.  So take some notes and learn a thing or two about being a responsible roommate, so someone won't be kicking you out the door.