Williampaid.com Recommends Roommate Relationship Tips for MTV's College Life Cast...

Williampaid.com Recommends Roommate Relationship Tips for MTV's College Life
Cast Members

CHICAGO, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MTV premieres College Life, a new
series documenting the daily lives, roommate relationship interactions, and
academic successes of four University of Wisconsin - Madison students.
According to Williampaid.com, a new online resource for renters, interactions
with roommates can be tougher to deal with than any college course. College
students from across the country and world are thrust into shared living
arrangements, with friends or with strangers.
"College students face significant social and academic pressures. When it
comes to roommates, issues and conflicts are certainly not uncommon," says
William Paid spokesperson and licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey A.
Fishbein. "Roommate relationships can be strained, even ruined, over rent
disagreements, chore responsibilities, and other bill payments. Communication
is the cornerstone of a positive roommate experience."
William Paid spokesperson Dr. Fishbein suggests that MTV College Life cast
members incorporate F.R.I.E.N.D. in order to avoid roommate conflicts:
-- First seek to understand then to be understood. One of the "seven
habits" developed by Steven Covey, good roommates "get it" before they
"dish it".
-- Respect one another for who you are, how you think, and what you do.
-- Inhibit your reaction to conflict in order to effectively reach
resolution. Use empathy to see things through your roommate's eyes,
hear from their ears, walk in their shoes.
-- Express expectations upfront. Discuss potential areas of conflict
early -- like rent or utility bill payments, chore responsibilities,
room temperature -- and set mutually acceptable standards.
-- Negotiate. Conflicts and disagreements will arise. Try to negotiate
win-win scenarios so that each roommate feels like they give a little
to get a little.
-- Don't sweat the small stuff or cry over spilled milk. Look beyond
little issues.

The William Paid Roommate Agreement, available at:
http://www.williampaid.com, offers roommates a legally enforceable way to
promote roommate harmony and alleviate disagreements down the road -
troubleshooting issues like splitting rent, sharing chores, and paying
utilities.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Dr. Fishbein,
contact Kirsten Osolind of RE:INVENTION, 312.635.1350.
About William Paid
William Paid is a new online resource for renters, offering roommate
relationship-building tools, cash-back renter rewards, and the means to build
a reportable credit history simply by paying rent...in addition to flexible
online rent payment and roommate co-payment options. Learn more:
http://www.williampaid.com.
SOURCE William Paid

Kirsten Osolind of RE:INVENTION, +1-312-635-1350, ext 711, for William Paid