Me and my roommate (R) are both college kids, with him being a year younger than me. The house we live in is a house my mom bought for me and my brother to go to school. R just moved in at the start of the fall term while I’ve been in he house for a few years.

I knew he wasn’t the smartest kid before he moved in but I’ve come to realize he just doesn’t think all the time.

I continuously have to remind him of things and repeat myself whenever he does something I’ve specifically stated I don’t want to have happening in my house. It’s never been anything outlandish, just like turning off electronics when not used or picking up after himself or keeping items that we share or are mine on the side of the room that I use.

I don’t talk to him about these actions often outside of the times he does them so when we have had friends over and he does something that I’ve mentioned to him before, I’ll call him out again. It’s gotten really annoying always having to repeat myself so my tone isn’t always friendly and could potentially make the room feel uncomfortable which I understand. 

I just think that R should focus more on fixing the issues that I have to repeat instead of asking me not to bring them up with people around.