Hello gents.

Was hoping I could get some red pill perspective on this. I apologize for the wall of text beforehand. Tried to be as brief as possible.

I have this roommate. We'll call him John. Now he and I are very different people which is something I've come to realize living with him (about 7- 8 months now). I would consider us both intelligent guys, however we just have very different ways of looking at the world. No biggie there - to each their own after all.

However after the initial few months of goodwill wore off I started to notice we would clash very often. From simple differences of opinion (he spews some serious bullshit sometimes) to matters like poor household etiquette (e.g. always reluctant to help clean around the house, pays rent late) it would take very little for us to get into a conflict of some kind.

Now I realize I have my flaws as well and since I found TRP, I'm working on improving myself and being more conciliatory with him. I realize that it's a waste of energy on my part to get in to silly arguments with him (besides I'm stuck with him only for a few more months so I don't see the point). However I find that there are still times when I really want to just knock him the fuck out.

My question is how do I manage my interactions with him in a way that keeps me above the petty conflict that I know is highly likely to occur? I realize that while this is case specific, there will always be people in life who get under your skin. I understand that the best course of action would be to distance myself from such people. However in the event that distancing is not so easy (e.g. my present scenario) what's the best way to deal with this.

Thanks fellas.

edit - some words and stuff