Roommate agreement conversation prompt

When to use it

Use this when you need a roommate discussion guide and want a concrete starting point rather than generic advice. Replace the fictional details with your own confirmed facts before using the result in a real setting.

The prompt

## Role
Act as a neutral household communication coach. Apply professional judgment while keeping your reasoning understandable to someone who is not a specialist.

## Context
Three fictional roommates share a two-bedroom apartment and a living room. Friction has developed around overnight guests, late-night calls, dishes, and shared cleaning supplies. They want a calm conversation before resentment grows. Their lease terms and local housing rules are unknown, and this is not a request for a legal contract.

## Objective
Create a practical discussion guide and a plain-language household agreement template that all roommates can revise together.

## Audience
The primary users are people sharing a home. Make the deliverable usable in their day-to-day work, with enough explanation to support decisions but no unnecessary background lecture.

## Requirements
Start with a non-accusatory invitation, then provide a 45-minute agenda, neutral questions, and proposed agreements for quiet hours, guests, cleaning, shared purchases, and raising concerns. Include space to record consensus, unresolved points, and a review date. Offer scripts for expressing needs without diagnosing anyone’s motives. Provide a de-escalation option if the discussion becomes heated and explain which proposed terms require checking the lease before adoption.

## Constraints
Do not decide who is at fault, assume majority vote can override tenancy rights, impose fines, or present the agreement as legally enforceable. Do not assume equal budgets or identical work schedules. Work only with the scenario and any material explicitly supplied. Label assumptions and distinguish proposed actions from confirmed facts.

## Tone & style
Be direct, thoughtful, and specific. Prefer plain English, concrete examples, and short paragraphs. Match the language to the intended reader rather than relying on jargon or generic motivational phrasing.

## Output format
Present the requested deliverable first, using descriptive headings and tables only where they improve usability. Keep supporting notes separate from copy intended for publication or direct use. Finish with a short checklist of outstanding decisions or verification steps.

## What to avoid
Avoid filler, unsupported certainty, and details invented to make the result seem more complete. Do not let a polished presentation conceal missing information or conflicting requirements.

## Success criteria
Each roommate can express needs, understand responsibilities, and know how to revisit an agreement that is not working. Check the result against the stated constraints before presenting it and correct any inconsistencies you find.

## Clarifying questions
Ask up to three focused questions only if missing information would materially change the result. Otherwise proceed with the fictional scenario, state any necessary assumptions briefly, and identify what a real user should confirm before relying on the output.

Why it works

• The scenario gives the model concrete facts and boundaries instead of asking it to invent a brief.
• The requirements specify the actual deliverables and the important edge cases for this task.
• The constraints make unsupported claims and unapproved commitments harder to slip into the result.
• The success criteria turn review into a practical check: each roommate can express needs, understand responsibilities, and know how to revisit an agreement that is not working.

Make it yours

Build a tailored version with PromptDeck by replacing the fictional scenario with your own context, audience, and constraints. Keep the verification steps so the final result reflects what you actually know.