AITAH for refusing to switch dorm rooms after my roommate changed our original arrangement?

I’m starting college soon, and I’m dealing with a roommate situation that has gotten really complicated.

I’m going to change everyone’s names for privacy.

There are four of us involved: me, “Maya,” “Jordan,” and “Sophie.”

Back in January, Maya and I originally chose each other as roommates. We were supposed to room together from the beginning, and we had been planning everything together for months.

Eventually, Jordan was having trouble finding a roommate, so we found Sophie. Sophie was basically a stranger to all of us because we met her months after Maya and I had already made our plans. Jordan
eventually told us that she didn’t really feel a connection with Sophie and didn’t want to room with her.

Because Jordan wanted to room with Maya, we ended up changing the roommate arrangement. I agreed to room with Sophie so that Maya and Jordan could room together. I had to basically start over with someone I barely knew — figuring out boundaries, habits, what each other was comfortable with, what we liked, how we would live together, etc.

I agreed to do this because I wanted everyone to be comfortable, and I also felt like Sophie was being left out of the group. I’ve actually been trying to include Sophie because she was the newest person and didn’t have the same established relationship with everyone else.

I stay up until 12 am and doing the housing assignment and add everyone to my group. Because first come first serve and I wanted us to have a good dorm.

Then housing assignments came out on August 1st.

Maya and I were assigned to Room A, while Jordan and Sophie were assigned to Room B.

The next day, August 2nd, Maya talked about switching rooms so that she and Jordan could be in room
A. I originally agreed that I would move to B.

Then I actually saw a video of the rooms.
Room B is significantly smaller. It was originally a single room that was converted into a double, while Room A is the larger room with more space and a bigger window.

On August 6th, four days after Maya asked me about switching, I told her I had changed my mind and wanted to stay in Room A.

I know changing my mind four days later isn’t ideal, and I understand why she was frustrated. But I genuinely didn’t understand what the rooms were like when I initially agreed to move.

I thought I was choosing between two basically identical rooms. Once I learned that B was substantially smaller, I realized I wasn’t comfortable giving up Room A. Especially after I’ve been doing the planning for the group, buying stuff for us, and staying up late to make deadlines for us and staying on top of them.

Maya also told me that she’s afraid of the dark and that she really wants Room A because it has a bigger window. But she told me this AFTER I had already told her that I changed my mind.

She got upset and said she hates when people do things last minute. I understand that, but I also feel like if we’re going to consider the timing of my decision, we should consider hers too. She told me about her fear of the dark at basically the same time that I told her I was changing my mind.

And this is where I’m conflicted.

I told Maya that we could simply stay roommates because we were the original roommates and already had our arrangement. But she said she had grown such a strong bond with Jordan that she really wanted Jordan to move in with her.
I don’t have a problem with Maya and Jordan wanting to be roommates.

My problem is that it feels like I’m constantly the person who has to move around to make everyone else comfortable.

First, I changed my original roommate because Jordan wanted Maya and Maya didn’t want to room with Sophie.
Then I had to get to know Sophie (which was supposed to be Jordan’s job), who was basically a stranger to me. (She’s amazing btw)

I’ve been trying to include Sophie because I don’t want her to feel like the odd person out.

And now I’m being asked to make another compromise and move from Room A to the smaller Room B so Maya can have Jordan as her roommate AND have the room she wants.

At some point, I feel like I should be allowed to say no.

My position now is basically:
Maya + Jordan can be roommates.
Me + Sophie can be roommates.
Maya + Jordan can take Room B, and me + Sophie can stay in Room A**.**

I’m not trying to stop them from being roommates. I’m not asking anyone else to move. I’m literally just saying that I don’t want to switch rooms anymore.

I told Residence Life that I’m sticking with Room A. The others have apparently been emailing them saying they want to switch roommates, so Residence Life is now asking all of us to reply-all and confirm the arrangement before they make any changes.

I feel bad because I know I originally said I would move to Room B. I acknowledge that I changed my mind four days later. But I feel like I made that decision based on incomplete information, and I don’t think agreeing to switch roommates should automatically mean I have to give up my room too.

I also feel like Maya and Jordan’s friendship is being prioritized over my comfort. They get the roommate they want, the room they want, and I get moved into the smaller room even though I was originally assigned to the larger one.
At the same time, I understand Maya’s perspective. She wanted to room with Jordan, and I initially told her I would move. So I can see why she feels like I went back on my word.

But I also feel like Maya can’t be upset about me changing my mind four days later when she told me about her own concern with the room at basically the same time.

So, AITA for changing my mind and refusing to move to Room B, even though I originally agreed to switch rooms?

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC · locked

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