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[quote=Anonymous]I am horrible at conflict resolution and am consistently surprised at how well people word and handle situations on this forum.  Hoping someone can 1) tell me if this is fair and 2) help me word it.

Here's the situation:

2 college students are going to share a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment.  The apartment is set up for a traditional family vs. a roommate situation, so the master bedroom has an attached master bath whereas the 2nd bedroom's bath is not attached to the bedroom.  Though the bedrooms are the same size, the master bath is larger than the 2nd bath (not significantly, but it is larger.)  Finally, the balcony is only accessible from the master bedroom.

In lieu of the above, I think the roommate without the master should receive a discount on the rent.  So, for instance, if rent is $1100, rather than splitting it equally $550 each, I was thinking perhaps $525 and $575 each.  So, is my proposal fair, or way out of line and too petty?  It's not so much a money issue as it is to alleviate hard feelings because we both want the master.  This way, we both feel like we're "winning" something.

Next, if it is acceptable, how do I propose it?  Just like I stated above?

I am willing to forgo the master as long as we agree there's not really a guest bathroom, but I don't want to feel bitter later about the balcony.  Even as I'm typing this out, I'm feeling bitter about the master really being the only one to use the balcony and thinking it should be a $50 discount, not just $25.

What do you all think?

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