Biting My Tongue

This is the first time that I've had a companion in my place, rather than being a roommate in someone else's.  It turns out, I'm really particular about how things are done in my apartment.

For example, Samuel is very good about washing his dishes after he eats, but he has odd choices for what he uses to cook and eat with.  I'll come into the kitchen after he's cleaned up and find in the dish-drainer a tupperware container that he used to eat out of, even though he knows where the regular dishes are.  My initial reaction is to say something like, "Dude, use a real bowl."  In fact everyday I come across something that makes me stop and question why he did things that way instead of the more obvious "normal" way (like laying his bar of soap on its wrapper on the side of the tub rather than placing it on the built-in soap tray).

However, as long as it's not causing harm, I keep telling myself that it doesn't matter.  I still think some of his choices are strange, but I have decided to just keep it to myself.  Plus, he's not just having to get used to a new roommate and new apartment, he's also adjusting to the US and looking for work.  The least I can do is look past a few idiosyncrasies.  And maybe I could stand to be more patient with people with whom I disagree.