Strike That, Reverse It

Someone I know, when asked if he was going to replace his roommate who was moving out, said, "No, my next roommate is going to be female and permanent." He was a guy, so, y'know, I'd change the gender of the quote accordingly before applying it to myself, but for now my approach is that my next roommate, no matter how long it takes, is going to be male and permanent. And he will be expected to not leave his used earplugs on the kitchen table. Is that really so much to ask? (Also, if there were three used earplugs left on the table, I am not really sure how the third one was used. And I'm not sure I want to.)