She went on vacation for days, and didn’t wash her dishes before she left. 

What would you do if your roommate didn’t wash their dishes before leaving for vacation? Would you bite your tongue and wash their dishes for them, or would you refuse to wash their dishes and let them sit in the sink until your roommate got home? Your answer to that question depends heavily on your personality and your roommate’s previous behavior. If this were a one-time mistake, you would probably pop the dishes in the dishwasher and forget the whole thing happened. If your roommate has made a habit of leaving their dishes in the sink for other people to clean, you might want to make it clear to them that you’re not going to keep cleaning up after them after you’ve done so for the past three months. It might seem like an extreme measure, but it might be the only way of getting your point across. 

If you’re willing to be a pushover to keep the peace, you might continue doing your roommates’ dishes for the whole time you live together. Or, you might be one of those people who is cool with cleaning up after your roommates, as long as they clean up after you once in a while. The guy in this story is not one of those people. He is one of those people who refuse to clean up after their roommate and will put their dishes outside if they don’t clean them promptly. After you read his story, you will have a strong opinion on whether he’s in the right or if he’s going too far.