18-year-old gets ostracized by her 4 college roommates because she only calls her mom once a week: ‘She’s the only girl I’ve ever met who doesn’t talk daily to her mom.’

It’s way weirder to call your mom multiple times a day every day when you’re in college. For many college students, the newfound independence they get from attending university is a welcome change. They no longer need their parents to guide them through everyday decision-making, and they feel confident and empowered in doing the day …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old gets ostracized by her 4 college roommates because she only calls her mom once a week: ‘She’s the only girl I’ve ever met who doesn’t talk daily to her mom.’

Baby boomer gambles away her rent money and her roommates $800 rent payment, which is half of her monthly income: ‘She’s now wallowing around in self-pity’

Age doesn’t always correlate with maturity.  You have to put a lot of faith and trust in your roommates. You must trust that they aren’t sticking your toothbrush in the toilet every morning after you leave for work. You have to trust that they won’t eat all of your groceries when you’re not at home. …
Seguir leyendo Baby boomer gambles away her rent money and her roommates $800 rent payment, which is half of her monthly income: ‘She’s now wallowing around in self-pity’

54-year-old mom scolds her 19-year-old daughter’s roommate for being uncomfortable with her sleeping over in their dorm room: ‘I don’t know her mom well enough to want to sleep in the same room with her’

She literally has a hotel room that her daughter could spend the night in. Overnight guests can be a contentious debate amongst roommates. When you have your own bedroom in a rented house or apartment, it’s a lot easier to have a parent, siblings, friend, or romantic partner stay overnight without causing much commotion to …
Seguir leyendo 54-year-old mom scolds her 19-year-old daughter’s roommate for being uncomfortable with her sleeping over in their dorm room: ‘I don’t know her mom well enough to want to sleep in the same room with her’

Creepy 33-year-old copies everything his 23-year-old female roommate does: ‘He mimics my produce shopping. He’s even copying my clothes and shoes.’

Single White Female has met her match. Most of us move on from the «copying» phase of development by the time we enter kindergarten. It can be frustrating being a 6-year-old whose 4-year-old sister won’t stop doing exactly what you do because she wants to be you so badly. You beg your mom to make …
Seguir leyendo Creepy 33-year-old copies everything his 23-year-old female roommate does: ‘He mimics my produce shopping. He’s even copying my clothes and shoes.’

‘Started paying closer attention’: Man notices his food disappearing and being oddly replaced with similar items, sets trap with a marked bag of chips, confirming his roommate, Jake, is secretly eating his food and using his Costco discount to replace it

Do things ever happen to you in life, and the only thing you can think of is…Why? Now, commonly, situations have a clear reasoning for why they are occurring. You get married because you want to spend the rest of your life with your partner, you drink water in order to keep hydrated and stay …
Seguir leyendo ‘Started paying closer attention’: Man notices his food disappearing and being oddly replaced with similar items, sets trap with a marked bag of chips, confirming his roommate, Jake, is secretly eating his food and using his Costco discount to replace it

Gross dude only showers once every 3-4 days, can’t understand why his roommate says he stinks: ‘This was news to me because literally nobody has ever said anything before’

I do not know how people can go days without showering. Unless you are a newborn baby or in a perilous survival situation where there is no running water, there is no excuse for not hopping in the shower for 10 minutes a day and rubbing some soap all over your body. You do not …
Seguir leyendo Gross dude only showers once every 3-4 days, can’t understand why his roommate says he stinks: ‘This was news to me because literally nobody has ever said anything before’

18-year-old college student insists that her roommate move out of their dorm because her boyfriend doesn’t like her: ‘She said I’m ruining her relationship’

One of the greatest joys of having a roommate is dealing with their boyfriend or girlfriend. It’s bad enough that you have to live with someone who is functionally a stranger; it’s even worse when they bring around another stranger at all hours of the day. This arrangement is manageable when you live in a …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old college student insists that her roommate move out of their dorm because her boyfriend doesn’t like her: ‘She said I’m ruining her relationship’

Roommate fails to pay her share of rent and ghosts her housemate for over 2 months, so the housemate donates her belongings and mistakenly gets rid of a family heirloom: ‘It all could have been avoided if she had tried to communicate with me’

Living with an entitled, inconsiderate roommate is a rite of passage for any twenty-something trying to find their footing in this world. If you’re just starting out in your career or are currently in college away from home, you’re probably going to be living with a bunch of roommates. This is what primes you for …
Seguir leyendo Roommate fails to pay her share of rent and ghosts her housemate for over 2 months, so the housemate donates her belongings and mistakenly gets rid of a family heirloom: ‘It all could have been avoided if she had tried to communicate with me’

Pregnant 28-year-old insists that her roommate move out of their 2 bedroom apartment to make room for her baby: ‘We are both on the lease and I have no intention of moving out’

It’s essential to consider living with roommates as a temporary arrangement, as you never know what will happen with them. They might decide to move in with their boyfriend on a whim three months into the lease, forcing you to find a subletter as soon as possible. They might have a major, tragic event happen …
Seguir leyendo Pregnant 28-year-old insists that her roommate move out of their 2 bedroom apartment to make room for her baby: ‘We are both on the lease and I have no intention of moving out’

Roommate refuses to pay his $12 portion of the internet bill because his roommate accidentally ate 2 of his eggs: ‘I tried to rectify the situation by buying a new carton’

My least favorite thing about roommates is having four egg cartons in the fridge. Let me rephrase: the worst thing about having roommates you don’t communicate with is having four egg cartons in the refrigerator. If you have three roommates who can engage in more than a five-word conversation with each other, you are probably …
Seguir leyendo Roommate refuses to pay his $12 portion of the internet bill because his roommate accidentally ate 2 of his eggs: ‘I tried to rectify the situation by buying a new carton’