22-year-old brother asks 27-year-old homeowner sister to stay at her place, she agrees only if he pays rent, he refuses: ‘You’re trying to profit off your own brother’

When you ask someone for a favor, and they accept with a few conditions, maybe you shouldn’t insult them and their entire family if you don’t like said conditions. By all means, no one is forcing you to agree, but at the end of the day, they are doing you a favor, they are agreeing …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old brother asks 27-year-old homeowner sister to stay at her place, she agrees only if he pays rent, he refuses: ‘You’re trying to profit off your own brother’

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’

Entitled woman takes sister-in-law’s kitchen equipment while moving house, gets annoyed when she takes it back at housewarming party: ‘This included my spices, baking goods, bowls, cups, and cooking utensils’

Few things make a person more acutely aware of personal property than living with a certain kind of roommate. Even the most generous and willing to share can find themselves counting costs and locking cupboards when they end up cohabiting with somebody who has sticky fingers. It is amazing what certain individuals can feel entitled …
Seguir leyendo Entitled woman takes sister-in-law’s kitchen equipment while moving house, gets annoyed when she takes it back at housewarming party: ‘This included my spices, baking goods, bowls, cups, and cooking utensils’

20-year-old student discovers through social media that her roommate adopted a cat behind her back, after she persistently refused to get a pet, claiming it would become her responsibility: ‘I’m angry, I’m annoyed, I just don’t know how to go about it’

To Adopt or Not To Adopt, now that is the question… Nothing is more awkward than having disagreements with a roommate, whether small or big. A roomie-argument means that the eggshells have been scattered all around the apartment floor, and the giant elephant in the room is officially squashing them. Of course, the tension may …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old student discovers through social media that her roommate adopted a cat behind her back, after she persistently refused to get a pet, claiming it would become her responsibility: ‘I’m angry, I’m annoyed, I just don’t know how to go about it’

22 Friends Memes For When It Hasn’t Been Your Day, Your Week, Your Month Or Even Your Year

Whoever said our 20s were the best years of our lives wasn’t entirely wrong… However, there are certainly days when the world feels like it is being pulled out from under our feet. From new jobs to old bosses, from new boyfriends to the dreadful exes, from that random girl at the coffee shop, to …
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24-year-old hides partner in shared apartment, gets offended when roommate jokes about her ‘secret boyfriend’: ‘A dude walks out of her room looking like he just respawned in The Sims’

As with every kind of relationship, the foundation of being a good roommate is communication. The trade-off that is made between living with others and living alone is that you do not get the same kinds of freedoms, and you have to let people know if there is going to be a change in circumstances …
Seguir leyendo 24-year-old hides partner in shared apartment, gets offended when roommate jokes about her ‘secret boyfriend’: ‘A dude walks out of her room looking like he just respawned in The Sims’

37-year-old coworker accuses 23-year-old roommate of stealing promotion, has meltdown when she refuses to move out until the end of the month: ‘She didn’t even apply’

I don’t know about you, but colleagues rank pretty high on my list of people whom I would rather not share a home with. It’s not that I don’t get along with them; it’s that there is a high risk of potential drama that comes from mixing the personal and professional in this most inescapable …
Seguir leyendo 37-year-old coworker accuses 23-year-old roommate of stealing promotion, has meltdown when she refuses to move out until the end of the month: ‘She didn’t even apply’

Roommate’s boyfriend does laundry at her apartment multiple times a week, roommate gets offended when asked to stop him: ‘He takes over the washer and drier for hours ‘

It takes work to achieve the status of being an acceptable roommate, particularly if you aren’t that close with the people you live with. In theory, it is simple enough—don’t be too dirty or loud, and don’t make a habit of stealing food from the kitchen. However, there is a stunning number of individuals who …
Seguir leyendo Roommate’s boyfriend does laundry at her apartment multiple times a week, roommate gets offended when asked to stop him: ‘He takes over the washer and drier for hours ‘

‘I feel like I have no peace in my own home’: Host refuses to accommodate freeloading friend who arrives for a 13-day visit, demanding airport pickup, daily rides, free meals, and control of every shared space

Some houseguests arrive with flowers, others with a suitcase of demands. The childhood pal of a brand-new driver lands firmly in the second group. Twelve months of warning produced zero planning, so when the pal shows up the same week the homeowner’s mother faces risky surgery, chaos moves in. The friend insists on free airport …
Seguir leyendo ‘I feel like I have no peace in my own home’: Host refuses to accommodate freeloading friend who arrives for a 13-day visit, demanding airport pickup, daily rides, free meals, and control of every shared space

Roommate wants girlfriend of 2 months to move into 2-bedroom and pay $0 extra rent, doesn’t understand why roommate refuses: ‘I don’t think it’s fair for me to subsidize her living here’

Having roommates can be a tough dynamic. You have to learn how to share a space respectfully. Sure, you may have shared a space with family members growing up, but living with a non-family member is different. They might have different needs and expectations when it comes to their living situation. Maybe they require a …
Seguir leyendo Roommate wants girlfriend of 2 months to move into 2-bedroom and pay $0 extra rent, doesn’t understand why roommate refuses: ‘I don’t think it’s fair for me to subsidize her living here’