When I was in my final year of college, I had a roommate who owned a cat. On the face of it, this was no big deal. I loved cats, and for the most part, this one was pretty agreeable. There was just one issue that there was (quite literally) no getting around—while everybody was …
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27-year-old freeloader steals food from her 20-year-old roommate, calls her dramatic for insisting that she stop eating her food: ‘I’m barely scraping by myself, and replacing what she takes is killing my budget’
Properly sharing is a huge part of living with roommates. You have to share a bathroom, a fridge, a living room, and that’s only the beginning. On some level, I think you should be sharing common household items with your roommates. In my house, I’m the one who buys the laundry detergent, one of my …
Seguir leyendo 27-year-old freeloader steals food from her 20-year-old roommate, calls her dramatic for insisting that she stop eating her food: ‘I’m barely scraping by myself, and replacing what she takes is killing my budget’
Irresponsible woman asks her roommate to cover her rent because she spent her money on concert ticks, friends say she needed to go for her mental health: ‘I don’t want to be someone’s safety net when they make poor choices.’
Roommates can either be a saving grace or a pain in the tuchus. If you have a responsible roommate who pays their rent on time, cleans up after themselves, and is friendly but not too friendly, you will probably feel pretty good about the arrangement. If you’re the roommate who sends the collective money to …
Seguir leyendo Irresponsible woman asks her roommate to cover her rent because she spent her money on concert ticks, friends say she needed to go for her mental health: ‘I don’t want to be someone’s safety net when they make poor choices.’
Woman sublets her room but insists on sleeping on shared couch 2x per week, doesn’t run it by roommate: ‘What does the landlord think of all this?’
We heard you liked sublets so we subleased your sublet. This is one of the realities of modern renting, especially in a big city with a competitive market. It’s also especially popular with students, who might only need a room for a couple of months at a time. It can be a wonderful thing. If …
Seguir leyendo Woman sublets her room but insists on sleeping on shared couch 2x per week, doesn’t run it by roommate: ‘What does the landlord think of all this?’
Married couple asks their 30-year-old roommate to leave the apartment for a week so they can have a «staycation» while their kid is at his grandparents: ‘They want me to stay at their parent’s house’
Most people have roommates during a very particular time in their lives. College students have to share a room with a complete stranger in their first year. This person will either be their future best friend, a fatal enemy, or a distant memory. In later collegiate years, having roommates not only makes your off-campus apartment …
Seguir leyendo Married couple asks their 30-year-old roommate to leave the apartment for a week so they can have a «staycation» while their kid is at his grandparents: ‘They want me to stay at their parent’s house’
Argumentative roommate sparks too many screaming matches, so other roommate takes away all of his shared-space items: ‘The living room looked like Whoville after the Grinch came.’
Being a roommate is more than just sharing a space with someone—it’s also about compromises and communication. You can’t just move in with someone and then expect them to live exactly the same way you do, and vice versa. People are different and that what makes humanity beautiful and complicated. So, when looking for a …
Seguir leyendo Argumentative roommate sparks too many screaming matches, so other roommate takes away all of his shared-space items: ‘The living room looked like Whoville after the Grinch came.’
‘We haven’t even lived in the house yet’: First time homebuyers bombarded by freeloading friends just moments after closing escrow, they refuse to let them move in for free
The first rule of homeownership is ‘Protect your peace.’ However, first-time home buyers accustomed to the ramshackle lifestyle of landlord specials, lousy neighbors, and painted-over electrical sockets hardly realize the importance of their home space. And although many of us still dream of homeownership, once the day arrives that we’re handed a set of keys …
Seguir leyendo ‘We haven’t even lived in the house yet’: First time homebuyers bombarded by freeloading friends just moments after closing escrow, they refuse to let them move in for free
26-year-old man shares house with fiancée and brother, tells fiancée to move out when she calls out his brother’s mess: ‘You are aiming for a wedding cancelation’
They say that blooď is thicker than water, but there are a few situations in which that stops being relevant. For instance, in a spat between your wife and your brother… you might want to take your wife’s side. That is if you’d like to stay married. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old man shares house with fiancée and brother, tells fiancée to move out when she calls out his brother’s mess: ‘You are aiming for a wedding cancelation’
Couple kicks out their 30-year-old roommate after his 4 and 7-year-old stepsons crack 30 eggs around the house and micturate all over the laundry room: ‘The oldest admitted that he couldn’t help himself’
Having roommates is pretty easy when you’re young and single. Everyone has a rotten apple in the bunch, but designing your life around sharing living spaces with one or more other adults is not that hard in most cases. You might have to ask your 23-year-old roommate to do the dishes and they might get …
Seguir leyendo Couple kicks out their 30-year-old roommate after his 4 and 7-year-old stepsons crack 30 eggs around the house and micturate all over the laundry room: ‘The oldest admitted that he couldn’t help himself’
Boyfriend allows his 32-year-old brother who has lived rent free for 5 years with no savings live with him and his girlfriend against her wishes: ‘He says that he will not let his brother be homeless’
It’s a sad reality that some people never get their lives together. It’s easy to see someone in their early 20s who lives with their parents and doesn’t have steady employment and assume that they will become fully independent at some point in the next couple of years. However, if that same person is in …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend allows his 32-year-old brother who has lived rent free for 5 years with no savings live with him and his girlfriend against her wishes: ‘He says that he will not let his brother be homeless’