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Sharing a home with someone can be a great way to save money on rent and utilities, but it can also push you to the very edge of your limits.

The subreddit 'Choosing Beggars', a place where people shame those who are being way too picky when asking for things, has plenty of types of recurring characters. There's the shameless parent who uses their child's birthday as leverage for negotiation, the art "critic" who lowballs every piece they get their eyes on, and many, many more.

But among these infamous personas, roommates are arguably one of the most frustrating. Whether it's disagreements over household chores, personal space, or guest policies, they have the ability to quickly become a painful source of stress.

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Roomates Response To Me Asking About The Electricity Bill She Hasn't Paid In Months (That's In My Name, Leaving Me With The Debt)

Roomates Response To Me Asking About The Electricity Bill She Hasn't Paid In Months (That's In My Name, Leaving Me With The Debt)

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Chances are that if we do not become kinder to one another, there will be many more similar screenshots. American adults are increasingly sharing a home with other adults with whom they are not romantically involved.

This arrangement, known as “doubling up” or shared living, gained notice in the wake of the Great Recession, and the prevalence of shared living has continued to grow since.

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Roommate Doesn't Buy Own Groceries, Complains About What I Buy

Roommate Doesn't Buy Own Groceries, Complains About What I Buy

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Feathered Dinosaur
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do people even endure these leeches for so long? I'd pull out all of my feathers long before that 😅

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Looking For A Roommate: I'm Quite Easy-Going

Looking For A Roommate: I'm Quite Easy-Going

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tldr; basically this person is a controlling d**k who thinks they’re better than everyone else

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Facebook Cb Wants Roommate To Pay More Rent Because She Makes More

Facebook Cb Wants Roommate To Pay More Rent Because She Makes More

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s how my SPOUSE and I split costs. Gtfo with this level of entitlement to a mere roommate’s resources.

Hellsbunnies TV
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I said the same. Basically they're the person eating their roommate's food and demanding non-diet soda, in the previous post.

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RafCo (he/him/ele)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did this with my last roommate. I made more money, so i paid more rent. I also took the big room. I didn't pay twice as much, but i didn't make twice as much either.

Michael Largey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was fair for you to pay more because you got more (the big room), not because you earned more

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Kat Min
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The bigger the room, the nore you pay. you want to pay lesss: move intothe smalles room.

Josh Lindberg
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1st off, yes or no can you roomate pay their agreed apon share. Any more details on your roomate's finances beyound a yes or no answer is none of your businesses. 2nd your basically saying its fair for you to leach of your roomate because she make more than you. Surprise! Its not fair.

Hellsbunnies TV
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I side with the room mate, I think most people would. If you were a couple it would be different but they aren't. Further more how presumptive and ride to think just because they earn more. If they had a bigger room, fine but that is worked out when you first occupy the property. OP is the arsenal's here. They are the person in the previous post, the one demanding non-diet soda, when their roommate was having to cough up for their food. This is the same with rent.

PrettyJoyBird
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope honey. U can only afford the apartment clearly by sharing. Go look at a cockroach infested tiny box no windows horrible landlord ect in your price range. Youll change your tune real quick.

P.A.B.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would she pay more for the same accommodations as you, doofus?

O.M.Miki
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL - thats some straight a liberal thinking right there. @ pay more cause you make more - awful.

Nathan Wolfe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It makes sense, if both roommates agree. If rent is, let's say $1000. One roommate makes $1000 a month, the other makes $2000. Roommate A could pay $400 and the other could pay $600. BUT, thats only if both agree and its declared in writing before move in. If you want to change it after they move in because you found out they make more? Sorry. YTA (wrong sub. I know. But still).

Tracy Rieon Hall
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope you pay your part and she pays hers. Wow the sense of entitlement is crazy

Liam Lowenthal
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude, you post the rent, that's what the rent is. Unless your sublease says "May or may not change at will" and they signed up for it, their rent stays the same. Lol

Kirk Hoare-Jones
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is actually part of the marriage contract, but not roommate contract.

Mark Kelly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It might be more justifiable she pays a bit more if she has a bigger room.

Marilyn Russell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I guess you can ask your roommate and see how that goes for you…

Jodie daubenmire
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think your nuts.. maybe you should get a better job, with a mental health support package.

Miki
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would say csure" if 2/3 of apartment will be for my use only.

Karen Grace
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then the other person should get the biggest room, more of the refrigerator, more guests over... something to make it worth it.

elfin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Each of you is renting half of the apartment, so you both pay half. The exception would be if one person had possession of significantly more than half the apartment.

Natalie Morselander
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Idk we do this with our roommate but we've been friends for years and talked it out first

natie marie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a great idea. If you are friends or partners and you share a house and one of you earns more and the higher earner pays a larger portion, they you both have a more even amount to go out and do things together instead of one of you being broke all the time. Sometimes splitting 50 50 is the best way. Sometimes splitting that's wage fair is the best, it depends on what is right for the household.

James Krul
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is income difference as a gauge of rent share a real thing? Never heard of it. Someone help me out here.

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While the rise in shared living during and immediately after the recession was attributed in large part to a growing number of Millennials moving back in with their parents, the longer-term increase has been partially explained by a different phenomenon: parents moving in with their adult children.

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In 2017, for example, nearly 79 million American adults (31.9% of the entire adult population) lived in a shared household. For comparison, in 1995, the earliest year with comparable data, the number stood at just 55 million (28.8%), and in 2004, at the peak of homeownership and before the onset of the home foreclosure crisis, 27.4% of adults shared a household.

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The Gag Is...she Had Already Eaten All My Hash Browns The Night Before, This Text Was Just An Attempt To Cover Her Ass!

The Gag Is...she Had Already Eaten All My Hash Browns The Night Before, This Text Was Just An Attempt To Cover Her Ass!

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Seeking Female Roommate: Rent Will Be On A Sliding Scale Depending On Your Looks

Seeking Female Roommate: Rent Will Be On A Sliding Scale Depending On Your Looks

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My Ex-Roommate, After 2 Months Of Leaving Piles Of Stuff At My Place, Finally Returns To Pick It Up

My Ex-Roommate, After 2 Months Of Leaving Piles Of Stuff At My Place, Finally Returns To Pick It Up

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The nearly 79 million adults living in a shared household include about 25 million who own or rent the household. An additional 10 million are the spouse or unmarried partner of the head of the household.

Another 40 million, or 16% of all adults, are the “extra adult” in the shared household. This share of living in someone else's household is up from 14% in 1995.

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Had To Text My Roommates This Because Of What They Did. Came Home To My Cat Trapped In The Bathroom Yowling

Had To Text My Roommates This Because Of What They Did. Came Home To My Cat Trapped In The Bathroom Yowling

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PrettyJoyBird
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seems like they mighta "forgot" cat in bathrm on purpose. I wouldnt trust them then alone in apartment again with said cat to move out and not be spiteful .

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College Girl Is Looking For A Roommate But Is Homophobic/Transphobic, Rude, Wants Silence Almost 24/7 And Overall Has Unrealistic Expectations. (I Wonder Who Her Roommate Ended Up Being... And If She’s Still Sane)

College Girl Is Looking For A Roommate But Is Homophobic/Transphobic, Rude, Wants Silence Almost 24/7 And Overall Has Unrealistic Expectations. (I Wonder Who Her Roommate Ended Up Being... And If She’s Still Sane)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"As a young intellectual, I prefer to only tolerate the presence of people who mimic my values and opinions because I find those who challenge my ways of thinking terribly offensive."

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In 2017, just 18% of extra adults lived in a household in which the head was unrelated (typically a housemate or roommate).

Interestingly, living with nonrelatives has become less prevalent since 1995, when 22% of extra adults were doing it.

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Room Mate Refuses To Take Any Less Than 1 Hour + In The Shower With 5 Of Us Living Here

Room Mate Refuses To Take Any Less Than 1 Hour + In The Shower With 5 Of Us Living Here

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Jessica Bertram
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh i would out-petty this crazy bîťch the MOMENT she said she doesn't care about her roommate's well-being

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My Freeloading “Roommate” When I Asked That He Fill The Amount Of Gas Back Up In My Car That He Used To Go See His Boyfriend

My Freeloading “Roommate” When I Asked That He Fill The Amount Of Gas Back Up In My Car That He Used To Go See His Boyfriend

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No Loud Music, But My Music Will Be Loud

No Loud Music, But My Music Will Be Loud

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LovingKnuckle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s what you see just before you are blindfolded and stuck in a basement.

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Roommate Invited A Random Girl Who Doesn’t Pay Rent And Isn’t On The Lease To Live At Our House. He Demanded That She Would Have The Only Parking Spot In The Unit. After Telling Him I’d Share The Spot With Her He Responded With This:

Roommate Invited A Random Girl Who Doesn’t Pay Rent And Isn’t On The Lease To Live At Our House. He Demanded That She Would Have The Only Parking Spot In The Unit. After Telling Him I’d Share The Spot With Her He Responded With This:

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With so many adults living together, Apartment Guide conducted a survey of over 1,000 Americans to learn what determines a good and bad match.

According to the findings, people who had more than one roomie were less satisfied with their living situations than those with just one. Also:

  • People living with their friends, family (32%), and co-workers were the most likely to be happy with their roommates;
  • People living with an acquaintance were the least satisfied with their living situation;
  • Living with one other roommate who happens to be related to you is the most satisfying roommate situation.
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He Used To Be My Best Friend. But We Had A Falling Out, And He's Recently Decided He Didn't Need To Pay Half Of Utilities Anymore

He Used To Be My Best Friend. But We Had A Falling Out, And He's Recently Decided He Didn't Need To Pay Half Of Utilities Anymore

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*Asks Roommate To Pay Utilities Bill That Is 9 Days Past Due*

*Asks Roommate To Pay Utilities Bill That Is 9 Days Past Due*

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World's Worst Roommate

World's Worst Roommate

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Feathered Dinosaur
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dirty dishes, sitting in the sink for days and slowly putting on mold... yeah, the bin it is.

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Roommate Cancelled Netflix. Time To Move!

Roommate Cancelled Netflix. Time To Move!

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Lakota Wolf
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Followed the Reddit rabbit hole/paper trail and OP said that they're pretty sure the person is referring to THEMSELVES with the term "little one" and NOT their child... ew.

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41% percent of people identified keeping shared spaces clean as the top source of tension between roommates.

The topic of cleanliness was highest among people living with friends (47%), followed by strangers (43%), acquaintances (42%), and family (32%).

Paying rent (9%), communication (7%), and violating boundaries (7%) were the next biggest issues between roommates.

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Looking For A Girlfriend, Iq Under 130 Need Not Apply. Roommate Too

Looking For A Girlfriend, Iq Under 130 Need Not Apply. Roommate Too

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I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔

I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔

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PrettyJoyBird
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gross. Disgusting human. Leave your ridiculousness behind and go take manners and etiquette classes.

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Roommate Sent Me A Video Of Herself And Our Other Roommate Going Through My Room And Things While Sh**talking How It Looks (I’ve Been Staying With Family But Emphasized My Room Is Still A Private, Personal Space I Don’t Want Others In) — Love Them :)

Roommate Sent Me A Video Of Herself And Our Other Roommate Going Through My Room And Things While Sh**talking How It Looks (I’ve Been Staying With Family But Emphasized My Room Is Still A Private, Personal Space I Don’t Want Others In) — Love Them :)

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Nearly 47% of people surveyed were friends with their roommates before moving in together, but only 32% were satisfied with their current living arrangements. So just because you get along with someone doesn't mean you'll be compatible.

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I Want A Naked Female Roommate And A Room At Half The Market Rate For My City

I Want A Naked Female Roommate And A Room At Half The Market Rate For My City

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Free Non Working Roommate. What A Deal

Free Non Working Roommate. What A Deal

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Cb Gets So Mad About Roommate Buying Store Brand Garbage Bags That She Felt The Need To Come To A Fb Group For Advice

Cb Gets So Mad About Roommate Buying Store Brand Garbage Bags That She Felt The Need To Come To A Fb Group For Advice

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pineapple87
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We are literally talking about an item whose only use is to be thrown out. But it should have a brand label?

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Looking For Roommate To Pay Rent And Not Be In Apartment

Looking For Roommate To Pay Rent And Not Be In Apartment

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Kitty 🥀
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tbh, this sounds like a concierge at the Ritz compared to most of these other douchcanoes.

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My Roommate Spent Her Paycheck Too Fast Again, So I Offered To Get Us Liquor. It Devolved Into This

My Roommate Spent Her Paycheck Too Fast Again, So I Offered To Get Us Liquor. It Devolved Into This

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My Search For A Roommate Has Been An Exhausting One 🙄

My Search For A Roommate Has Been An Exhausting One 🙄

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Pink kitty
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think he should lead with the fact that he is in his 60's. He would sound less crazy then

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This 34 Year Old Op Who Doesn’t Have A Car, Refuses To Take The Bus, And Thinks He Can Take His Roommate’s Car Whenever He Wants Because She Was Nice Enough To Let Him Borrow It Sometimes. I Hate People Like This

This 34 Year Old Op Who Doesn’t Have A Car, Refuses To Take The Bus, And Thinks He Can Take His Roommate’s Car Whenever He Wants Because She Was Nice Enough To Let Him Borrow It Sometimes. I Hate People Like This

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Feathered Dinosaur
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What we learn from this: Don't be nice and let borrow people your stuff, they'll be expecting you to continue providing them with it.

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My Roommate Thinks I Should Pay For Things I Had No Idea They Were Buying

My Roommate Thinks I Should Pay For Things I Had No Idea They Were Buying

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My Boyfriend (22m) And I (21m) Live With A 23f And 28m. I'm Sick Of Constantly Playing Mommy To Them

My Boyfriend (22m) And I (21m) Live With A 23f And 28m. I'm Sick Of Constantly Playing Mommy To Them

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Daffydillz~
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh, I feel her pain. I've always had at least one person who refuses to dump the food off their plate or rinse it, leaving watery food in the sink or dishwasher constantly for me to double check for so this doesn't happen.

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Last Year, Our Flatmate Moved Out And Sold Us Her Friends' Fridge That She'd Been Using. This Year, She Wants It Back, And She's "Not Asking, But Telling"

Last Year, Our Flatmate Moved Out And Sold Us Her Friends' Fridge That She'd Been Using. This Year, She Wants It Back, And She's "Not Asking, But Telling"

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Feathered Dinosaur
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a new idea, selling stuff, then deciding on a whim I need the sold item back.

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You Know, Just Be Attractive To Be This Guys Roommate

You Know, Just Be Attractive To Be This Guys Roommate

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pineapple87
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Semi private detached bathroom" - is this code for "I have a camera/peephole installed into your bathroom" ?

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My Landlord/ Roommate's Mood Swings, He Ate My Last Left Breads, Gave Me 20 Bucks And Apologized Next Day, Sent That Annoying Text Day After That

My Landlord/ Roommate's Mood Swings, He Ate My Last Left Breads, Gave Me 20 Bucks And Apologized Next Day, Sent That Annoying Text Day After That

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They’re Not For A Snake, They’re Her Dead Pet Rats That She Kept In Our Fridge. Pet Semetary Maybe??

They’re Not For A Snake, They’re Her Dead Pet Rats That She Kept In Our Fridge. Pet Semetary Maybe??

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BarBeeGirl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Canadian whose children’s pet hamster died in the winter, I know what it’s like to have a dead pet in the freezer (waiting for spring burial)

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My Girlfriend's Male Roommate Jokingly Acts Like My Girlfriend Is His "Mommy" Because She Always Helps Him With Tasks That Were Normally Taken Care Of By Someone Else Back Home

My Girlfriend's Male Roommate Jokingly Acts Like My Girlfriend Is His "Mommy" Because She Always Helps Him With Tasks That Were Normally Taken Care Of By Someone Else Back Home

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Roommate Wanted $0 - Craigslist Ad

Roommate Wanted $0 - Craigslist Ad

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Searching For Roommate With No Scented Soap, No Drinking, No Scary Movies, And No Men Allowed In The Apartment

Searching For Roommate With No Scented Soap, No Drinking, No Scary Movies, And No Men Allowed In The Apartment

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Roommate Constantly Has Loud Stuff Playing On His TV, Regardless Of Whether Or Not He's In The Room. Last Night's Convo (Wide Photo)

Roommate Constantly Has Loud Stuff Playing On His TV, Regardless Of Whether Or Not He's In The Room. Last Night's Convo (Wide Photo)

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