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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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Thought You Guys Might Enjoy This

Thought You Guys Might Enjoy This

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

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

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𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱
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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

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

So... basically wants a phantom housemate that doesn't actually live there but pays the rent.

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

I can see what may have led to this, but this person seems like an absolute nightmare.

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

If they think they're "quite easy-going", I wonder what they think uptight looks like...?

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

In other words: please pay half my rent but don't live here.

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

I once paid $800/mo to share a living room in a 1 bedroom flat in Santa Monica by the airport. I mean there was another dude renting the living room floor with me, in addition to the leaseholder who had the bedroom. She kept the water heater on "vacation mode" because "too much electricity!" I was young and dumb. When I discovered that you can just live in a van and still go to work everyday, everything changed.

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

Ooh. Perfect for ghosts who give him rent money but don’t actually exist.

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

Maybe the person will get lucky and find a Trappist monk who is looking to share

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

I'd understand the bit about making noise when others are sleeping, but the rest?

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

I understand the point about cleaning. And quiet time between 2300 and 0700 would be reasonable to me. The rest is wow. Just. Wow.

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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 first parts felt ok-ish. I have moved in with a friend when we were in the last year at uni because we really needed a QUIET place. Nowadays, working people have to share and it's ok to negotiate: This is a quiet place to relax and recharge for people who are not very social or simply drained from their work. But, come on, bowl movement??? Seriously??

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

I wish all terrible people gave a little list like beforehand so you could easily avoid them

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

I mean, at least she's letting any potential housemate know what the deal is. I can respect that.

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

Rules for thee, but not for me. Anyone who pays rent is allowed to be there as much as they want.

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

This seems like someone who needs therapy not a flatmate. I can’t imagine being so entitled to think that it is ok to trying and dictate someone else’s actions this much. The whole thing is so contradictory as well. Like you have to be eating sophisticated meals but don’t be in the kitchen for too long and you can’t be hanging around the house but this is a home and you aren’t allowed to be a stranger you must socialise ?!

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

I'm exhausted just reading this, can't imagine living with this controlling fool.

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

I don't really know what this potential flatmate is supposed to do (when they're actually 'allowed' to be at home) with restrictions on cooking, baking, bodily functions, a love life, tv streaming, drinking, seeing friends, talking on the phone and laughing! What the f**k does that leave to do!!?

Ouching Tiger Limping Dragon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Idk, but whatever it is, it had better not generate noise of any kind and should be done between 5:30 and 8:30 pm lol

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

Honestly, the only parts here that seems semi reasonable are the rules on cleaning and and alcohol

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

I am scared for their partner and terrified to think about their child (if they have or wish to have).

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

So she wants a cat... a cat that is gone to a job all day long AND doesn't prefer to hang out there in the evenings.... a non-social very busy quiet cat.

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

A cat poops more than once a day, and isn't capable of scooping its own litter.

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

I stopped reading halfway through. If I was seriously looking for a place to live, I would have stopped after the first point.

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

There are few common courtesy requests in there, used to lull any prospective roommates to think hey, yeah, that's fine..then when they're locked in, bam, it puts the lotion on the skin.

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

Must be out [f the house 9-5 M-F so they can work their part-time job? Idk why this stuck out to me among all that craziness but it did

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

"If you do this we're not going to like each other." Er, we haven't even met and I already intensely dislike you.

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

Well I think it's good that they state the rules before you move in

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

As a character in a movie once said " This person is completely Looney Tunes!".

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

Jeez I'd hate to see the opposite of easy going! This whole book is a slop shop!

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

Guys don't move in with this totally chill housemate if you have bowel movements. Like, at all.

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

Sounds like part of it came from Sheldon's "roommate agreement!!"

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

Seems very easy-going for sure. He just wants to monitor your time in the house, bathroom activities, what you watch, what you eat..easy

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

Sounds like Sheldon needs to write another roommate agreement.

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

What a nightmare of an individual. They're an absolute control freak. The moment you start telling other strangers how to live their lives and eat, you've gone too far.

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

It took me forever to read all the way thru had to sit it down a few times dinner and such but seriously how can someone expect people to PAY rent then say just cause I hang out here doesnt mean its Ok for you to thang out in the flat. WTF is that if they are paying rent you cant even say stupid s**t like that.

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

I actually had a roommate like that and after 18 months, I had a whopping case of PTSD from living with someone this controlling, but who refused to tell anyone her rules until they were broken. Nothing was ever good enough. Even the setting on the thermostat was a struggle; I stood my ground and demanded the heat be up at a minimum of 68° during the day and 65° at night whereas she wanted it left at 58°F. Yeah, I really mean fifty-eight degrees. 🥶🧊 Never again! Life is too short.

Fox with a Dragon Tattoo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh.. Ive met human trash like that. The worst part is their pride in being a terrible person.

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

I love that you have to be out of the house first thing but aren't allowed to make yourself breakfast before getting completely ready for work. Also if you like cooking f*ck you I guess

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

I'm a teacher who works 7:30 - 3:00. Guess I don't have a normal job.

ohjojo (you/your's)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a total shite head. I skipped most of it because it didn't deserve my time. Oh my God I hope she lives alone forever

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

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. Do NOT let this person reproduce. For the hypothetical children and humanity in general.

Random K-pop Stan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't even read this because it was so long, I just read the headings. "On bowel movements"? 💀💀 This is really a lot.

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

Wow! So funny. This has to be fake. Who cld take this person seriously?

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

Wow! Wonder is his controlling behavior is due to previously crappy roommates or he is just an as**ole. I don't know about London, but in US once they're on the lease good luck enforcing YOUR roommate rules. You're 'quite easy going'? I don't think you really know what that means.

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

“I’m quite easy going” 😂😂😂 yea right you complete control freak

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

Tldr; I'm never going to have a roommate because of my ridiculous narcissistic rules and expectations.

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

So, they don't want a new flatmate, is what they're saying. They want money.

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

Call me crazy... But I swear this guy's trying to act like Sheldon, hoping to God he's gonna find his Leonard, Raj, Howard, Bernadette, Penny, and Amy Farrah Fowler.

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

do they not have a friend who can just move in nn nnnnope never mind

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

tooooooo long - shorten this.... If i want to read a book i wouldn't be on BP lol

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

"This is a home, not a hotel"... With all these crazy rules, you sure it's not an Airbnb?? "I don't want my new flatmate to assume that just because I spend so much time here, it's okay for them to do the same." Why is it okay for YOU, but not anyone else?? Look, IDGAF whose name is on the lease. If I pay RENT, and especially if I also share the bills, it's MY flat, too. My HOME. And I'm going to LIVE in it. I'll stay in it when I want to, as long as I want to. I'll shít as long as I need to, as many times as I need to. I'll watch as much TV as I want. I'll cook whenever the hell I'm hungry. And guess what? I work night shift, so some of that will happen at night. I would always be considerate of any other people I was living with. But there's a HUGE difference in asking/expecting someone to be considerate, and expecting/DEMANDING that they revolve their entire life around YOU, and YOUR preferences. This lunatic doesn't want a flatmate. He wants a doormat, that pays rent. Fúck. THAT.

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

So, let me sum up. You are allowed to show up and sleep, otherwise it's not your space. Hope the rent reflects the fact you won't have access to the place during work hours, limited access to the kitchen and bathroom, and can't fart too loud lest you draw attention to the fact you exist.

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

They sound suuuuuuuper fun!!! Not at all soul crushing, suffocating and deluded. 😳

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

They sound suuuuuuper fun!! Not at all soul crushing and suffocating.

Pete from Cali. USA
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you aren't allowed to be there from 9-5, do you get a discount? Doubtful.

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

That's a-loooot of words to say 'I don't want people to move here'

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

Why living with roommates then? Just get yourself a studio and be done with it, live however you like. Don't make others miserable by counting how much time they spend in the bathroom!

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

Why does this fool even want a roommate? He should move back to his mom's basement asap.

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

Holy crapballs... this is one. Of those "doni have permission to breathe" situations

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

I'm like this and I'm not apologizing. It's my home, if you want to live here then you follow my rules.

michele mbennett1010@att.net
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hope he likes living alone, cuz NOBODY is going to agree to any of that c**p 😕. Sounds like he doesn't really know what being an adult means. Making rules for a child but saying we're all adults? WTF? Total control freak 😜

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

My biggest issue is the free time. "Don't spend a lot of time here" why the f*ck else would I pay rent here if not to spend time here when I don't have plans elsewhere? I could just pay for a cheap hotel if thats what I'm getting. Plus, most TVs now have Bluetooth and Bluetooth headphones are cheap. I have a good pair of US$150 headphones that are Bluetooth and noise cancelling (I used to live in a really loud house, and worked nights, so... yeah). That said, I used to work nights, and I made about $75k a year doing so. I'd happily pay the lions share of rent if it meant *i* got to be this picky towards this new roommate.

Kody Digre (Kody)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really seems like that person just needs to find a place they can afford on their own.

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

This is why this person will probably be living on his own. I wish a m**o would can we say controlling, as long as I pay my rent I will do whatever I want to do respectfully. I will use the restroom, I will talk on my phone, I will cook my food and thoroughly clean up behind myself. I will even buy my own refrigerator which would stay fully stocked in my own room, I will have my own dishes, silverware, plates ,bowls, cups, glasses etc all of which will be kept in my room as well. If a person is controlling like this they need to live on their own. Period.

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

If I'm paying the same as you, I'm in the house when I want to be. If you're cutting me a deal where I'm paying 1/4 what you're paying I could be flexible.

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

Hey, the person has every right to ask for everything they want without compromise. Doesn't mean they're going to get anybody, but hey. Thems the breaks. Lol it's along the lines of "Freedom of speech doesn't translate to freedom from consequence".

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

The person should state, simply, that only introverts need apply.

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

I'm having a hard time believing that this is real. Not because of the insane level of control this person is trying to hold over other adults but because they claim to be in London but they are writing in American English. Unless they're an American citizen studying abroad. Just a few examples: referring to friends and not "mates" throughout the entire thing, spelling "socialize" rather than "socialise", inserting the very American "gonna", failing to realize that porridge is, in fact, cooked in a pot. It reads as if the person is trying to sound British but missing the mark, repeatedly.

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

If you have a PROPER job?! Then wtf is YOUR job?! 🤦‍♀️🤣

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

Most of it was hypocritical. If my choice was this or a monastery, I'd choose the monastery.

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

The only thing in this list of crazy is the section about cleaning, I might save this, cut that section out, blow it up and make a big poster for the shared kitchen at work

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

WOW, if this is quite easy going, I'd hate to see them full on WITCH (with a capitol B)

Worst Cop in Britain
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok but I can attest to the noise thing. I rent a room in a shared house. I have 2 jobs, and when I work both I'm out from 730am to 11pm, and I need to sleep by like 1am... freaking people are running the dryer, making noise in the kitchen. All sorts of nonsense right when i need to be going to sleep. I hate it so much and yes I'm definitely looking into renting a new room as soon as I pay down some more credit card debt.

Liz Orreo trex ago go
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So no cooking before 8:30, have to be out by 9 am. So no breakfasts allowed then?

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

I mean definitely not easy going BUT at least they put it all out there no questions who they are looking for. You know there’s some other stick in the mud who read this and went “this is the place for me” to each his own and no lies were told 🤷🏻‍♀️

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

It's great that they're very clear about these things, and nothing they mention is that unreasonable. But then describing themselves as 'easy-going' at the end is what is hilarious.

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

If you are someone who is considerate enough to be able to fit in with the requirements, they probably are genuinely easy going. They might have just had a whole bunch of s****y roomates. It is kinda nice to know upfront that the two people who you would be living with are constrained by the same rules.

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

I don't see this one as "horrible", just maybe poorly worded and long winded. And a LOT of what they said here sounds like it is based on personal experience. Full disclosure - I am possibly a bit biased here due to having had someone living on my property who was many of these things. Long phone calls on speaker phone / voice that carries. Didn't understand why it was a problem to come into a room where you are already doing something like watching a movie and sit down and start watching youtube videos on speaker phone. Tie up bathroom for long periods when others are waiting. Erratic schedule / sleep hours and didn't get how much the noise they were making bothered others. And so on. And another time in my life I had a room mate who either didn't flush and/or would plug the toilet and walk away expecting me to deal with it. We had to have a conversation about that.

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

Why did I read this in Sheldon Cooper's voice inside my head?

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

F**k yall noisy inconsiderate neanderthals i would LOVE TO LIVE WITH THIS PERSON.

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

All of the rules in a list makes it seem worse than it is. Individually most of the requirements are really quite fair. I'm seeing all these negative comments, but after finishing the list, it kinda seems like a nice pleasant place to live. You know outright that the two people who you're moving in with are considerate about noise, cleaning, taking too much time in the shared bathroom, and having guests over. It actually sounds pleasant.

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

Honestly, I dont find many of these out of line. Obviously having to be out of the flat 9-5 every weekday and not being able to 'spend time there' and whatnot are pretty ridiculous. But most everything is just them asking for someone to be courteous and respectful. Sure, they were very specific about those things but they obviously have to be based previous situations theyve dealt with. I'd rather live with someone like this than someone who claims to be "respectful' and ends up being anyhting but.

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

The 9-5 thing isn't overly unreasonable. It means outright that you have a full time job. Probably demonstrates that you are dedicated enough to keep it, and don't intend on losing it anytime soon. Plus it means that you would be able to afford your third of the rent every month.

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

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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!

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My Old Roommate Wanted Money To Buy Cat Food, But Not Actual Cat Food

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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No Loud Music, But My Music Will Be Loud

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#17

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:

jacobmay63 Report

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.
#18

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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#19

*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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#20

World's Worst Roommate

World's Worst Roommate

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#21

Roommate Cancelled Netflix. Time To Move!

Roommate Cancelled Netflix. Time To Move!

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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.

#22

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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#23

This Girl Took Her Roommate's Mercedes On An 86+ Hour Roadtrip

This Girl Took Her Roommate's Mercedes On An 86+ Hour Roadtrip

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#24

I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔

I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔

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#25

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.

#26

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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#27

Free Non Working Roommate. What A Deal

Free Non Working Roommate. What A Deal

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#28

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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#29

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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#30

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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#31

My Search For A Roommate Has Been An Exhausting One 🙄

My Search For A Roommate Has Been An Exhausting One 🙄

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#32

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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#33

My Roommate Can’t Read

My Roommate Can’t Read

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#34

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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#35

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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#36

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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#37

You Know, Just Be Attractive To Be This Guys Roommate

You Know, Just Be Attractive To Be This Guys Roommate

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#38

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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#39

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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#40

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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#41

Roommate Wanted $0 - Craigslist Ad

Roommate Wanted $0 - Craigslist Ad

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#42

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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#43

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)

Chadimus_Prime Report