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Living with another person under the same roof requires compromise. After all, everyone wants their home to be an oasis from the stresses of the outside world. Not to mention all the responsibilities you have to share to keep everything in order, such as bills, chores, and other maintenance tasks that demand mutual understanding and cooperation.

But apparently, that's too much to ask from some people. There's a subreddit called 'Bad Roommates' and it's full of tales about the gross, the annoying, and the psychotic. So we at Bored Panda decided to compile some of the most memorable ones to remind you just how important it is to find someone that you can get along with. Otherwise, you might end up in a situation that seriously tests your patience and sanity.

#2

I Have A Dream

I Have A Dream

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In other words "Fork you, I'm not doing the dishes again."

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Family Member Has Cancer And No Immune System, And Is Largely Bed-Ridden. We Sanitized Her Whole House A Few Days Ago. Came To Pick Her Up And Found This. Told Her Roommate To Move The F Out, Immediately

Family Member Has Cancer And No Immune System, And Is Largely Bed-Ridden. We Sanitized Her Whole House A Few Days Ago. Came To Pick Her Up And Found This. Told Her Roommate To Move The F Out, Immediately

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#5

And So It Continues

And So It Continues

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Saw This On Fb And Thought It Might Help Some People Here!

Saw This On Fb And Thought It Might Help Some People Here!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

too bad they’ll most likely be ignored by the offending roommates

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A Solution I Made In An Old Share House To Solve A Milk Thieving Problem

A Solution I Made In An Old Share House To Solve A Milk Thieving Problem

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Krystal Brklje
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Drought relief milk means that 10c from every milk sold goes to the drought stricken aussie farmers

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#8

This Was The Only Way To Ward Off My Roommate From Sipping Out Of My Mouthwash Without Me Knowing... She Used 3/4 Of The Bottle, Does She Really Think I Am That Dumb That I Won’t Notice? Hope She Freaks Out

This Was The Only Way To Ward Off My Roommate From Sipping Out Of My Mouthwash Without Me Knowing... She Used 3/4 Of The Bottle, Does She Really Think I Am That Dumb That I Won’t Notice? Hope She Freaks Out

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#10

Roommate Decided It Was A Good Idea To Put An Incense Cone On The Lid Of My Telescope. Went Right Through And Landed On The Mirror

Roommate Decided It Was A Good Idea To Put An Incense Cone On The Lid Of My Telescope. Went Right Through And Landed On The Mirror

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#12

Asked My Former Flatmates Not To Use Metalware In My Nonstick Pot, Was Told I Was Being Unreasonable And That They Wouldn't Scratch It. My Sister's Identical Pot Of The Same Age Pictured For Comparison

Asked My Former Flatmates Not To Use Metalware In My Nonstick Pot, Was Told I Was Being Unreasonable And That They Wouldn't Scratch It. My Sister's Identical Pot Of The Same Age Pictured For Comparison

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#13

Left My Apartment For About A Month Because Of Covid. Came Back To Find This, The Ac Set To 40 * F, The Sink Running,the Back Door Wide Open And The Roommate Moved Out

Left My Apartment For About A Month Because Of Covid. Came Back To Find This, The Ac Set To 40 * F, The Sink Running,the Back Door Wide Open And The Roommate Moved Out

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#15

I Was Gone For 1 F**king Weekend!!!!

I Was Gone For 1 F**king Weekend!!!!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd be inclined to go for another weekend . . . and when I say "weekend" I mean "forever".

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#17

At One Point In Time There Were Close To 20 Cups On The Coffee Table In The Living Room

At One Point In Time There Were Close To 20 Cups On The Coffee Table In The Living Room

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#18

When Your Housemate Uses The Living Room As His Bedroom

When Your Housemate Uses The Living Room As His Bedroom

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#19

My Roommate Occasionally Leaves Careless Messes In The Kitchen. I Started Labeling Them As His Art Projects

My Roommate Occasionally Leaves Careless Messes In The Kitchen. I Started Labeling Them As His Art Projects

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#20

Woke Up To This Today

Woke Up To This Today

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#21

My Roommate Thinks These Spatulas Are Clean And Still Uses Them To Cook

My Roommate Thinks These Spatulas Are Clean And Still Uses Them To Cook

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#22

Burn Hole I Discovered Hidden Underneath My Roommates Bed After I Kicked Her Out. Pineapple For Scale

Burn Hole I Discovered Hidden Underneath My Roommates Bed After I Kicked Her Out. Pineapple For Scale

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#23

Guess You Can’t Expect People To Know About Dryer Lint

Guess You Can’t Expect People To Know About Dryer Lint

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#24

Accidentally Locked My Roommate Out Of The Bathroom For 2 Minutes, I Promptly Unlocked Once She Notified Me, And Her Natural Reaction Was To Remove The Doorknobs From The Doors In Our House

Accidentally Locked My Roommate Out Of The Bathroom For 2 Minutes, I Promptly Unlocked Once She Notified Me, And Her Natural Reaction Was To Remove The Doorknobs From The Doors In Our House

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#25

Day 6 Of Living With A Roommate For The First Time. I’m Looking For A New Place

Day 6 Of Living With A Roommate For The First Time. I’m Looking For A New Place

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#26

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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#27

I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔

I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Congrats, gentrification can now be spread from person to person. "Embrace your new culture"? Jesus, dude

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#28

Roommate Used My Favorite Turtleneck As A BBQ Rag Last Night :-/

Roommate Used My Favorite Turtleneck As A BBQ Rag Last Night :-/

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#29

My Roommates Were So Bad That I Finally Said, “Screw It” And Got My Own Place. My Wallet Is Hurting But My Sanity Is Intact

My Roommates Were So Bad That I Finally Said, “Screw It” And Got My Own Place. My Wallet Is Hurting But My Sanity Is Intact

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It's Sad That It Was Necessary To Write This. There Was A Time I Bought Pie, The Next Day, I Went To Get A Piece (Hadn't Tried Any Yet), And There Was Only One, Small Sliver Left. There's No One Else That Lives Here, He Ate The Whole Thing Himself. 😐 He Did The Same Thing To My Krispy Kreme, Rip

It's Sad That It Was Necessary To Write This. There Was A Time I Bought Pie, The Next Day, I Went To Get A Piece (Hadn't Tried Any Yet), And There Was Only One, Small Sliver Left. There's No One Else That Lives Here, He Ate The Whole Thing Himself. 😐 He Did The Same Thing To My Krispy Kreme, Rip

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#31

I’ve Asked Her To Stop Popping Her Pimples And Sticking The Pus On The Mirror Three Times Already.... This Is Just Embarrassing For Her Now

I’ve Asked Her To Stop Popping Her Pimples And Sticking The Pus On The Mirror Three Times Already.... This Is Just Embarrassing For Her Now

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#32

Why Is Replacing The Toilet Paper Roll So Hard?? The World May Never Know

Why Is Replacing The Toilet Paper Roll So Hard?? The World May Never Know

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Sue Denham
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Each time you find this put it on the roller the "wrong" way round. Hopefully it will annoy them enough to do it the "right" way themselves.

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#33

Love Trying To Make Myself Breakfast Before Work In My Lovely Kitchen 😍

Love Trying To Make Myself Breakfast Before Work In My Lovely Kitchen 😍

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get it. Why are people so disgusting?! Just clean after yourself!

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#34

Went Home During Quarantine, Let My Roommate Use My Room For "Storage", Came Back To This

Went Home During Quarantine, Let My Roommate Use My Room For "Storage", Came Back To This

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Throw each piece back into their room and be sure to send the person before and after shots.

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#35

Thought This Would Fit Well Here. Any Brooklyn Roommate Stories Like This?

Thought This Would Fit Well Here. Any Brooklyn Roommate Stories Like This?

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#36

Mfw One Of My 5 Roommates Gets A Dog, Without Asking Any Other Of The Roommates 3 Of Which Have Dog Allergies/Asthma, Or The Landlord And Is Forced To Give Up The Dog Or Face Eviction And Then Says He Hates Us For Taking Away His Dog

Mfw One Of My 5 Roommates Gets A Dog, Without Asking Any Other Of The Roommates 3 Of Which Have Dog Allergies/Asthma, Or The Landlord And Is Forced To Give Up The Dog Or Face Eviction And Then Says He Hates Us For Taking Away His Dog

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Sue Denham
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"No, we don't want you to give up your dog. We want you to be with him. Somewhere else."

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#37

Pulled The Foil Off Of This To See What Was In It And It’s Empty!! And Still In The Fridge! What The F**k!?

Pulled The Foil Off Of This To See What Was In It And It’s Empty!! And Still In The Fridge! What The F**k!?

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#38

The Living Room Was Like This For 4 Months. All From One Person

The Living Room Was Like This For 4 Months. All From One Person

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#39

I Bought My Own Separate Coffee Maker Months Ago. I Think This Picture Is Pretty Self-Explanatory As To Why

I Bought My Own Separate Coffee Maker Months Ago. I Think This Picture Is Pretty Self-Explanatory As To Why

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#40

Break My Stuff And Don't Tell Me About It Why Don't You!!!!! Leave Me To Search The House To Find It In The Recycling 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

Break My Stuff And Don't Tell Me About It Why Don't You!!!!! Leave Me To Search The House To Find It In The Recycling 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

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#41

He Broke The Plunger, Clogged The Toilet Again, Let It Sit For 3 Days And Then Left The State

He Broke The Plunger, Clogged The Toilet Again, Let It Sit For 3 Days And Then Left The State

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the toilet was out of order what was he using and where did he dispose of it?

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#42

Leaning Tower Of Garbage

Leaning Tower Of Garbage

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At this point, there is just as much outside the can as inside the can.

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#44

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

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

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, OP waited a whole hour before responding, so is their fault! Should have responded sooner! (Oozing with sarcasm)

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#45

Update On My Jobless Roommate Who Won’t Do His Dishes. My Latest Invention: The Bad Roommate Box :)

Update On My Jobless Roommate Who Won’t Do His Dishes. My Latest Invention: The Bad Roommate Box :)

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#46

Found This On Craigslist. Kinda Want To Respond. At Least She’s Honest!!

Found This On Craigslist. Kinda Want To Respond. At Least She’s Honest!!

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#47

Asked Roommate To Do His Dishes And He Said ”im Not Allowed To Clean"

Asked Roommate To Do His Dishes And He Said ”im Not Allowed To Clean"

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#48

Don’t Become Roommates With Your Friends

Don’t Become Roommates With Your Friends

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#49

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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#50

When Your Roommate Pulls The "My Bad! I'll Clean That Up As Soon As I Can." For The 8th Time

When Your Roommate Pulls The "My Bad! I'll Clean That Up As Soon As I Can." For The 8th Time

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