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30 Screenshots Of Roommates From Hell Showing Their True Colors
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)
#3
Roommate Doesn't Buy Own Groceries, Complains About What I Buy
Feathered Dinosaur 3 years ago
Why do people even endure these leeches for so long? I'd pull out all of my feathers long before that 😅
#4
Looking For A Roommate: I'm Quite Easy-Going
#5
Facebook Cb Wants Roommate To Pay More Rent Because She Makes More
#6
The Gag Is...she Had Already Eaten All My Hash Browns The Night Before, This Text Was Just An Attempt To Cover Her Ass!
#7
My Old Roommate Wanted Money To Buy Cat Food, But Not Actual Cat Food
#8
Seeking Female Roommate: Rent Will Be On A Sliding Scale Depending On Your Looks
Steve Robert 3 years ago
If I were a pretty female, I'd show up, look at him, and simply say I can't live with a two. I'm outa here!
#9
My Ex-Roommate, After 2 Months Of Leaving Piles Of Stuff At My Place, Finally Returns To Pick It Up
#11
Roommate Wanted Free Coffee
#12
Had To Text My Roommates This Because Of What They Did. Came Home To My Cat Trapped In The Bathroom Yowling
PrettyJoyBird 3 years ago
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 .
#13
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)
Adira Bennett 3 years ago
"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."
#14
Room Mate Refuses To Take Any Less Than 1 Hour + In The Shower With 5 Of Us Living Here
Jessica Bertram 3 years ago
oh i would out-petty this crazy bîťch the MOMENT she said she doesn't care about her roommate's well-being
#15
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
#16
No Loud Music, But My Music Will Be Loud
LovingKnuckle 3 years ago
That’s what you see just before you are blindfolded and stuck in a basement.
#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:
#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
#19
*Asks Roommate To Pay Utilities Bill That Is 9 Days Past Due*
#20
World's Worst Roommate
Feathered Dinosaur 3 years ago
Dirty dishes, sitting in the sink for days and slowly putting on mold... yeah, the bin it is.
#21
Roommate Cancelled Netflix. Time To Move!
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
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.
#22
Looking For A Girlfriend, Iq Under 130 Need Not Apply. Roommate Too
#23
This Girl Took Her Roommate's Mercedes On An 86+ Hour Roadtrip
#24
I Guess My Latino Culture Triggered My Roommate 😔
PrettyJoyBird 3 years ago
Gross. Disgusting human. Leave your ridiculousness behind and go take manners and etiquette classes.
#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 :)
#26
I Want A Naked Female Roommate And A Room At Half The Market Rate For My City
#27
Free Non Working Roommate. What A Deal
#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
pineapple87 3 years ago
We are literally talking about an item whose only use is to be thrown out. But it should have a brand label?
#29
Looking For Roommate To Pay Rent And Not Be In Apartment
#30
My Roommate Spent Her Paycheck Too Fast Again, So I Offered To Get Us Liquor. It Devolved Into This
#31
My Search For A Roommate Has Been An Exhausting One 🙄
Pink kitty 3 years ago
I think he should lead with the fact that he is in his 60's. He would sound less crazy then
#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
Feathered Dinosaur 3 years ago
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.
#33
My Roommate Can’t Read
#34
My Roommate Thinks I Should Pay For Things I Had No Idea They Were Buying
#35
My Boyfriend (22m) And I (21m) Live With A 23f And 28m. I'm Sick Of Constantly Playing Mommy To Them
Daffydillz~ 3 years ago
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.
#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"
Feathered Dinosaur 3 years ago
That's a new idea, selling stuff, then deciding on a whim I need the sold item back.
#37
You Know, Just Be Attractive To Be This Guys Roommate
pineapple87 3 years ago
"Semi private detached bathroom" - is this code for "I have a camera/peephole installed into your bathroom" ?
#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
#39
They’re Not For A Snake, They’re Her Dead Pet Rats That She Kept In Our Fridge. Pet Semetary Maybe??
BarBeeGirl 3 years ago
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)
#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
#41
Roommate Wanted $0 - Craigslist Ad
#42
Searching For Roommate With No Scented Soap, No Drinking, No Scary Movies, And No Men Allowed In The Apartment
#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)
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Lori Harper 3 years ago
Some creepy-a$$ people on here wanting VERY specific control over other people. Hopefully, they didn't get any roommates to impose their creepiness on. Especially the guys who wanted female roommates with extremely specific body types. Buffalo Bill vibes from those dudes
Mark Kelly 3 years ago
My roommate is my brother. But it's a good arrangement we each pay half the rent and bills and always pay on time, he never steals from me. Hes a bit messy but if I tell him to clean up something he'll do it.
Hannah 3 years ago
Sometimes siblings truly make the best roommates. You already know if you'll get along way before you get a place together, you already know their bad habits, and you already how to talk out any issues.
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You do you 3 years ago
I'm old now but, back in the day, I lived very frugally ( poor) to not have a roommate.
Lori Harper 3 years ago
Some creepy-a$$ people on here wanting VERY specific control over other people. Hopefully, they didn't get any roommates to impose their creepiness on. Especially the guys who wanted female roommates with extremely specific body types. Buffalo Bill vibes from those dudes
Mark Kelly 3 years ago
My roommate is my brother. But it's a good arrangement we each pay half the rent and bills and always pay on time, he never steals from me. Hes a bit messy but if I tell him to clean up something he'll do it.
Hannah 3 years ago
Sometimes siblings truly make the best roommates. You already know if you'll get along way before you get a place together, you already know their bad habits, and you already how to talk out any issues.
Load More Replies... You do you 3 years ago
I'm old now but, back in the day, I lived very frugally ( poor) to not have a roommate.
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