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Your house, your rules. But if you're sharing it with another person, they too have a say in what's acceptable and what's not. Or at least they should be able to.

Some, however, are so focused on themselves that they forget shared living space comes with a set of compromises. From questionable hygiene habits to food theft, these people can be really infuriating.

To remind everyone that manners matter, we put together a list of the worst roommates we could find on the internet. So be nice with yours, because if you're not, karma might match you with some of these.

#1

Flatmate Bought A New Bike And It's Been In Our Living Room Preventing Us From Using The Sofa For 3 Days. I Figured Humour Was A Suitable Approach

Bicycle with illegal parking violation notice left on handlebar in messy living room, showing worst roommates problem.

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    #2

    My Roommate's Most Intense Rage Quit

    Hand holding a game controller in front of a cracked TV screen showing one of the worst roommates people have to deal with.

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    #3

    Every Time My Roommate Uses The Bathroom Or Kitchen, He Leaves Every Cabinet Open

    Bathroom cabinet with multiple open doors showing cluttered shelves and sink, illustrating worst roommates mess and chaos.

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    #4

    This Note My Roommate Left

    Empty toilet paper roll with a note left in the holder, illustrating the worst roommates people have to deal with.

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    #5

    My Roommate Is The Worst Kind Of Person

    Partially eaten pumpkin pie with a large chunk missing from the center, illustrating worst roommates' inconsiderate behavior.

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    #6

    Roommate Complained The Dryer "Takes Twice As Long Now"

    Extremely dirty dryer lint trap filled with dust and debris showing terrible roommate neglect and poor cleaning habits.

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    #7

    My Roommate And I Got Into An Argument When I Said We Shouldn't Dine-In At A Restaurant With These In The Car On An 80 Degree Day

    Family pack raw chicken left out on counter next to yogurt and milk, showing worst roommate food hygiene habits.

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    #8

    My Roommate Thought I Made Cinnamon Rolls. I Actually Made Bacon. He Was Not Happy With His Finger Scoop

    Dirty baking tray with leftover food and spoiled milk, showing one of the worst roommate messes to deal with

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    #9

    Roomate Eats Everything Then Puts It Back!?

    Partially eaten stick of butter left on wrapper with grimy hair, showing worst roommate hygiene and cleanliness issues.

    I seriously can’t make this up. My roomate gets “the munchies” and forgets she can use cups instead of drinking out of the carton. Recently she started eating the butter and cheese and just puts it back. I only know this because I walked in on her eating butter TWICE between the hours of 12 am and 3 am. This is the 5th time I find this…

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    #10

    Roommate Turned Stalker Because He Thought I Featured Him In My Books

    Police officer talking to a man outside suburban home illustrating worst roommates problem in a neighborhood setting.

    Back in 2021 I roomed with a guy, for privacy purposes I'll name him Andrew, who turned into a stalker after he moved out because he thought I featured I him in the novels I wrote. Everything was fine when we roomed with each other in the dorms at UIC, and it all went down after we moved out. Back in 2018 I self published a romance novel about two roommates, long before I even met this person. I also published additional books about soccer, hockey, and band romances as well. Andrew knew about these books and I'm assuming he must have googled my name or something like that as he brought it up in a discussion that he liked what I wrote. Fast forward to the next school year, I got an email from the dean of students requesting a meeting. In that meeting, the dean discussed how Andrew believed I wrote about him in my novels. Literally, every detail he linked to himself, even saying the protagonist had a house with a brick facade which supposedly matched his parents house. Ultimately, the dean sided with me when I showed her the publication date. I thought that was the end of that at that time.
    Later on, roughly a year later, I attended a soccer game at my alma mater high school, and I saw Andrew at the end of the game as I was leaving. Both Andrew and I are from the same hometown, but the intriguing part is he never went to either of the high schools playing. At the game, he made a scene, accusing me of following him there. I told him I never knew he was here, and left after. He did the same thing at a local bar and grill restaurant when I was with my girlfriend, he came in after us and accused me of following him there. I got the manager involved, who looked at the security footage and reassured him that we were there first. A month after that incident, his father showed up at my girlfriend's house while I was there (seen in the photo, faces censored for privacy) and refused to leave until I took down my novels. She had to call the cops and his excuse was that he was on public property (pointing to where the sidewalk line would be) and that he could be there. Eventually, I found out Andrew posed as people I knew on Snapchat to view my location, which stopped once I turned my feature off (why is this even a thing in the first place?).

    If that wasn't bad enough, nearly a year later, I discovered Andrew went on a Minecraft server and forum and shared explicit passages of my novels along with pictures of himself and pictures of household items with his face on it (pillows, blankets, candles). I'm not sure how he got the pics on the Minecraft server, but the screenshots show him on there. For added context, I gave him my Minecraft account when we were roommates since he wanted to play the game and I lost interest in the game years prior. Long story short, my Minecraft account had my name tied to it and he used my identity to do his disgusting deeds on the server and forum. He also added my phone number to the forum account, and I got several texts regarding the matter, which is how I found about this incident. I emailed Mojang to get my former account deactivated to no luck.

    So yeah, this is what happened with my h**l of a roommate who thought I knew him before he moved in. Like, I get the concern that one my books is about two roommates, but when it was published long before I knew you, it's obviously not about you.

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    #11

    My Roommate And I Own Only Two Pots

    Dirty pots and pans stored inside a fridge, illustrating one of the worst roommate habits in shared living spaces.

    When he cooks with them, he stores any leftovers from his cooking in the fridge in the pots, instead of putting them in containers.

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    #12

    How My Roommate Uses Toothpaste

    Messy toothpaste tube with hardened toothpaste clogging the cap, illustrating worst roommate habits in shared spaces.

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    #13

    Roommate Reads The Newspaper And Leaves It On Top Of The Stove

    Newspaper left on a stove burner, showing one of the worst roommate messes causing frustration and inconvenience.

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    #14

    My Roommate's Giant Pile Of Boxes That Hasn't Changed Since I Moved In 3 Months Ago

    Cluttered room filled with stacked cardboard boxes and trash, showing a messy living space from worst roommates.

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    #15

    Housemate Refuses To Package Or Refrigerate Their Food And Leaves It On The Stove For Days

    Burnt sausages and buns in a pan with leftover burnt onions showing worst roommate cooking habits.

    This is day 3 of it sitting there, started with 8 sausages and they pick a couple each day. They do this every week.

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    #16

    Roommate Threw Away A Tub Of My Ice Cream Because There Was “Mold On It”. This Was The Picture He Sends Me

    Partially eaten chocolate ice cream in a container left messily on a wooden table showing worst roommates behavior.

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    #17

    Asked My Roommate To Take Care Of My Plant For Two Weeks And I Come Back To This

    Dying plant in a gray pot showing neglect, illustrating one of the worst roommates people have to deal with.

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    #18

    Roommate Dropped Bandaids In Our Toaster

    Toaster with a handwritten note about band-aids stuck inside, illustrating the worst roommates people have to deal with.

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    #19

    My Roommate And Her Chicken Just Yuck

    Uncovered raw chicken and opened drink bottle stored improperly in a messy fridge showing worst roommates behavior.

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    #20

    Asked My Roommate To Unload The Dishwasher

    Cluttered kitchen with dirty dishes and cookware left on granite countertops showing worst roommates mess.

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    #21

    I Showed Up To Help My (Supposed To Be) Roommate Move Into Our New Apartment

    Cluttered room with messy bed, empty bottles, boxes on floor, and a cat sleeping amid worst roommates chaos.

    This is how their current space looked when I showed up with the dolly for the U-Haul. I was told everything was boxed and ready to go.

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    #22

    My College Roommate Sets Our Thermostat To 80°f Every Single Night

    Thermostat set to 80 degrees showing the worst roommate behavior with extreme heat settings on display.

    As someone who likes it at 66°, I live in pure h**l every single day. Yes I have told management (they don’t care). Yes I have tried to negotiate with her (she doesn’t care). Random roomate assignment. Unbreakable year lease. I get heat triggered migraines

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    #23

    Roommate Melted Pot Cooking Mac And Cheese. How?

    Damaged pot with sharp metal spikes glued to the bottom, showcasing one of the worst roommates people have to deal with.

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    #24

    Roommate Learned A Valuable Lesson Today

    Man sitting in kitchen floor covered in soap bubbles, showing chaos caused by worst roommates people have to deal with.

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    #25

    My Roommate Won’t Let Anyone Sit On Her Couch So She Put A Blockade On It

    Beige couch with three upside-down chairs and a wig placed on one, illustrating worst roommate behavior.

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    #26

    Roommate Kept Letting My Girlfriend’s Cups And Straws Mold So My Mom Pulled The Petty Card And Sent Us These

    Disposable forks, spoons, knives, straws, and plastic cups on a kitchen counter, illustrating worst roommates mess.

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    #27

    The Toilet Paper My Roommate Brought Home. Yes, Those Dark Specks Are Holes. I Buy Us Nice, Soft Two-Ply. He Buys Us One-Ply With Holes. Time For A Private Stash

    Hand holding a translucent paper towel with a visible handprint, illustrating worst roommates habits.

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    #28

    My Roommate Puts Buttered Bread In The Toaster

    Rusty toaster with burnt crumbs stuck on the tray, showing one of the worst roommates' neglect in cleaning kitchen appliances.

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    #29

    My Roommate Threw A Hissy Fit This Morning Because He Couldn’t Find The Cinnamon In The Spice Cabinet

    Cluttered spice cabinet with mixed seasoning jars and random storage showing worst roommate kitchen habits.

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    #30

    How My Roommates Leave The Trash Instead Of Putting A New Bag In

    Overfilled trash can with plastic bags and cans spilling out, illustrating messy worst roommates behavior in shared spaces.

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    #31

    Roommate Left This On The Wall When They Moved Out

    Wall and ceiling with numerous black tape squares and damaged paint showing signs of worst roommates' destructive behavior.

    I own the house and was planning on painting, but this is still a nuisance to remove.

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    #32

    My Girlfriends Roommate Refuses To Take Her TV Remote Out Of The Packaging To Preserve The "Value" Of The TV

    Hand holding a TV remote wrapped in plastic, illustrating frustrations with the worst roommates and their habits.

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    #33

    My Dormmate Made A Hole In The Wall By Throwing His Controller. We Both Have To Pay A Fee

    Hand holding a broken fixture in front of a wall with a hole, illustrating worst roommates damage.

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    #34

    My Roommates Always Leave Kitchen Like This

    Dirty stovetop with burnt residue and an unwashed frying pan showing poor cleanliness from bad roommates

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    #35

    The Way My Roommate Hangs His Laundry

    Clothes drying rack overloaded and messy, showing the worst roommates people have to deal with in shared living spaces.

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    #36

    Cleared Right Sink For Roomate To Pour Things And Spit Toothpaste Into But Continues To Only Use Left Sink

    Dirty dishes piled up in a kitchen sink showing a messy situation typical of worst roommates problems.

    Not to mention his food when only the right one has the garbage disposal. And just the sheer amount of toothpaste this man goes through is just insane. Same with shampoo conditioner when the dude doesn't even have an inch of hair.

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    #37

    How My Roommate Chooses To Eat His Bananas

    Bananas improperly hung on a banana holder with some peeled and cut ends, showing worst roommate behavior in the kitchen.

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    #38

    My Roommate Thinks I Won't Notice Him Using My Shampoo When He Leaves It Like This

    Bottle of dandruff shampoo with almond oil placed in a bathroom corner, showing poor roommate hygiene habits.

    I thought he had gotten the hint after I took it out of the bathroom for a few weeks, but as soon as his ran out again...

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    #39

    One Of My Roommates Ate Almost A Whole Quarter Of The Rice I Prepared For Stuffed Bell Peppers Tomorrow!

    A green bowl with leftover rice stored inside a refrigerator among groceries showing worst roommates habits.

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    #40

    Are My Roommates Trying To Threaten Me?

    Messy kitchen with open cabinets and drawers, cluttered counter, showing some of the worst roommates people have to deal with.

    So this started happening about a month or two ago — every time I stay overnight at my girlfriends house, the next morning I come back and all the cabinets in the kitchen are open and all the knives are out on display. Am I worried over nothing? Should I say something? This is a college house and the other six people living here have all known each other for years.

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    #41

    Let My Ex Roommates Use My Air Fryer. Apparently That Means They Don't Need To Clean It

    Dirty and neglected air fryer basket showing grime buildup, an example of worst roommates messes people have to deal with.

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    #42

    My Roommate Left My Pan Like This... I'm Used To Him Not Washing It Properly But This Is Another Level

    Stained and dirty pot with residue, showing one of the worst roommate messes people have to deal with.

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    #43

    My Roommate Is A Jokester

    Clown wearing a rainbow wig lying in bed covered by a blanket, illustrating worst roommate nightmares.

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    #44

    Thought My Roommate Was Bringing A Girl Home Tonight, So Naturally I Did This To His Bedroom

    A cluttered bedroom filled with numerous stuffed animals scattered on the bed showing worst roommates mess.

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