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If you never lived in a flat-share, were you even a student for realz? The question doesn’t really have an answer, but it shows one thing. Living with another person under one roof is a one-of-a-kind experience.

And it’s not only about leaving dirty socks in plain sight, bringing in a bunch of friends at 2 am, or borrowing chocolate biscuits with 0.001% intention to return them. Whichever side you were, or currently are, standing on, you probably feel right and the other person is most likely wrong.

But in the land of flat- and house-sharing, there are no right or wrong people, there’s only a nasty-meter that goes up every single time you put an empty pack of ice cream back to rest in the freezer. Call it an exaggeration, but god is in the details when it comes to flat-sharing.

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Thesis Due In A Few Days And I Don’t Need This Extra Stress Of People Stealing My Stuff From The Communal Fridge

Thesis Due In A Few Days And I Don’t Need This Extra Stress Of People Stealing My Stuff From The Communal Fridge

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good or bad, those energy drinks weren't the flatmate's to throw out. I sense that the author "will be much healthier and happier" if that flatmate was tossed out instead.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They had absolutely no right to throw them out. It is none of their bloody business. And this is coming from someone who despises energy drinks.

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Douglas Turner
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know what's not good for me? Meddling flatmates. You know what's not good for them? ME!!!

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Lydia Dean-Melchior
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"My life. My choices to make. Pay me back for the drinks you confiscated from me. Oh! And, mind your own damn business!!!"

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LivingTheDream
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Threw them out? Uh.... that's called theft and self righteous motives do not change that.

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Terilee Bruyere
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a person who not only drinks coffee daily, but also indulges in Bang energy drinks, this would really tick me off. Don't be tossing the caffeine, that's dangerous for all involved.

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Zophra
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, that is so incredibly rude to put your values on someone else.

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IlovemydogShilo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A worse one for me was when I was on a course and I had a severe asthma attack. I had an inhaler in my bag (or so I thought) and went frantically looking for it all while trying to breathe which was becoming more and more impossible by the second. The other people around me were helping me look too in case I had dropped it and it was only then this woman who was a real new age hippy chick said "Oh, I saw it in your bag and I threw it out. You know you really shouldn't be putting harmful chemicals in your body like that". At this stage I could hardly move and I was blacking out. I Just about heard someone shout " I found it!" and they gave it to me. Next thing I know I woke up in an ambulance with a nebulizer mask on my face. Someone had called an ambulance as I was too out of it to take the inhaler on my own. I was alright and thankfully didn't need to go into hospital once the nebulizer had worked but from that day on I kept my inhaler well hidden.

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Uchman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What?! Are you serious right now?? C'mon complete the story and tell us you reported her for theft and endangerment or something!

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Christy Smith
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She should toss some of that bitches s**t out & tell her it's for her own good.

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Barbara Burnett
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is stunningly disrespectful and appallingly passive-agreesive behavior by a housemate who thinks their opinion of your personal lifestyle is superior to yours. Anyone who lacks basic respect for others and has the gall to ditch your food without saying a word to you in advance needs psychological counseling. At the very least he/she owes you the immediate replacement of each of the items -- plus a sincere apology. Then sit down for an immediate discussion of when he/whe will be moving out.

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pusheen buttercup
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude... did you pay for those drinks, no? Then don't throw them away regardless of your opinion of them, you may as well have thrown out a five dollar bill.

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Ivana
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow...I am not sure I have the strength to not murder that person. They threw away this dude's stuff then wrote on the actual fridge!

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Claire B
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know if I'm supposed to upvote stuff I hate or downvote it. I hate this one. What an a$$hole.

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Hermione
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see something different to most commenters. Maybe the flat mate who threw away the energy drinks has put up with him/her banging around the place middle of the night for weeks or months, had tried the nice chat approach and did not get results?

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Layla Corman
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being an a** hole isn't good for you either! Garbage person needs to learn how to manage his attitude and mind their own business!

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I’m A Black Cat
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hell would be unleashed upon that person if those were my drinks stolen!

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Ashley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Call the cops. They can get arrested for petty theft.

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RoseTheMad
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does this person drink coffee? Remove the coffee (and the tea because that has caffeine) then tell them if they slept better they wouldn't feel the need for coffee. :)

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Phoenix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, there goes the money you spent on those drinks. I’d like to take every single thing with sugar from the thief and reply with “It’s not good for you”

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Teucer T
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Simple solution... The next time he leaves, go into his room and throw away everything he owns. When he comes back tell him, "I threw away everything in your room that could be hazardous to your health. You're welcome."

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H Edwards
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a flatmate who got through their finals on weed and caffeine pills. Passed with a first-class degree and is now a very happy and healthy person. As if anyone living in that house would have tried for a 'health' intervention at that point.

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Bananic
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it were to me id be like It's my life and i make the bad choices on my terms

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Steve in Denver
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why my nightstand in the dorms was a mini-fridge that had a locking door.

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john hartley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i hope the thief can learn to do some electrical and plumbing since theres now more more liquid movitation

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john hartley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i hope the thief in the house can learn to do some electrical and plumbing. energy drinks are important to us around the house fixer uppers!

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Lovely_hobi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they should mind their own business, besides it took money.... :^

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Znaya
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You are not the boss of me or my keeper and stop being a bully 😠

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İdil
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Entitled much? People like this deserve a high five in the face with a car to learn to mind their own damn business.

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Earl Grey
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And that’s why I emptied out your medicine cabinet. Learn to manage your health and you will be much happier.

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Lucy Skinner
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The spelling mistake indicates how much they are needed + the thief is a jerk

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von Funnyname
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a sign on the fridge in my office that says "there's no "I" in food". Evidently, someone is scalping other people's lunches

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Jon S.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Chucking out the cans is overly drastic, but as a caffeine addict I can agree with the thief's premise. I sleep much better and, have more energy and am a nicer person when I'm not drinking caffeine. But I still crack and drink it because of cravings. I watch with horror as my teenage friends down energy drinks like water and become complete grouches who are always complaining they cannot sleep at night, but they won't contemplate that caffeine is part of the problem.

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Cecile V.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mom or dad know best kiddo. You"ll see and thank them later on. These drinks are poison

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Ryan Deschanel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is technically an excuse to sue them. That's what I would have done. Theft is theft.

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The Way My Dad Puts Things Away In The Fridge. This Is A Piece Of Steak

The Way My Dad Puts Things Away In The Fridge. This Is A Piece Of Steak

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Living with someone is never easy. Whether you’re partners, friends, or random students who met by pure chance and equal need to share a flat, the truth is, a big part of the deal comes down to not-so-sweet moments. Like, noticing your biscuit bag rapidly shrinking in size, or drinking the chamomile tea and shoving in the ear plugs since your roommate is a night owl with a passion for techno.

Sometimes, though, it gets more awful than that. And when you realize your relationship has become somewhat passive-aggressive and your sticky note battle is getting out of hand, it may be too late to save your (and your roommate's, for that matter) sanity.

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My Husband Bought Memory Foam For “His Side Of The Bed”

My Husband Bought Memory Foam For “His Side Of The Bed”

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Fortunately, there are some things everyone can do to make sure sharing a flat is not a one-way ride to hell. First, make sure you’re compatible from the very beginning. I know, nobody is going to marry their roommate, but being sure you have similar lifestyles, hobbies, and at least, are not immediately averse to one another is a good start.

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However, many people who have experienced a flat share can assure you that living with your best friend is not a good idea either. Even though it sounds like a dream come true, living with your BFF may reveal less savory aspects of people’s personalities (And personal hygiene.) After all, it’s not worth putting your friendship on trial just so you two can spend even more time under one roof.

The truth is, when you start living with someone you know, little things that you were not particularly keen on about their personalities often snowball into giant arguments.

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My Wife Putting This Peanut Butter In The Trash Because It’s Empty

My Wife Putting This Peanut Butter In The Trash Because It’s Empty

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is rather wasteful. What an inconvenience for her to get a knife to fish it out.

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My Husband Is Technologically Challenged

My Husband Is Technologically Challenged

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When Your Housemate Uses The Living Room As His Bedroom

When Your Housemate Uses The Living Room As His Bedroom

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"Its Always So Cold In Our House. Our Furnace Sucks." -Wife Jan2020 -32C

"Its Always So Cold In Our House. Our Furnace Sucks." -Wife Jan2020 -32C

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Even though there are no existing rules governing how roommates should live with one another, psychologist Fredric Neuman suggests a couple of things to have in mind. First, it’s mutual respect. “By respect, I mean certain specific things: Do not eat the other person’s food unless you ask first. Do not borrow clothes, or pick up money lying around, or take up any other possession of the other person without asking first.”

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#10

The Way My GF "Puts Away The Groceries" Still In The Bag

The Way My GF "Puts Away The Groceries" Still In The Bag

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Wife Doesn’t Pay Attention To What We Already Have When Buying Groceries

Wife Doesn’t Pay Attention To What We Already Have When Buying Groceries

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My Brother Has A Habit

My Brother Has A Habit

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#13

I Married The Person Who Does This

I Married The Person Who Does This

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My Mom Always Eats The Chocolate And Puts It Back In The Freezer Like That

My Mom Always Eats The Chocolate And Puts It Back In The Freezer Like That

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ewww! Is your mum keeping it for later or is someone else expected to finish it off for her?

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My Roommate Has Difficulties In Finding The Right Hole

My Roommate Has Difficulties In Finding The Right Hole

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Second, it’s following through financial commitments so that none of the roommates feel pressured. Also, chores should be done without reminding one another, so make sure to set up a schedule in the communal zone.

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How My Wife Loads The Dishwasher

How My Wife Loads The Dishwasher

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LoveThePanda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My boyfriend AFTER I SHOWED HIM EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT A MILLION TIMES. I go to check the next time and he still hasn't figured it out

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#18

My Wife Ate Every Single Marshmallow In A Family Sized Box Of Count Chocula. Every Single One

My Wife Ate Every Single Marshmallow In A Family Sized Box Of Count Chocula. Every Single One

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This Is How My Mom Puts The Knives Away In The Drying Rack

This Is How My Mom Puts The Knives Away In The Drying Rack

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According to Fredric Neuman, it’s best not to keep close track of everything you do for your roommate. “Weighing every action on a scale leads invariably to someone feeling disadvantaged,” he argues, so it’s best not to set your expectations too high.

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I Live With Monsters

I Live With Monsters

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#21

Less Than 2 Days After Moving In, One Of My Roommates Scratched My New, Non-Stick Pan With Metal Utensils

Less Than 2 Days After Moving In, One Of My Roommates Scratched My New, Non-Stick Pan With Metal Utensils

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Live With A Girl They Said, Things Will Be Clean They Said

Live With A Girl They Said, Things Will Be Clean They Said

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#24

My Husband Doesn't Want The Case To Get Scratched And Cause An "Eyesore"

My Husband Doesn't Want The Case To Get Scratched And Cause An "Eyesore"

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#25

I Went To The Fridge To Get Milk For My Cereal But Someone Put The Milk Back With This Much

I Went To The Fridge To Get Milk For My Cereal But Someone Put The Milk Back With This Much

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This should be common sense, but you’d be surprised how many roommates actually don't comply with not going into your roommate’s bedroom unless they are present. Setting boundaries before starting to live together is a great way to make sure everyone is one the same page.

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For some people, common sense may vary, and letting everyone know you’re not comfortable with anyone visiting your room without you present is a simple way to avoid miscommunication.

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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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Sarah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gotta wonder...who exactly do they think is going to clean this up? Oh, right...Mommy.

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My Roommate Can’t Read

My Roommate Can’t Read

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Kanishka Patel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can imagine how annoying it must be living with bad roommates. My aunt had one in college and the roommate was so lazy. My aunt then got tired and she said she would not cook for anyone anymore.(And yes, she also did that for the roomate). So, my aunt was a hardworking person and she would make dinner early and go off to work. Then, the roommate would eat her dinner and she would e hungry. Also, she wasn't very rich back then and the roommate was a monster, in my opinion.

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#28

How My Girlfriend Takes The First Piece Of Freshly Baked Brownies

How My Girlfriend Takes The First Piece Of Freshly Baked Brownies

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#29

We Are A Family Of Four

We Are A Family Of Four

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

either somebody has a secret family or they have ghosts with great hygiene

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My Damn Family

My Damn Family

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This Is How I Cut My Pizza To Avoid Cutting Pepperoni. My Girlfriend Said To Post It To The Internet

This Is How I Cut My Pizza To Avoid Cutting Pepperoni. My Girlfriend Said To Post It To The Internet

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My Sister Opens Them Up To Check The Flavor And Puts It Back If She Doesn't Want It. The Flavor Is Also Printed At The Bottom Of The Wrapper

My Sister Opens Them Up To Check The Flavor And Puts It Back If She Doesn't Want It. The Flavor Is Also Printed At The Bottom Of The Wrapper

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#36

I Love My Wife Dearly, But This Is How She Leaves The Ice Cream After Getting Some For Herself

I Love My Wife Dearly, But This Is How She Leaves The Ice Cream After Getting Some For Herself

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never seen this before. Why did she need to destroy half the carton?

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#37

How My Girlfriend’s Mum Stores The Washing Liquid

How My Girlfriend’s Mum Stores The Washing Liquid

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#38

The Husband Used My Favorite Knife As A Garden Tool

The Husband Used My Favorite Knife As A Garden Tool

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#39

My Stuff Is Circled. The Other Stuff Is My Sister's

My Stuff Is Circled. The Other Stuff Is My Sister's

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Kanishka Patel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is how I am. I need to change before I go off to college or it will be embarrassing for me

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#40

My Roommate Left A Surprise In The Kitchen, While I Was Outside

My Roommate Left A Surprise In The Kitchen, While I Was Outside

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#41

The Cord For My Wife’s Vacuum

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#43

My Girlfriend Doesn't Zip The Resealable Bag Closed And Puts The Bag In Upside Down

My Girlfriend Doesn't Zip The Resealable Bag Closed And Puts The Bag In Upside Down

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LoveThePanda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's my bf but will swear he doesn't know who did it. I know my kid's didn't do it, I can bet my life that my kid's wouldn't do it

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My Kids Are Trying To Give Me A Stroke

My Kids Are Trying To Give Me A Stroke

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Erin Womack
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least they are brushing their teeth. Get scared when it’s not maliciously warped and they promise to have clean teeth

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How My Step Dad Decided To Close A Box Of Cereal After Eating Edibles Last Night

How My Step Dad Decided To Close A Box Of Cereal After Eating Edibles Last Night

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Things You Find The Morning After Your Australian Housemate Got Hammered

Things You Find The Morning After Your Australian Housemate Got Hammered

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My Girlfriend Opens Cereal Like A Neanderthal

My Girlfriend Opens Cereal Like A Neanderthal

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