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

Because his room is already a dumpster with nowhere left to sleep??

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

Who's house is it? Yours? Kick them out. Theirs? MOVE OUT NOW!

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

Have you seen a proper bedroom? That’s not what they are supposed to look like.

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

Put everything in a garbage bag. If he wants them, he can fish them out!

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

That's just living like a pig which is not fair to the rest of the tenants since it's a communal space.

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

Trow this person out of the house right now because it ain't get better ....

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

Heave-ho. Not in such as way as to destroy the contents--(I.e. don't throw things), but simply remove everything into a big pile into his bedroom and close the door. Note: DON'T clean up his trash, just get it out of the living room. Then have a conversation regarding the communal use of the living room--as a living room for both of you, not just him.

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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

Who's name is the lease under? That crap would be GONE if it was mine.

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

I would be kicking him to the curb without a second thought.

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

hmmmmm no, this person is giving gamers a bad name. ps4 does not render one incapable of cleaning up.

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

The living room is getting cleaned. If you want to keep your stuff, leave it in your room. I will toss what doesn't belong.

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

I guess you could put everything, EVERYTHING in the garbage. If you have to pick it up, it is trash!

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

What a total slob! I would go out of my mine if I saw this every day!

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

Literally throw him OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

do you really need to share the rent, search for another Housemate

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

Get a broom and just shove the mess through his door. If he continues increase his share of the rent as he is taking up more than his share of the common room.

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

Buy a cheap but large dustbin put everything into it and give him 24 hours before taking it to the local tip

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

You may have Stockholm Syndrome, but that's not what a bedroom looks like. This is what a communal dump looks like.

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

That's the worst.. don't miss that from college :/

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

He and I wouldn't make it. Someone would get hurt and it wouldn't be me.

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

I'm getting the big trash can out of the garage and all of it is going in it. Call it make s**t luggage.

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

I say charge him double or make him pay for hiring someone to clean 😀

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

I think your housemate shouldn't be allow to leave his parents house. Since he has less respect than a little toddler

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

This doesn't look either like a bedroom, just mess.

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

I used to live with someone like this. Fortunately I have my own place now 🙏

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

That should be why they should be an EX-housemate. Making the mess is one thing; leaving it is a non-starter.

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

Exactly why I’d live homeless on the street before I live w a roomate

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

I see a cutting board on the floor, so I’m thinking bedroom/kitchen usage. Converted from Living Room.

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

wow that is a very dirty room well... what i think you should do is kick them out!

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

Can't lie. My living room looks almost as bad because I live on my own and normally only tidy up when i have visitors. Which hasn't really happened in the last year.

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

AH NO! HE WOULDN'T LAST LONG AT ALL IN MY PLACE! THATS ONE REASON WHY I DON'T LET ANYONE STAY WITH ME!

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

I have two kids and the back seat of my car looks better than this. Ewww.

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

The cutting board in the forefront on the floor ... just one of many disturbing things in this photo.

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

OMG it's my son in my living room!!!! I thought I was the only one living with this kind of fresh hell.

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

I’m sorry but whose bedroom looks like that? You are going to get a disease from that.

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

Replace the sofa with an unmade bed, and this looks like my daughter's bedroom before she moved out.

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

Come on, he's doing it on purpose, right?! Who just leaves garbage on the floor? And a cutting board! really?!

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

this is not what a bedroom would look like. this is what a landfill would look like.

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

I would get a trash bag (bin liner for you European Pandas!) and everything would go in it & be dumped in the housemate's bedroom. I *might* put the dishes in the sink though, especially if they belonged to me. Next would be a 30 day vacate notice to the slob.

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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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#12

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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#14

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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#19

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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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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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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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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#34

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

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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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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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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