Living with roommates requires compromise. Maybe someone likes the thermostat a little warmer, or another person has a questionable habit of leaving cabinet doors open. But there’s a difference between tolerating someone’s quirks and wondering whether the mysterious smell in…
Now, do you remember when you found out that sharing a living space with someone else is far from the awesome experience you thought it would be? All in all, it was a learning experience, and proof to myself that…
You can’t get along well with everyone, but when you have a roommate who is awful, it can make life very difficult. That is what the people in this story are dealing with ever since a new roommate moved in…
Woof…this isn’t a good feeling… Just like starting a new job and getting bad vibes right off the bat, suspecting that your living situation is going to be a nightmare soon after moving in is a terrible feeling. I’d…
Going to college and getting assigned to a dorm with roommates you’ve never met before can be a wild experience. Some people meet their lifelong best friends in these situations. Because you effectively start off adult life together, in the…
It's an agreement that feels generous in the moment and only reveals its lack of structure once someone's laundry is on your couch for the third week running and your cats are stressed out and you've been quietly exiled to…
Read on to find out more. My roommates have been very pushy and not respectful of boundaries I’m setting. We’ve been living together for about a month now and we live in a triple, and everything started out fine. However,…
Living with roommates can get complicated when pets and responsibilities are involved. In this story, a man had been friends with his roommate since childhood. His friend has a dog, and although it was not his responsibility to care for…
Will it ever end?!?! What am I talking about? Well, let me fill you in… I’m talking about terrible, no-good, awful roommates who just can’t seem to pick up after themselves or contribute in any way. But we see stories…
Some people hate conflict and try to avoid it as much as possible, while others seem to thrive on it. That is the case with the two roommates in this story, which has resulted in some very serious problems. Read…
Finding roommates, house rules, chore charts, shared budgets, noise/guest policies, and conflict mediation.
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