Current roommate: Jessica (I've changed her name here for security purposes.)
I went to elementary school with her and we've since then remained on friendly terms. Well, I was needing to move out and she was needing a roommate.. Great, right?! She gave me this sob story about how her grandpa was dying and she's having to pay for his nursing home fees and working three jobs and blah blah blah. So being any decent human being, I said, "Well I'll move in with you for 6 months, and we'll re-evaluate there. I'll help with SOME of the house work and bills and we can save up money." All fine and dandy. Well, to start, when I first moved in the house looked like.. you left a 5 year old to fend for themselves with 20 dollars attached to their shirt. It was DISGUSTING. I cleaned and cleaned and scrubbed and scrubbed for DAYS until I finally moved in. All was great.
Until her boyfriend happened. (Boys are great- but they do something awful to us girls when we fall in love with them.. they make us.. stupidly crazy!) He's a great guy and treats her wonderful and I couldn't be happier that she's found someone amazing! He really is the best thing that's happened to her in a long time. Well soon she starts spending ALL her time with him. Days on end. And that's when it got bad... I was constantly being a mother to both of them (doing their laundry, cleaning their dirty dishes, feeding her cat, doing her cat's litter box, etc.) I realized that just couldn't happen any more, so I sat down with both of them and asked them to be cleaner and to pitch in more with the bills and such. The next thing you know it, they've disappeared for a week and changed both of their phone numbers. (Real mature guys. Real mature.) So I'm left all by myself (which wasn't bad at all might I add) except for me taking care of her cat.. But it's a cat. I can't be too mad. Next thing I know, she's back and the house is TRASHED. I can't keep up with it. I'm loosing my mind. Today, I walked in.. and instead of her taking the trash out like a normal adult would, she just grabs another garbage bag and puts it next to the trash can. She also has been known to leave bacon and cheese out on the counter for days.. gross. It's just the little things really.
The cleanliness is annoying, but I can deal with it. What I can't deal with is loud sex. I'm talking loud guys. And shameless. The other night I walked out into the living room at 10pm to let the dog out... And THEY'RE HAVING SEX ON THE COUCH. I couldn't even. I've tried thinking of any excuse for them to do that. But they knew I was home (she had come to talk to me), they KNOW I let the dog out every night before I go to bed, I just can't for the life of me find a good excuse for her!
These are just two reasons why roommates suck. But here's a quick list to keep you from living with a roommate. Trust me guys. Not worth it.
1) Cleanliness. As mentioned above. Need I say more?
2) Sex. You can't have sex without feeling awkward. They have sex and you feel awkward.
3) Food. No way is a good way. You buy your own, or you share. Either way it's just not good.
4) Pets. You'll probably end up taking care of their pets. (I.e. buying food, cleaning up messes.. etc)
5) Being short on money. Did I mention my internet got shut off because she couldn't afford her half?
6) Bathrooms. You have to wait for someone else to use the bathroom and leave it a mess. Constantly.
7) Laundry. You have to wait for someone else to finish washing their clothes before you can start. Annoying.
8) People having parties. Your roommate will eventually want a party while you're trying to study for finals. It happens every time.
9) Sleep. It's very hard to sleep when you hear them having sex, partying, watching loud movies...
10) Having people over. You always have to ask permission. (If you're a nice person. My roommates rarely do.)
11) Dealing with someone else's S.O. Sure they love them, but do you have to? No.
Keep coming back to see other roommate experiences and why it's just so much better to make the extra money than deal with someone awful.
Xoxo,
Brookilynne
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