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rich_e

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So I had 'the talk' with the roommate. Kind of awkward.

 

Little bit of background info:

 

I just moved into what will be my apartment/dorm for the next year a month ago that I will be sharing with 3 other guys. One of them I know, but he isn't moving in until 2 weeks from now. Of the other two, only one has moved in, the other moving in in September. But yeah... he seemed nice enough, and since we both had our bedrooms to ourselves, it wasn't too bad. Then a couple days into it, he asked if it was alright if his friends stayed over for a bit. I assumed it would be only a few days, so I said yeah. Cut to me cleaning up after 8 people, being routinely disgusted, and never getting any sleep for the last month. Yeah, that bad. It's not that he's the problem, it's the friends. He seems considerate and nice, but a couple of his friends are the worst roommates ever, and they're not even supposed to be my roommates!

 

Where do I begin? Ever had people who don't seem to understand the concept of flushing the toilet? I even told them about it, but they still managed to leave half of their... waste.. behind. One of the guys was sleeping on the couch, which none of us are supposed to be doing since it's considered a public area. That wouldn't be a problem if he hadn't changed it into his own personal bedroom, clutter and all. Did I mention that they got caught with an illegal bb gun, trying to shoot bunnies? Yeah. And they smoke, but I REFUSED to let them do it inside. I made it very clear that they have to do it outside. Yep, they complied. That's why I can never leave the window open. But the worst part of all is the kitchen. They cook. They don't clean up. That is disgusting! I told my roommate that the kitchen has to remain clean, that's just one of the things I want. On multiple occasions they don't clean it up until two or three days later. Seriously, that's just gross. I don't see why it's so hard to clean it up after you leave the area. I do it all the time when my friends come over. The kitchen is always spotless when I leave. Hell, I even cleaned up after them the first time they did it! They still didn't get the idea, though. Oh, and they help themselves to anything in the fridge. My roommate always tells me though, and apologizes on their behalf and pays me what they took. I get that it's not him doing it, but they are his guests.

 

 

 

I haven't been able to tell him that I don't want them living here anymore. That was until yesterday, when I came home from work. I had to use the bathroom, but it looked like it was occupied. I waited like 15 minutes, and there was still no sound. So I knocked on the door... no response. I decided to wait another 10 minutes, just in case. Then I knocked again, still nothing. I tried to open it slowly, but it was locked. So i went back to my room and waited like half an hour. When it was finally free, I go in, and I'm not in there for more than 5 seconds when someone starts repeatedly knocking on the door. I almost lost it. First of all, they are in MY apartment, using MY resources without paying. I am being patient with them and they start getting an attitude?

 

So I just talked to my roommate, and let him know that I was fed up. I told him that I had assumed it was going to be a couple days, not more than a month. I didn't see this coming though: He's moving out in a couple of weeks. Apparently he lives nearby, and decided it was dumb to spend money to live here when he lives so close. On one hand, it kinda sucks cause he was a pretty nice guy. On the other hand, though, his friends annoy the eff out of me, so YAY. As of now, I'm going to suck it up for a couple more days. If they so much as glare at me though, I'm reporting them. (The policy is that you can only have one guest at a time for a 3 day span sleep over in a 2 week period. All other house mates must approve.)

 

But yeah, that's my ridiculously long rant about my living situation. Until next time, that's the way the cookie crumbles. :pickaxe:

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Wow! Sounds like they were pretty awful roommates!! I'm glad that they're leaving soon! I know you must be really relieved! At least your friend will be getting there soon too.

 

Take care and have an awesome day! And enjoy the peace when you finally get it ;)

-Kevin

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Conner

That totally sucks. :thumbdown:

 

So, you're either Mr. Nice Guy 2007 or a couple of those dudes were cute!!! :wub:

 

Fess up? :P

 

Conner

 

P.S. I take it you've learned your lesson around house guests.

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rich_e
Wow! Sounds like they were pretty awful roommates!! I'm glad that they're leaving soon! I know you must be really relieved! At least your friend will be getting there soon too.

 

Take care and have an awesome day! And enjoy the peace when you finally get it ;)

-Kevin

 

Kevin,

 

They are. lol, I'm just counting the days till they leave. They're a hard lot to get rid of though. Hope you have a great day too!

 

-Richie

 

That totally sucks. :thumbdown:

 

So, you're either Mr. Nice Guy 2007 or a couple of those dudes were cute!!! :wub:

 

Fess up? :P

 

Conner

 

P.S. I take it you've learned your lesson around house guests.

 

Conner,

 

I guess I am highly deserving of that title ( ^_^ ) seeing as how they are ALL incredibly unfortunate looking. :/ Lol, but yeah.. I've learned my lesson. The answer is always "no." :lol: Take care!

 

-Richie

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Conner
Conner,

 

I guess I am highly deserving of that title ( ^_^ ) seeing as how they are ALL incredibly unfortunate looking. :/ Lol, but yeah.. I've learned my lesson. The answer is always "no." :lol: Take care!

 

-Richie

 

:lmao:

 

Now, now, not so quick to say no. It's just that the next time you'll ask a few more questions. How many? How long? Will they be responsible? Will you make sure they're responsible? And, once you're out to your roommates, are they cute? Unfortunately, a straight dude will say, "How the hell should I know?" whether he thinks they're cute or not. So the last question is optional. :D

 

For me, cute takes care of a lot of sins. :funny: Yes, I know that's shallow. What can I say? :P

 

Seriously though, whenever a man compromises his standards or terms, he gets pissed. :angry: He may get angry at the obvious source (the guests) but, in fact, he's mostly angry with himself for not saying or doing anything. Been there, done that. Feels really crappy.

 

Conner

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rich_e
Conner,

 

I guess I am highly deserving of that title ( ^_^ ) seeing as how they are ALL incredibly unfortunate looking. :/ Lol, but yeah.. I've learned my lesson. The answer is always "no." :lol: Take care!

 

-Richie

 

:lmao:

 

Now, now, not so quick to say no. It's just that the next time you'll ask a few more questions. How many? How long? Will they be responsible? Will you make sure they're responsible? And, once you're out to your roommates, are they cute? Unfortunately, a straight dude will say, "How the hell should I know?" whether he thinks they're cute or not. So the last question is optional. :D

 

For me, cute takes care of a lot of sins. :funny: Yes, I know that's shallow. What can I say? :P

 

Seriously though, whenever a man compromises his standards or terms, he gets pissed. :angry: He may get angry at the obvious source (the guests) but, in fact, he's mostly angry with himself for not saying or doing anything. Been there, done that. Feels really crappy.

 

Conner

 

Haha, right, ask questions. I'm totally on the same page on that shallow note. If they're my type of cute, I will let them get away with so much more. lol.

 

But yeah, that's exactly how I've been feeling. You pretty much nailed it with that paragraph. I got so fed up this afternoon when I walked out and saw that despite CLEARLY asking that they at least keep the Living Room clean, it was a complete mess. So I called him right then and there, and told him "They have to be out by today. I think I have been more than lenient, but enough is enough. Clearly by the condition that you guys left the living room in, my wishes are not being respected, so I'm sorry, but I don't want them living here anymore. If they aren't gone, I will call the housing office and have them deal with this." He said "so they can't stay tonight?" to which I said no, so he said "Okay.. will you be there tonight? we'll talk then"

 

I don't know what he thinks we're gonna talk about, but I sure as hell am not caving in again. I'm going to go to sleep.. they sooo better not wake me up. haha

 

Anyhoo, thanks for your comments Conner! They're great. Hope you have a great day!

 

-Richie

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