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Tenant Spends Months Hiding in a Spare Toilet and Backyard Shed, Stops Eating to Avoid Judgment, and Gets Called a Lazy, Antisocial “Lost Cause”—Then Her First Night Alone Reveals How Completely Two Manipulative Housemates Had Trained Her to Live in Fear

Last night marked a significant turning point for her; it was her first night alone in…

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Leaseholder Decides to End a Written Roommate Agreement With 30 Days’ Notice After One Peaceful Month Turns Into Constant Discomfort—Then Debates Whether Honesty Is Worth the Risk of Making the Final Month Hostile

When Jane signed the lease on her cozy two-bedroom apartment in the heart of the city,…

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Quiet, Respectful Roommate Leaves Fecal Smears in the Shower at Least Eight Times Despite Three Private Conversations—Forcing His Housemates to Choose Between a Direct Confrontation and Protecting the Peace in an Otherwise Ideal Apartment

In an otherwise harmonious apartment, a strange and unsanitary situation began brewing. A group of friends,…

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Eighteen-Year-Old Law Student Buys a Special Lamp, Rearranges Her Study Habits, and Endures Her Roommate’s 6 A.M. Alarm—Only to Hear “I Can’t Conform Myself for You” When She Requests the Same Consideration She Has Provided From Day One

In a bustling college town, an eighteen-year-old law student, who we’ll call Emma, started her university…

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Roommate Pretends Her Boyfriend Is No Longer Staying Over by Hiding Him Inside Her Bedroom Whenever the Other Tenant Is Home—Then the Couple Takes Over More Than 80% of the Shared Refrigerator

There are few things more complex than sharing a living space, and for one unfortunate Redditor,…

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Subtenant Pays for Three Months of Private Space but the Original Tenant Returns Four or Five Times in the First Month to Search for Belongings, Talk, and Possibly Enter Unannounced—Leaving Mysterious Paperwork Behind on the Renter’s Table

It all started innocently enough. A user on a popular subreddit shared a story about their…

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Roommate Runs the Heater at 80 Degrees When It Is Already Hotter Than 80 Outside, Agrees to a 74-Degree Compromise, Then Blames the Air Conditioning for Her Illness and Secretly Turns It Off While Her Housemate Sweats

In a small apartment, two roommates navigated the trials of shared living. For one of them,…

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Roommate Claims Everyone Already Promised Her the Largest Bedroom and Says Her Subletter Will Take It While She Is Away—Despite an Earlier Group Agreement That the Coveted Room Would Be Decided Later

The saga continues. As many users on the subreddit may recall from the first part of…

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Former Friend Leaves Trash Beside a Valet Bin, Stores Random Junk in the Living Room, and Lets Dirty Dishes and Food Stains Sit for Two Weeks—Then Acts Like a Terrified Kicked Puppy Whenever Her Exhausted Roommate Asks Her to Clean

In the world of roommates, not all situations are created equal. Some friends make splendid housemates,…