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FelipeG
Veni, vidi, vici
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June 2004
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Post by FelipeG on Aug 20, 2013 17:51:07 GMT -8
mycrazyroommate.tumblr.com should become a thing.
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kristabelle89
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December 2009
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Post by kristabelle89 on Aug 21, 2013 4:31:30 GMT -8
Haha it really should! Okay, so this month our bill is quite a bit higher than our last months and I told her that I wanted to see the electricity bills from this and last might and she got SO upset with me, saying that this was the first full month of AC and that I always leave my lights on that's why it's so high. I'm sorry, but wouldn't it have been high every month if the main reason is I keep my lights on when I shower at night so I can SEE where I'm going when I get out? Also she was calling me names and stuff so I was tempted to be like Thanks! Now if I file an abuse claim against you I have proof
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Apr 4, 2021 14:30:58 GMT -8
FelipeG
Veni, vidi, vici
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June 2004
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Post by FelipeG on Sept 1, 2013 21:20:41 GMT -8
So it was moveout day!
How did itgo?
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Fake It Till You Make It
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Chris
"Now if you'll excuse me, my chickens have some subponeas to serve."
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March 2006
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Post by Chris on Sept 1, 2013 22:28:48 GMT -8
Aye, I am curious as well
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Omio
Quack.
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September 2005
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Post by Omio on Sept 2, 2013 4:16:42 GMT -8
That makes three of us.
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Dec 13, 2013 21:59:46 GMT -8
Ameline
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Post by Ameline on Sept 2, 2013 5:49:50 GMT -8
Four of us actually. ^_^
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Post by kristabelle89 on Sept 4, 2013 11:58:28 GMT -8
Haha well thanks for the interest! It went fine; a few hiccups moving stuff out because my box spring didn't fit in the truck at first, and it also was a torrential downpour every time we'd try to move something outside (welcome to New England).
My roommate was surprisingly very nice the last few days I lived there. It was probably her excitement that we were no longer roommates and that her friend moved in Friday and he was ridiculously nice.
My new apartment needs some good TLC and a very good cleaning crew (former tenants were 3 guy art and music majors...not sure how they lived and they definitely didn't know how to clean) but it'll be good in a week or two!
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194134
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Sept 4, 2013 19:39:17 GMT -8
matthewclinger
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Post by matthewclinger on Sept 4, 2013 17:22:49 GMT -8
Looking at your post, I have to say that I have to have sympathy for that roommate that you are complaining about so much.
Problems 1) Has it occurred to you that you're not the "people person" you think you are? If she's leaving post-its instead of talking, maybe it is because talking to you just seems to make situations worse in the short-term. 2) Okay, so she shouldn't have lied. But if you want to use it the way you want to and she doesn't like it, offer to split the cost of having the thermostat the way you want it with the third roommate instead of pushing the cost onto her. You're increasing her bills when you inconsiderately decide to up the costs and then decide it is fair to split everything 3 ways. Is it fair that she pays for your bills? No. 3) You shouldn't be using her towels in the first place. And if you are using them, then it is only fair that you wash them. If you don't, it just shows how entitled you think you are that you think you should be able to use other peoples' stuff and not take proper care of that stuff. Buy your own towels and stop complaining if you aren't going to wash hers after you use her towels. 4) So talk to her about it. Through a post-it if necessary. She may have thrown a hissy fit there over the one spoon, but you came on here and threw a hissy fit over the very same spoon. 5) Again, talk to her about it. If she's cheap like you say she is and hot water is included in the rent, just explaining that to her would get her to stop doing that. It probably took you more time to complain about it on here than it would have taken to explain it to her and get her to agree with you about it. 6) "she gives off the impression" - Really, this is your interpretation of her. It's your fault for the way you think about her. And obviously you feel very antagonistic about her. Would you want to spend time with you if you were her and had to put up with you? I doubt it. Try being more friendly and understanding and this shouldn't be a problem. 7) Either explain it to her or don't use it. This is the second time you have given an example of you using her stuff and not respecting her wishes about how she wants her stuff taken care of. How ungrateful can you be? She paid for it, you're using it, and you're upset that she's upset that you aren't respecting her property? You need to grow up and start respecting other peoples' property and stop treating it like it was your own property.
And finally, you being 24 which is why you mention she is 30 is just about the most ridiculous thing I have heard from you! The six-year age difference is NOT important. What is important is that you are making a big deal about it. You are obviously SEARCHING FOR REASONS to not like her. Congratulations, you've just discriminated against someone because of their age (a whole 6-year difference!).
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Chris
"Now if you'll excuse me, my chickens have some subponeas to serve."
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March 2006
stickboy
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Post by Chris on Sept 4, 2013 18:20:15 GMT -8
Looking at your post, I have to say that I have to have sympathy for that roommate that you are complaining about so much. Problems 1) Has it occurred to you that you're not the "people person" you think you are? If she's leaving post-its instead of talking, maybe it is because talking to you just seems to make situations worse in the short-term. 2) Okay, so she shouldn't have lied. But if you want to use it the way you want to and she doesn't like it, offer to split the cost of having the thermostat the way you want it with the third roommate instead of pushing the cost onto her. You're increasing her bills when you inconsiderately decide to up the costs and then decide it is fair to split everything 3 ways. Is it fair that she pays for your bills? No. 3) You shouldn't be using her towels in the first place. And if you are using them, then it is only fair that you wash them. If you don't, it just shows how entitled you think you are that you think you should be able to use other peoples' stuff and not take proper care of that stuff. Buy your own towels and stop complaining if you aren't going to wash hers after you use her towels. 4) So talk to her about it. Through a post-it if necessary. She may have thrown a hissy fit there over the one spoon, but you came on here and threw a hissy fit over the very same spoon. 5) Again, talk to her about it. If she's cheap like you say she is and hot water is included in the rent, just explaining that to her would get her to stop doing that. It probably took you more time to complain about it on here than it would have taken to explain it to her and get her to agree with you about it. 6) "she gives off the impression" - Really, this is your interpretation of her. It's your fault for the way you think about her. And obviously you feel very antagonistic about her. Would you want to spend time with you if you were her and had to put up with you? I doubt it. Try being more friendly and understanding and this shouldn't be a problem. 7) Either explain it to her or don't use it. This is the second time you have given an example of you using her stuff and not respecting her wishes about how she wants her stuff taken care of. How ungrateful can you be? She paid for it, you're using it, and you're upset that she's upset that you aren't respecting her property? You need to grow up and start respecting other peoples' property and stop treating it like it was your own property. And finally, you being 24 which is why you mention she is 30 is just about the most ridiculous thing I have heard from you! The six-year age difference is NOT important. What is important is that you are making a big deal about it. You are obviously SEARCHING FOR REASONS to not like her. Congratulations, you've just discriminated against someone because of their age (a whole 6-year difference!). Well A) if you actually read through the entire thread you would know that this woman is beyond reason and B) You're a bit late buddy. She moved out.
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Aug 30, 2018 11:36:44 GMT -8
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December 2009
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Post by kristabelle89 on Sept 4, 2013 19:33:14 GMT -8
Matt you are entitled to your opinion and I'm not 100% sure if you're just playing Devils Advocate or simply didn't read the rest of the discussion as things progressively got worse and worse as the summer wore on, but I want to draw attention to the idea that I was discriminating against her because I'm 24 and she's 30 and age doesn't matter.
Are you kidding me? At 24 I have one-two friends who are engaged, one who has a child and several who are in committed relationships, but plenty of them are single as well. She at 30 has mostly married friends, settled down in careers, families, houses they bought, ect. You don't think there's a big difference between 6 years? I have to strongly disagree with that. We're at very different stages in our lives, however she has more in common with me job-wise and relationship wise than her friends.
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194134
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Sept 4, 2013 19:39:17 GMT -8
matthewclinger
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May 2013
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Post by matthewclinger on Sept 4, 2013 19:35:53 GMT -8
Read that on the last page after I posted. I don't have time to read 15 pages of this stuff when I could be working on my forum.
But for A), gathered that from her first post. Still good advice if she plans to actually keep living with roommates, seeing as the alternative is her likely moving out again and calling a roommate unreasonable once more.
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Sept 4, 2013 19:39:17 GMT -8
matthewclinger
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May 2013
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Post by matthewclinger on Sept 4, 2013 19:39:17 GMT -8
Discriminating against her because of the married status of her friends is the silliest thing I have heard you say yet. C'mon. When you use such weak arguments against someone, it is just showing that you don't have anything of real substance in your argument. Next thing, you'll be discriminating against her because of the marital status of people in her family. Really.
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Aug 30, 2018 11:36:44 GMT -8
kristabelle89
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December 2009
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Post by kristabelle89 on Sept 5, 2013 4:43:03 GMT -8
Matt if you're going to act pretentious then why post at all? You didn't read therefore you don't know the whole story. Go back to working on your forum.
For your information I'm living with people I've lived with before so it's not like I'm a serial mover. It was just bad timing for them last year this time so it didn't work out then.
Also how is the age difference a weak argument? If you're 30 and at the same place in life as a 24 year old then something is off. It's not discriminating against 30 year olds everywhere, my old babysitter is 30 and I get along with her just fine.
Oh and just so you know, we did tell her to charge us more for the heat....until we found out we didn't actually pay for it.
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