AskReddit Thread: Red Flags For Problem Roommates

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    Font - juicius · 4y 1 Award Mom moves him in while he watches. Mom sets his room up while he stares into his phone. Mom shops grocery and cooks it for him while he complains he's hungry. Mom fills the fridge with pre-cooked meals while he eats. Mom cleans up everything and leaves. Congratulations! Now you're his mom. edit: to be clear, I didn't do anything for him. I made it clear that regardless of what he thought, I wasn't his mom. And the lease bring what it is, it lasted a year... This was y
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    Font - Eshlau • 4y Oh, man. I have a couple, all gained from painful experience: • If someone, before they live with you, constantly comments on how clean your/someone's place is, when in reality it's just normal and not that clean at all, take this as a sign that you have very different standards of cleanliness. • A little more personal, but- if the person has a history of many friendships lasting less than one year (without excuses like moving or switching jobs), or seems to have a long trail
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    Rectangle - hellomina · 4y If someone decides the best way to communicate is via passive aggressive post it notes placed strategically about the apartment, then you should consider finding a new place. I'm talking about you, Shadi. 1 1.3k + ...
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    Font - [deleted] · 4y They have no sense of personal space whatsoever. • They leave dishes lying around. If they want something, they could care less about interrupting you to get it. They bathe with the door open. They threaten physical violence when annoyed. They're mean to people in the service industry. Cats are terrible roommates and one of mine is really mean to the vet. 4 225
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    Font - Walterod · 4y If someone tells you they had a crazy roommate, they had a crazy roommate. If someone tells you they had 10 crazy roommates in a row? They are the crazy roommate. This rule applies to ex's as well. 金297 ...
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    Rectangle - Sumtinkwrung · 4y Draws a line across the room. "This is my space, and that is your space" 1 788 ...
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    Font - diaperedwoman · 4y Doesn't have a job and isn't looking for one Their home or room is a big mess This is based on my personal experience. 1 313
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    Font - gnyrt · 4y Man/ladychildren. They're easy to spot and must be avoided, or you'll hear things like "I shouldn't have to pay rent, I only stay in my room" after catching them red handed preparing and eating my food "well I thought it was ok now, you gave us food last night..."
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    Rectangle - tjpj1919 · 4y Zero sense of humour 468 ...
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    Rectangle - chandlerlacey• 4y When your roommate has turtles.... Now my whole fridge is filled w kale and my living room filled with dandelion plants. SOS 171 ...
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    Font - RONINYOJIMBO • 4y Having had several roommates, in various housing situations (house, apt, dorms, single-roomie, multiple housemates), my advice would be: At same job for 18 months or more preferably: This helps show financial stability and so you are less likely to get stuck paying extra shares of rent. A reliable vehicle: You don't have to help them get around. Reasonably clean vehicle: How they keep their car is in my experience a good indicator of how they will keep their personal are

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