'She's not paying rent but is making demands?': Guy told not to cook in his own apartment by his roommate's girlfriend

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    Human - "AITA for refusing to stop cooking and eating in my kitchen because of my roommate's girlfriend's 'condition?""
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    Font - AITA for refusing to stop cooking and eating in my kitchen because of my roommate's girlfriend's "condition." I feel like this is entirely ridiculous. I live with my roommate "Matt". We used to be pretty close friends, but over the last 2 years of living with him, we've drifted apart, and I'm just waiting for our lease to move out on my own.
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    Font - Matt's girlfriend "Sarah" pretty much lives with us, despite not paying rent. I won't lie, she annoys me to no end. She's an entitled airhead who thinks the world revolves around her. Anyway, Satah has a "condition" where she gets nauseous at the slightest smell and sight of certain foods. She's an incredibly picky eater and anything outside of corndogs or chicken tenders make's her nauseous according to her. Well unfortunately for her, I like to cook. I love heavily spiced foods and love
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    Font - Sarah has always complained about me cooking "smelly" foods and has asked me to stop or do it when she's "not home." Well, considering she doesn't pay rent and spends 18 hours a day at my home I have not accommodated her at all. Last night, Sarah and Matt sat me down and told me I need to stop cooking because Sarah cannot stand it anymore. Apparently, she had a mental breakdown last week when I was cooking curry. She claims I am making our apartment a "hostile environment" by ignoring her
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    Font - We ended up having a massive argument, and neither of them is talking to me both are staying at Sarah's mom's house right now. I say good riddance, at least I did until I told the story to my co- workers and they are all shocked. They say I am being a complete a- hole. This has given me second thoughts on if I was the hole in the fight we had.
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    Font - stonerd808 14 hr. ago ΝΤΑ. ΝΤΑ, ΝΤΑ, ΝΤΑ. I told both of them to piss off until Sarah starts paying her share of the rent. This is the appropriate response. They can find things to do outside of the house as she does not live there. Have you talked to your landlord about the extra "tenant"? 4 17.0k Reply Sha
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    Font - schoobydoo42. 14 hr. ago Colo-rectal Surgeon [38] NTA, not even a little bit. What the ? You're absolutely right, good riddance. You live there, you pay rent, you can cook whatever you want. She can find another place to live. 4.2k Reply Share
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    Font - IamIrene 14 hr. ago Colo-rectal Surgeon [31] Sarah has always complained about me cooking "smelly" foods and has asked me to stop or do it when she's "not home." Well, considering she doesn't pay rent and spends 18 hours a day at my home I have not accommodated her at all. Bravo!!! If it gets her out all the better Wow! She's not paying rent but is making demands?? NTA. You get to use the kitchen you are paying for, you aren't doing anything unreasonable here. End of conversation. 2.5k Re
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    Font - LeisurelyLife710 13 hr. ago NTA. How could you possibly be the hole? Your coworkers are holes. Your roommate and his gf are holes. How definitely is someone the going to ask you to not cook in your own home? If someone asked me that I'd tell them to piss off the same way you did - especially considering one of those people isn't even a paying tenant!!!
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    Font - If you wanted to get real petty and live in an apartment you could tell him you'll report him as having a guest for too long, most leases don't allow long-term guests so you could potentially threaten that action if they don't stop being ridiculous holes. You're not breaking any rules, chances are he is with his long-staying gf. 1.4k Reply Share
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    Font - Overextended_baloon 13 hr. ago NTA. I had a roommate who loved to cook mushrooms. That (and some fish) and the only 2 things I find repulsive. She never knew this because I never told her. I just went to my room. Who am I to tell a grown person what to make in their own kitchen? Does it suck? Yes! But I can always open a window in my room and burn some incense, geez! 1.0k Reply Share
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    Rectangle - Imaginary_Building_4 13 hr. ago NTA, up your game and look up how to ferment kimchi. 585 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - BriefHorror 14 hr. ago . NTA sarah can pay rent when you leave. Good luck and sounds like you know good food. 387 Reply Share
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    Font - WarAndFynn 14 hr. ago . NTA, You pay rent and that includes use of the kitchen. You didn't agree to live with Sarah. 282 Reply Share
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    Font - joeswastedtime 14 hr. ago Pooperintendant [50] NTA Sarah lives elsewhere and if your cooking makes her nauseous, she can go back to her residence. But also, her condition is hers to manage - even if she were paying rent - it's her responsibility to avoid the kitchen, not yours to stop cooking. 268 Reply Share
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    Font - Ornery-Octopus · 13 hr. ago NTA Sarah can off. And this is coming from a very picky eater who desperately wishes she wasn't one. I know I'm missing out and I would never act like this. right The nerve of someone who is a guest. I can't t even imagine 252 Reply Share
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    Font - PicklesJane 13 hr. ago I have a disease that gives me terrible nausea and vomiting. I take prescription medication to control how bad it is. I'm very very sensitive to food smells. When my partner wants to eat or cook something I'll react to, I simply spend time in another room. 177 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - AJM_Reseller. 14 hr. ago NTA on any level. Sarah is a brat and knowing you stood upto her honestly gave me a little twinge of pleasure 162 Reply Share
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    Font - ohmybadnevermind. 14 hr. ago NTA. She doesn't live there & even if she did "food smells" are a part of roommate life. She needs to grow up. It's good you're moving soon. That is ridiculous imo. 151 Reply Share

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