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

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Feb 21, 2023 4:00 PM EST

If you're not paying rent, you forfeit your right to an opinion. It's as simple as that. It doesn't matter how often this roommate has his girlfriend over (apparently, she's at their place like 18 hours a day). It doesn't matter how serious the relationship is. Until she's on the lease and paying her share of the rent, she doesn't get to dictate what the rules are.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/Forward_Society_2253, who shared that his cooking has become an issue for his roommate's girlfriend. After refusing to give in to her demands, the Redditor started to question his decision-making when his coworkers said he was being a jerk. Our take? NOPE! The coworkers were acting like jerks. The roommate was acting like a jerk. And most importantly, the roommate's girlfriend was acting like the biggest jerk. It sounds like the lease is up soon anyway, so my advice would be to cook the smelliest dishes in the time you have left.

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