Woman eats roommate's leftover pasta without even asking, roommate finds out and demands she pay her back for the food, woman refuses: ‘I was hungry, and you never eat leftovers anyway’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Aug 8, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Some people's pet peeve is when their roommates or partners eat their leftover food without asking for permission, while others' pet peeve is when someone leaves leftover food for too long, and then it goes to waste.

These two types of people should absolutely not live together.

As someone who belongs to the former group, there is nothing that ticks me off more than when my husband eats something that was purposely bought for both of us. He is physically incapable of letting something sweet sit in the pantry for more than 48 hours, and by the time that I plan on eating it, it is long gone. The only way around it is if I buy food I know he doesn't like.

At least when it comes to leftovers, he is responsible enough to ask me before he goes to town on whatever is left in the fridge. That cannot be said about the roommate in the story below, who purposefully ate her roommate's leftover pasta without even asking first. When the roommate returned home and discovered her food gone, she was not pleased, and it led to a whole dispute.

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    My friend ate my leftovers then got mad when I asked for money to replace them.

    Last week I made a big batch of homemade pasta and saved the leftovers in the fridge. I even labeled the
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    container with my name so it was clear it was mine. I was looking forward to having it for lunch a few days later.
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    But when I opened the fridge, the container was completely empty. I asked my friend if she had eaten it, and she
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    admitted she did without asking me first. When I told her I was disappointed and asked if she could at least pay me
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    back or buy me new food, she acted like I was being unreasonable. She shrugged and said, "I was hungry, and you never eat leftovers anyway."
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    I explained that just because I don't always eat my leftovers right away doesn't mean she gets to take them without
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    permission. She got defensive and accused me of being "too dramatic" and "controlling."
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    I'm not asking for much just basic respect for other people's belongings, especially when it comes to food.
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    But apparently, that's a lot to expect from some people.
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    Doughnut-disturb Say how much you are looking forward, to her next leftovers. She should be sure and put her name on them, so you know they are communal property.
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    Sophakin What It's understandable to be upset when someone steals your food or stuff. I get it. But insisting to pay like this will make drastic difference in OP's budget.... Cmon.
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    sketchnscribble It was a lot of food, and OP probably would have shared it, had the roommate asked first.
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    Sophakin What It's PASTA! Pasta, even if it's 5 kg leftover pasta it still beyond petty to ask for money. I d be ashamed to show such a small mind.
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    Sophiaonlyy OP I MADE IT FROM I don't care if it was a little bit SCRATCH. So yea she should of at least pay for the ingredients or buy me a sandwich I would've been happy either way
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    Dansolo 19 Bh left the empty container in the fridge? For me that would be the bigger issue.
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    Sophiaonlyy OP Yep she seems to "forget"
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    Substantial-Draw2395 It's theft
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    Sophiaonlyy OP I knowww but somehow she completely misunderstood that!!
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    rhonda 19 I never eat leftovers I leave but my partner will always ask if I want it first. Your friend was a tool.
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    Sophiaonlyy OP Exactly!! And people are missing the point! She took without asking me
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