‘Rent was due, she didn’t pay, I lost it’: 25-year-old Rachel moves in with her best friend Chloe and immediately refuses to pay rent, pushing Chloe to kick her out

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  • AITA for kicking my best friend out of my apartment after she refused to pay rent?

    two young women arguing on a living room couch
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  • I'm Chloe (25F). My best friend "Rachel❞ (25F) and I have been close since high school. When my last roommate moved out, Rachel asked if she could move in with me.
  • I was a little hesitant, but I thought it would be fun living with my best friend. We agreed she'd pay half the rent and utilities. She moved in with all her stuff, no problems at first.
  • Then the first month's rent came around...and she said she "didn't have it yet." She promised to pay me back as soon as she got her paycheck. I covered her half.
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  • The next month, same story. Then she started making excuses about her job not paying enough, how she was "basically broke," and that as her best friend I should understand.
  • Meanwhile, she was ordering takeout almost every day, buying new clothes, and going out on weekends. I tried to sit her down and explain that I couldn't afford to cover for her.
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  • She got defensive and told me I was being "cold" and "money-obsessed." She even said, "Real friends don't nickel-and-dime each other."
  • Last week was the final straw. Rent was due, she didn't pay, and then I came home to find she had people over, blasting music, with pizza and alcol everywhere.
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  • I lost it. I told her she had two weeks to find somewhere else to live. Now she's telling everyone I "kicked her out onto the street" and abandoned her when she needed me most.
  • Some mutual friends are on her side, saying I should've been more patient, but I feel like she was completely taking advantage of me.
  • So Reddit, AITA for kicking my best friend out after she refused to pay rent?
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