‘I feel like I’m walking on eggshells in my own home’: Roommate turns living room into office for herself and boyfriend, and the shared garage into personal storage, ignoring the fact she pays less rent

Welcome to the remarkable real estate miracle, where the living room isn't a common space but rather a career launchpad for your roommate and her boyfriend. Who needs privacy when there's a dining table, two laptops, and the closed-door policy of a pop-up WeWork, all without a courtesy heads-up or even a vague attempt at consensus? The home transformed so quickly you didn't know you needed a badge to go in, and if you lose the cleaning lottery once, expect a summit with more intrigue than a reality show. 

As self-appointed house manager, she dictates cleaning schedules with the zeal of a middle-school hall monitor, all while commanding strategic freezer shelf dominance. Ten months with limited cold storage builds character, doubt, and maybe an unhealthy relationship with canned food. Even the garage, the coveted third space, lands squarely on her Monopoly board, occupied by a boyfriend with the stealth of a rental car, defended like treasure whenever someone asks to squeeze in a bike.

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