Entitled guy keeps eating his roommate's $50 pre-made meals, tells him to ‘chill’ when asked to stop, so roommate gets himself a $300 locked mini-fridge: ‘I got fed up!’

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  • Entitled guy keeps eating his roommate's $50 pre-made meals, tells him to ‘chill’ when asked to stop, so roommate gets himself a $300 locked mini-fridge: ‘I got fed up!’
  • "Am I the J for putting a $300 lock on my mini fridge after my roommate kept eating my prepped meals?"

    I'm (27M) living with two roommates in a 3- bedroom apartment. We've been here about 8 months and things were fine until roommate A (let's call him Mike, 25M) started "sampling" my food.
  • I work long hours and meal prep on Sundays: chicken, rice, veggies, protein shakes, the works.
  • I label everything clearly with my name and dates. Mike has a habit of coming home late, drunk/high, and raiding the fridge instead of eating his own stuff.
  • First time I said something politely he apologized, said it was a one-time thing. Second time → "I only took a little, bro, chill." Third time he ate an entire batch of my $50 worth of prepped steak & veggies that was supposed to last the week.
  • When confronted he said "It's just food, don't be stingy, I'll buy you more sometime." I got fed up, bought a mini fridge with a combo lock for my bedroom and started keeping all my food there.
  • Now he's whining to the other roommate that I'm "being dramatic" and "making the house toxic" because he can't access "communal food" anymore (even though none of it was communal).
  • Other roommate is neutral but said I should've just talked to him again instead of "escalating." Am I the Jerk for locking my food away instead of endlessly confronting him?
  • Entitled guy keeps eating his roommate's $50 pre-made meals, tells him to ‘chill’ when asked to stop, so roommate gets himself a $300 locked mini-fridge: ‘I got fed up!’
  • feyshadowgirl NTA. If he wants prepared food then he can ask nicely and chip in for grocery costs. ETA: And ask your other roommate if they will buy you dinner every time when your food is taken.

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