i will never room with a stranger again
Oh boy... So I recently moved into a shared apt with a stranger in January and just moved out in the middle of April because this person caused me anxiety and emotional damage. I always paid rent and shared bills on time, if not early, and cleaned up after myself and sometimes even them. This person would text me at odd hours of the night, complaining about incense smell being the culprit of keeping them awake at night (when they admitted to taking adderrall and having insomnia). Wrote me a 3 page grievance letter complaining about the bath mat being wet after I shower, cigarette smoke permeating into their car (even though I always smoked outside on the porch), and when ants appeared in the spring, they blamed me and my cat for attracting ants in the home. even though there's CRACKS in the old ass house we resided in. there were also surveillance cameras inside the apartment and they would watch me when i was home. at one point the cameras would verbally say "YOU ARE BEING RECORDED." When I moved in, i was made aware of the cameras and was told i could have access but never was given access to them. needless to say, this was the breaking point for me.
I work full time and go to school full time, so I'm gone for 12-15 hours in the day and would just come home to sleep and shower mostly. It was insane to me that this person found an issue with everything I did when I was hardly home. They would try to keep control by texting me in a condescending tone saying "i need to respect the rules of the room mate agreement" they drew up. and ended up breaking the initial contract, then when i informed them i was moving, said they would seek legal action LOL i said "fine ill see you in court, but you broke the contract first." they backed down pretty quickly after that.
I am so happy to be out of there and away from this toxic person and environment. People who can't share a space with others should REFRAIN from saying that they need a room mate, because why do you want to make others miserable when you clearly are? I feel immediately at peace knowing I'll never have to deal with them again. Good riddance.
TLDR- room mate was crazy and I moved out much earlier than expected due to being harassed every day over petty shit