So after making a post tonight about my own living situation and then scrolling down the list. I feel a little bit more normal. There is an absurd amount of unmindful and unaware roommates out there. I think my most concern is the age group and I wonder how they are going to function later in life. And I say that as I’m coming up on 45 years old this year.
My current roommate has lived here for 1.5 now. Maybe I’m just OCD about some things. But he leaves empty cartons of frozen food/drinks near the recycling can in the garage. Doesn’t break them down. He showers maybe once a week, even after a fishing trip it might be days. I’ve never seen him wash his sheets. I have to ask him to clean out the fridge on garbage day. When he moved in, he brought food and put it in a cabinet and in the freezer. He’s never touched any of it. Sometimes I feel like his house keeper. Oh and BTW, we have a house cleaner who comes every 4 weeks. He’s about to be 30. And has a baby on the way in August. I am the homeowner. I definitely need the rent money. Most of what he does irritates me. He doesn’t cook, everything is frozen or take out. Sometimes when I cook I will share with him. He doesn’t like to do dishes, so we had an agreement that I will do dishes if he picks up his dog and my dogs 💩 and take out the trash. He doesn’t hold up to his end of the bargain. I’m super frustrated. Also, I am non confrontational and passive aggressive. I’m at a loss on what to do or how to handle the situation.
Also, back to him having a baby on the way, he will not answer me if he will be staying or moving out in August when the baby comes. He has the option to move in with his fiance and her parents and 2 brothers. But he’s said he doesn’t want to do that. I offered for her and the baby to move in and upped the rent offer (I include all utilities). He won’t give me an answer on that either. I have a mortgage to pay. That being said when I bought this house I was making really good money for years and years, and a roommate wasn’t a necessity, but I’ve had to change jobs and now it is unfortunately.