“We were sharing a toothbrush for two weeks, and I had no idea.
I requested a roommate change the same day.”
Weaskedmembers of theBuzzFeed Communityto tell us their “roommate from hell” stories.
Their replies were infuriating and definitely grabbed my attention!
Here’s what people shared:
1.
“My roommate borrowed a leather jacket from the girl down the hall.
We went out, and she threw up all over herself and that jacket.
It was still in the garbage bag.
It was green and smelled like death.
Just the worst.”
Anonymous
2.
“I was visiting family for Christmas and was in a serious car accident.
My one-week visit turned into a month-long recovery.
It was filthy, and my roommate was gone for a few days.
It was filthy, dusty, gross, and sticky.
“She left PERIOD BLOOD everywhere!
I would see clots in the tub, or blood smears on the floor and on the counter!
She left her used tampon on the edge of the bathtub.
We had a roommate meeting and discussed this with the other woman living in the house.
This girl’s reaction?
The trash was literally piled over the top with bloody tampons and a period cup FULL of blood.”
“She was 30, by the way.
She also didn’t brush her teeth.
In the year we lived together, she had eight teeth pulled for being rotten.”
floatingtheskies
4.
She told me, ‘Some people just live with roaches.’
“I was 21 and needed a cheap apartment.
I rented a room from a woman who had really bad, crippling arthritis.
She said she would rent me the room, but I would need to help her around the house.
First week in, she asked me to clip her toenails.
I moved out a few weeks later.”
“My roommate refused to flush the toilet or wash his hands.
It was disgusting.”
“My roommate and I would smoke weed together.
I would constantly clean up after her.
She would leave the bathroom disgusting all the time; she would NEVER CLEAN UP.
My roommate got mad and said I abandoned her, even though I gave her three weeks' notice.
It started to smell, so what does she do?
She takes it and puts it in a garbage bag AND PUTS IT OUTSIDE ON THE DECK.
Months and months later, I finally took it and put it in the dumpster.
She was sooooo lazy.”
“I was working at a camp in college.
My roommate called me while I was at said camp.
She proceeded to tell me that they found someones poop in the oven.
Turns out another one of our roommates had a small get-together the night before with some friends.
Some friends they were, taking a crap in her oven.
I was just happy I wasnt there to help clean up.”
“I had a roommate who would hook up with sketchy guys, and my stuff would get stolen.
All because I didnt call to get permission.
I started packing immediately!”
“The super spiritual roommate.
It started off fine (who says no to sage and candles?
), but it escalated quickly.
She decided the dog was channelling demonic energy and attacking her by ruining her protective crystals.
I lost the roommate and kept the dog.
She let some random guy she met online move into the apartment, and he immediately began selling drugs.
I decided to cut my losses and just move out, because HELL NAH.”
I asked her just out of curiosity, ‘Hey, where do you keep your toothbrush?’
She then continued on like she didnt just drop the most WTF statement of all time.
We were sharing a toothbrush for two weeks, and I had no idea.
I requested a roommate change the same day.”
She and her boyfriend would have screaming matches frequently and late at night.
When I got them back, they very often had rips or stains.
She left clothes all around the house, including in common spaces.
Ive seen the girl clean, and I have zero confidence that she cleaned the sink after.
“I did a room rental.
The homeowner, a widow, was 38 and rented her rooms out to younger women.
We became good friends and hung out a lot.
After two and a half years, she started acting weird.
If I went out with a friend, she would question where I was going and with who.
“She didn’t do this stuff with anyone else.
“I was 18 years old, and a family friend offered to rent her house to me.
I needed a roommate, so I did what most did in 2014: Craigslist ad!
The first night, she said she was bringing over a friend named Poncho.
I hid in my bedroom, terrified for my life.
A few days later, she brought more guy friends over more 50-year-old men who didn’t speak English.
“I let her know I didn’t think this was working and that she needed to move out.
When I returned, I found her tablet without a password, and I checked some things out.
Sure enough, she was a sex worker with a Backpage Portland profile.
I had my suspicions, but didn’t think that could actually be the case.
Never find a roommate on Craigslist!”
redhead1217
20.
One day, apparently we didnt live up to his standards.
Apparently, two unfolded blankets was enough to set him off.”
During COVID, we used it as a house church.
So, I was totally stoked when I was able to move in.
It was just me and Karen at the time.
Turns out the house was actually infested with roaches the small kind that hide in every crevice.
It was seriously so gross.
They leave feces and egg carcasses everywhere.
I convinced her we needed to call the exterminator, but she wouldnt let them spray in her bedroom.
haleywoodard
22.
“My college roommate would ‘borrow’ my jewelry without asking my permission.
I asked her about it, and she said she didnt know anything about it.
She also ‘borrowed’ a silver cross that my parents had given me.
“My current roommate is a nightmare.
I can’t take seven more months of this.”
“The worst roommate I ever had was a suite-mate of mine in college.
She ended up moving out that semester, thank god.”
‘Check it out,’ she half-shouts, ‘I just got my nipples pierced!
Do they look even?’
I tell her they look fine.
Anyway, she was actually fine.
It was so bad, I had to move out.”
“I (female) shared a bathroom with a male roommate.
We were not on good terms because he was mad at me for turning him down for a date.
He barely had any hair.
It was just so creepy.”
The judge threw the case out.”
“I moved to a different state for college and only knew my roommate.
She invited me to go to a football game with her.
She sat down and never came back to our seats.
I left after about 30 minutes of her sitting with her friends.
She didn’t say anything when she got back to our room.”
“I had two roommates my freshman year of college.
My second roommate was so messy and unstable that I transferred colleges after living with her.
“My boyfriends longtime friend moved in because his girlfriend kicked him out.
He was a sweetheart, but a rather dodgy guy.
We knew he sold drugs, but not to the extent that he did.
He ended up getting busted in a sting and arrested.
We went into his room, and it was a sight.
Totally trashed and paraphernalia galore.
Had to go in with full-on PPE to clear it out.
He got out and tried to come back like nothing happened.
Suffice to say he wasnt welcome back in.
But, my food was gone.
Little did I know that this was just the beginning of my roommates regularly using/stealing my kitchen/grocery supplies.”
“I lived with two girls who were pretty close.
“They would use my dishes and never clean them.
I was paying my full share of my usual rent + my equal share of all utilities.
The boy was using my bedsheets, pillow, and comforter, and basically my whole setup.
About a few weeks later, she was muttering in her sleep, and I heard my name.
Next, I heard her say something along the lines of shoving a towel in my mouth.
Yes, she was threatened with a knife.
On a positive note, this original roommate and I arebest friendsnow.”
lunal4a41c49e2
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
