If you never lived in a flat-share, were you even a student for realz? The question doesn’t really have an answer, but it shows one thing. Living with another person under one roof is a one-of-a-kind experience.
And it’s not only about leaving dirty socks in plain sight, bringing in a bunch of friends at 2 am, or borrowing chocolate biscuits with 0.001% intention to return them. Whichever side you were, or currently are, standing on, you probably feel right and the other person is most likely wrong.
But in the land of flat- and house-sharing, there are no right or wrong people, there’s only a nasty-meter that goes up every single time you put an empty pack of ice cream back to rest in the freezer. Call it an exaggeration, but god is in the details when it comes to flat-sharing.
Pssst! More ‘I live with a monster’ pics can be found in a previous compilation by We right here.
#1 Thesis Due In A Few Days And I Don’t Need This Extra Stress Of People Stealing My Stuff From The Communal Fridge
#2 The Way My Dad Puts Things Away In The Fridge. This Is A Piece Of Steak
Living with someone is never easy. Whether you’re partners, friends, or random students who met by pure chance and equal need to share a flat, the truth is, a big part of the deal comes down to not-so-sweet moments. Like, noticing your biscuit bag rapidly shrinking in size, or drinking the chamomile tea and shoving in the ear plugs since your roommate is a night owl with a passion for techno.
Sometimes, though, it gets more awful than that. And when you realize your relationship has become somewhat passive-aggressive and your sticky note battle is getting out of hand, it may be too late to save your (and your roommate’s, for that matter) sanity.
#3 My Husband Bought Memory Foam For “His Side Of The Bed”
#4 My Dad Who Takes Bites Out Of Butter. Disgusting
Fortunately, there are some things everyone can do to make sure sharing a flat is not a one-way ride to hell. First, make sure you’re compatible from the very beginning. I know, nobody is going to marry their roommate, but being sure you have similar lifestyles, hobbies, and at least, are not immediately averse to one another is a good start.
However, many people who have experienced a flat share can assure you that living with your best friend is not a good idea either. Even though it sounds like a dream come true, living with your BFF may reveal less savory aspects of people’s personalities (And personal hygiene.) After all, it’s not worth putting your friendship on trial just so you two can spend even more time under one roof.
The truth is, when you start living with someone you know, little things that you were not particularly keen on about their personalities often snowball into giant arguments.
#5 My Wife Putting This Peanut Butter In The Trash Because It’s Empty
#6 My Husband Is Technologically Challenged
#7 When Your Housemate Uses The Living Room As His Bedroom
#8 I Married A Monster
#9 “Its Always So Cold In Our House. Our Furnace Sucks.” -Wife Jan2020 -32C
Even though there are no existing rules governing how roommates should live with one another, psychologist Fredric Neuman suggests a couple of things to have in mind. First, it’s mutual respect. “By respect, I mean certain specific things: Do not eat the other person’s food unless you ask first. Do not borrow clothes, or pick up money lying around, or take up any other possession of the other person without asking first.”
#10 The Way My GF “Puts Away The Groceries” Still In The Bag
#11 Wife Doesn’t Pay Attention To What We Already Have When Buying Groceries
#12 My Brother Has A Habit
#13 I Married The Person Who Does This
#14 My Mom Always Eats The Chocolate And Puts It Back In The Freezer Like That
#15 My Roommate Has Difficulties In Finding The Right Hole
Second, it’s following through financial commitments so that none of the roommates feel pressured. Also, chores should be done without reminding one another, so make sure to set up a schedule in the communal zone.
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#16 How My Wife Loads The Dishwasher
#17 The Way My Family Leaves The Toothpaste
#18 My Wife Ate Every Single Marshmallow In A Family Sized Box Of Count Chocula. Every Single One
#19 This Is How My Mom Puts The Knives Away In The Drying Rack
According to Fredric Neuman, it’s best not to keep close track of everything you do for your roommate. “Weighing every action on a scale leads invariably to someone feeling disadvantaged,” he argues, so it’s best not to set your expectations too high.
#20 I Live With Monsters
#21 Less Than 2 Days After Moving In, One Of My Roommates Scratched My New, Non-Stick Pan With Metal Utensils
#22 Live With A Girl They Said, Things Will Be Clean They Said
#23 This Is How My Boyfriend Leaves The Sink After He Shaves
#24 My Husband Doesn’t Want The Case To Get Scratched And Cause An “Eyesore”
#25 I Went To The Fridge To Get Milk For My Cereal But Someone Put The Milk Back With This Much
This should be common sense, but you’d be surprised how many roommates actually don’t comply with not going into your roommate’s bedroom unless they are present. Setting boundaries before starting to live together is a great way to make sure everyone is one the same page.
For some people, common sense may vary, and letting everyone know you’re not comfortable with anyone visiting your room without you present is a simple way to avoid miscommunication.
#26 Day 6 Of Living With A Roommate For The First Time. I’m Looking For A New Place
#27 My Roommate Can’t Read
#28 How My Girlfriend Takes The First Piece Of Freshly Baked Brownies
#29 We Are A Family Of Four
#30 We Love Awful Roommates
#31 My Damn Family
#32 The Way My Roommate Gives Me Rent
#33 This Is How I Cut My Pizza To Avoid Cutting Pepperoni. My Girlfriend Said To Post It To The Internet
#34 My Sister Opens Them Up To Check The Flavor And Puts It Back If She Doesn’t Want It. The Flavor Is Also Printed At The Bottom Of The Wrapper
#35 How My Family Uses A Tapeline
#36 I Love My Wife Dearly, But This Is How She Leaves The Ice Cream After Getting Some For Herself
#37 How My Girlfriend’s Mum Stores The Washing Liquid
#38 The Husband Used My Favorite Knife As A Garden Tool
#39 My Stuff Is Circled. The Other Stuff Is My Sister’s
#40 My Roommate Left A Surprise In The Kitchen, While I Was Outside
#41 The Cord For My Wife’s Vacuum
#42 How My Son Left My Socket Set
#43 My Girlfriend Doesn’t Zip The Resealable Bag Closed And Puts The Bag In Upside Down
#44 My Kids Are Trying To Give Me A Stroke
#45 How My Step Dad Decided To Close A Box Of Cereal After Eating Edibles Last Night
#46 My Roommate Has Hit New Peaks Of Laziness
#47 Savages
#48 How My Wife Throws Away Boxes
#49 Things You Find The Morning After Your Australian Housemate Got Hammered
#50 My Girlfriend Opens Cereal Like A Neanderthal
#51 Pulled The Foil Off Of This To See What Was In It And It’s Empty. And Still In The Fridge. What The Hell
#52 Wanted To Make A Nice Meal. Roommates Habits Had Other Plans
#53 How My Brother “Puts Away” The Dishes
#54 My Sister Leaves Empty Bowls In The Fridge For Weeks
#55 I Hate My Family
#56 My GF Leaves Me This Fun Game To Play After She Leaves For Work In The Morning
#57 My Husband Never Finishes A Pack Of Gum Before Opening A New One
#58 The Way My Wife Keeps The Cracked Egg Shells Instead Of Throwing Them Out, And Yes, They Go Back In The Fridge Like This
#59 I Still Love My Wife. I Still Love Her
#60 My Sister Always Leaves A Tiny Portion Of Whatever She Eats/Drinks So She Won’t Have To Throw It Away
#61 My Dad Does This With Every Single Piece Of Trash He Has. Just Push The Lid Down It Isn’t That Hard
#62 My Wife Is Incapable Of Finishing A Drink
#63 My GF Ate Only The Chocolate Chip Pieces And Left The Rest Of The Cookies Behind
#64 My Wife Keeps Using My iPad As Her Coaster
#65 A Constant Battle Of Trying To Get My Irresponsible Roommate Not To Leave His Chicken Everywhere. He’s Also Got One On The Kitchen Table Thats Been There For A Few Days
Before you ask, yes he eats them throughout the week.
#66 My Brother Never Finishes Cheese Dip. He Keeps Buying Them
#67 We Love Roommates Pt. 2
#68 My Boyfriend’s Toilet Paper Graveyard
#69 My Family Leaves The Tub Like This After Every Bath Bomb And Refuse To Clean It
#70 How My Roommate Has Been Using The Aluminum Foil For The Last Week
#71 The Way My Roommate Can Never Finish A Water
#72 The Towel Hooks My Father Put Up In Our New Bathroom
#73 How My Wife Puts Away Our Nesting Measuring Cups, And How I Have To Fix Them
#74 Roommate Bought Veggies Back In Early May And Didn’t Use Them, I Finally Gave Up On Telling Him To Clean The Fridge And Did It Myself
#75 Leaning Tower Of Garbage
#76 My Family Never Finish With One Bar Of Soap Before They Get A New One
#77 Went To Make Breakfast To Find That My Roommate Hard Boiled All The Eggs And Put Them Back In The Carton
#78 My Sister Only Eats The Chocolate From The Top Container On The YoCrunch Yogurts, Leaving The Rest Of Us With Plain Vanilla Yogurt
#79 How My Brother Put The Paper Towel Roll Back
#80 My Family Uses Old Cheesling Boxes To Store Everything And Never Label Them
#81 My Boyfriend Did This To Try And Get Under My Skin. …so I Just Ate The Rest Of It
#82 How My Family Cuts And Puts Away Sliced Cheese
#83 How My Husband Stacks Plates And Platters
#84 My Brother Ate The Ham Out Of All 5 Lunchables And Put Them Back In The Refrigerator
#85 Wife Doesn’t Get Why This Lid Position Annoys Me
#86 The Real Strain Of Quarantine Is Having To See Daily How My Husband Cuts His Sandwich
#87 Props To The New Roommate For Cleaning The Whole Kitchen, But She Scrubbed The Microwave Oven So Hard, All The Ink Came Off The Dials
#88 How My Dad Opens Resealable Food Packaging
#89 My Wife Just Warmed Something Up In The Microwave And Stopped It With 13 Seconds Left By Opening The Door, And She Didn’t Clear It. Can Anyone Recommend A Good Divorce Attorney?
#90 I Live With A Barbarian
#91 How My Girlfriend Took A Soda Right Before I Put It In The Fridge. Right Next To The Perforated Cutout
#92 The Way My Wife Installed The Shower Curtain Infuriates Me. Mildly
