Roommates from Hell

[Nanners52674]

My first semester I got stuck with a sophomore so we didn't match up with both having that "new freshmen experience" She was horrible, she wouldn't talk to me before we moved in, she brought nothing (I brought a fridge, tv, microwave) and she had no issue using my stuff even taking things out of the fridge to make room for her stuff.

About a month into living together she made us have a meeting with our RA and where she complained about how I would open the drawers too loudly when I got dressed for an 8 am class and that I'd turn on the light when I came in the room at night. In turn she would leave her laptop on with the music playing full volume and leave the room for hours.

Things got horrible as the fall went on, she kept the room at a wonderful 90 degrees (no I'm not kidding) and wouldn't let me open a window or anything. Needless to say we didn't room together ever again. Oh and as a parting present she doused all my food with hairspray or some kind of chemical the last week.

My second roommate was just psycho, her and I had a class at the same time early morning and I got up and went to class one week and didn't wake her (the last time I woke her for a class she flipped out) Well she lost started screaming at everyone who would listen that I didn't wake her for class, I'm plotting against her and I'm a horrible roommate etc... She went to our hall director to complain about me not waking her and was told to grow up that it's college and I'm not her mother. She moved out I ended up with a single and I haven't had a roommate since.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by Nanners52674

My first semester I got stuck with a sophomore so we didn't match up with both having that "new freshmen experience" She was horrible, she wouldn't talk to me before we moved in, she brought nothing (I brought a fridge, tv, microwave) and she had no issue using my stuff even taking things out of the fridge to make room for her stuff.

About a month into living together she made us have a meeting with our RA and where she complained about how I would open the drawers too loudly when I got dressed for an 8 am class and that I'd turn on the light when I came in the room at night. In turn she would leave her laptop on with the music playing full volume and leave the room for hours.

Things got horrible as the fall went on, she kept the room at a wonderful 90 degrees (no I'm not kidding) and wouldn't let me open a window or anything. Needless to say we didn't room together ever again. Oh and as a parting present she doused all my food with hairspray or some kind of chemical the last week.

My second roommate was just psycho, her and I had a class at the same time early morning and I got up and went to class one week and didn't wake her (the last time I woke her for a class she flipped out) Well she lost started screaming at everyone who would listen that I didn't wake her for class, I'm plotting against her and I'm a horrible roommate etc... She went to our hall director to complain about me not waking her and was told to grow up that it's college and I'm not her mother. She moved out I ended up with a single and I haven't had a roommate since.

Sometimes I wonder why some children were allowed to go to college at all. We're all immature at 18, but really? Your second roommate wasn't ready to leave home yet.

[carnation]

Something that has absolutely stunned me over the years, hearing all the awful roommate stories--the common thread appears to be that the roommate has no idea or doesn't even care about how his/her behavior impacts anyone else. The incredible selfishness of these people is horrifying--and no, it didn't start in recent years, my father even had similar stories!