Living with Roommates

It's been a hard day at work, and you come home to loud music and a living room full of guests who don't seem to be leaving any time soon. What should you do? 

• Kick everybody out.

• Angrily head to your room, where you sulk and plot your revenge.

• Talk to your roommate about throwing a party without asking you first.

The trash can in the kitchen is really starting to smell, but it's not your week to take it out. What should you do?

• Take the trash out anyways, but "forget" it's your turn to run the dishwasher.

• Ignore it until your roommate remembers it's their turn.

• Handle it, but remind your roommate of their trash duty.

• Start angrily making a detailed list of all the other times chores have gone undone.

Once again, the dishes are dirty and in the sink. But only one belongs to you. What should you do?

• Wash them all and leave a note on their door about how inconsiderate it was.

• Wash your bowl only.

• Pretend you don't see it and eat your cereal out a mixing bowl.

• Wash them all and ask your roommate to get them the next time.

You like to clean up while listening to music. What should you do?

• Blast your music with no warning.

• Use headphones at all times.

• Play music at a reasonable volume after giving your roommate a heads-up.

Your roommate is leaving common areas messy for days, sometimes weeks. What should you do?

• Post passive-aggressive messages on social media about messy roommates.

• Be honest and talk to them about the cleaning schedule.

• Say nothing until you're fed up and have a meltdown.

• Send a text asking them to clean up.

How often should you have your significant other stay over?

• Only on the weekends.

• Maybe once or twice during the week.

• Discuss that boundary with your roommate first.

• Every day.

This is your roommate's second time forgetting to pay the internet bill on time. What should you do?

• Change the Wi-Fi password and "forget" to tell them.

• Send them an angry text with a picture of the past-due bill.

• Pay the bill yourself and never mention it.

• Be honest and talk to them about missing the payment. Make a plan for future payments.

Your roommate keeps borrowing your things without asking. What should you do?

• Start hiding your things.

• Confront them angrily about it.

• Discuss the issue with them and set boundaries.

• Start borrowing their things without asking.

Your roommate is always inviting friends over without asking you. What should you do?

• Start inviting your friends over without asking them.

• Ignore it and stay in your room when they have friends over.

• Discuss the issue with them and ask for a heads-up in the future.

Your roommate is not contributing to shared expenses. What should you do?

• Stop paying for shared expenses until they start contributing.

• Send them an angry text about it.

• Discuss the issue with them and come up with a fair plan.

• Pay for everything and never mention it.