Having a very strange problem with my roomate. I really need some advice.
@angie_rebecca (2)
Canada
February 27, 2008 9:01pm CST
I have been living with my current roomate for over a year now and I have had some cleanliness problems with her before, but what I found out recently takes the cake.
One of my new martini glasses went missing so since my roomate leaves her bedroom door wide open, and has went through my room in the past, I decided to take a peek in there.
I found the martini glass, along with 3 other glasses, and 3 waterbottles full of (and yes I am sure) urine. Today the glasses are back in the kitchen for me to use, after days of storing her urine in them. What would posses someone? I am not wondering if she drinks it because some people believe that it heals the body.
I really need to address this problem, but I have no idea how. It is causing the whole apartment to smell very unpleasant. Please help.
3 responses
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
28 Feb 08
I think that you should talk to your roommate and tell her how you feel about her attitude or behavior. It would take much courage to give her a piece of your mind but that's how it should be. Worse comes to worst, you have to decide whether you should still live with this person or not. I don't think you would like to know what else she is doing aside from having your glasses filled with urine..
@Risenlights (17)
• Australia
28 Feb 08
Makes some house rules, and sit and talk it out with her. And tell her if she doesn't clean up her act she can move. Having roommates isn't always easy since people have their own ways of living. I had 2 roommates and they were awful. I had put down rules and when they decided not to follow them I told them they had 30 days to leave and no excuses. They left in a week. I am now roommate free and loving every bit of. I know where all my stuff is, and if it gets broke I know how it happened. If the place is a bit messy, I have only myself to blame.
@Annie2 (594)
• United States
28 Feb 08
Use bleach in your dishwater! I don't know how you are bound to your roommate lease-wise, so it is hard to suggest much. Buy her a set of her own martini glasses and hide yours? Move out? You should be frank with her and tell her that she needs to use her own glasses and bottles and that it needs to be cleaned and sanitized. She will probably get angry. You could say that guests have complained about the odor. After all, sharing an apartment is a two-way street and you both have to compromise. You could tell her that you would be more accepting of her unusual habit if she would at least leave your dishes alone, use her own, and keep it cleaned up and odorless. Ew, ew, ew!
