Pet Peeves about rooming with someone

Well, for the most part many people have roommates or accept a roommate in order to save money. Technically (although in practical terms this doesn't really happen), you are supposed to be able to split costs right down the middle, therefore say rent of $700 costs you $350 instead, a $70 cable bill costs you $35 instead, an electric bill of $50 costs you $25 instead, and so on and so forth. The biggest problems I have encountered? Roommates who got fired or quit jobs and didn't TELL me. Instead they bounced checks or just didn't have the money. Guess who had to come up with the money and pay? ME. (insert really bad word here). The second worst - crap everywhere. I'm not an OCD clean freak or anything like that. However, I do expect people to pick up after themselves. I don't see what's unreasonable about coming home and seeing a living room without crap all over it, clothing, shoes, trash, dishes. I expect lights to be shut off if people are not in rooms, I expect a roommate to have a place for their laundry and for them to do it. I expect a kitchen to be left clean, for anything taken out to be put away, for trash to be thrown away, and emptied occasionally. I expect someone to not leave dishes either on the table or counter - OR in the sink, wash them or stick them in the dishwasher. If you spill stuff, SWEEP or vacuum it, or wipe it up! You also have to be upfront at the beginning about food and other consumable items you buy, like cleaning products or toiletries. Roommates ought to do one of two things - either NOT use YOUR stuff or if you arrange to share or borrow, REPLACE whatever they used! Without being asked. Without having to be threatened with you throwing them out! Anyway, I think if say there are 2 roommates and both of you have full house or apartment privelages (you each have your own bedrooms but you equally share the rest of the property), as long as both of you are completely responsible for your own actions in the house and don't take advantage of nor use the other person, things will be fine. Clearly though, I expect my roommate to do their own laundry, if they destroy a bathroom, CLEAN IT UP, if they track in dirt, CLEAN IT UP... etc etc. I totally have no issue with cleaning up after myself but I refuse to do it after another adult who needs to do it themselves.

I haven't had a roommate for a long time but I remember some of my biggest pet peeves. I'll just list them so I don't rant: Dragging dirt in Not cleaning up after yourself Leaving dirty dishes in shared areas Eating food I bought without at least telling me Never cleaning. Coming and going at hours that didn't work for me. Bringing strange people there. Keeping the place too hot or too cold Loud music or television Wanting to "borrow" things

I had two of my guy friends (totally platonic) living with me for about a year, and let me say, my biggest pet peeve is they were slobs!! They never did the dishes, never picked up after themselved, I had to beg to take the garbage out. And they got behind on their rent too and never did end up paying me what the agreement was the last few months of lving with me. I can say from my experience that I will never have a nother roommate again (if I can help it at all cost!!)

i have been married to my hubby for 21 years and we have two daughters. what i hate and still hate about the laziness of my family is that they leave stuff laying around all the time when it would only take a couple of more steps to put whatever away or in the garbage.

I am way to picky to ever room with someone I wouldnt even room with my best friend because I know he would get my nerves plus I like to have time alone which is hard when you are living with someone. I would hate when they would listen to music I dont like or hog the tv which would annoy me.

It's been a few years since I've had a roommate, but I do remember the pet peeves that I had when I did have a roommate. 1. Constantly keeping tabs on what I was doing, this absolutely drove me insane. 2. Making rules about when we could and could not have company. 3. Being loud late into the night. 4. Assigned time to take showers, etc.

Hi JennyMarie I also have one room mate. I live in a dormitory right now and our room is only good for two persons. I can't afford to have my own room at the moment. I am happy that I get along well with my room mate. We never have any problems, she moved into the room last May. I used to have many room mates before but I don't like it so I would prefer just one room mate. My pet peeves with others are: 1) Getting through my things. I need a little privacy with my things. I give privacy to them so I expect the same thing from them. 2) I don't like it when they want to borrow my things without my permission especially when I am not yet home. 3) Borrowing my things and not returning it back to me.

One of my biggest issues is lack of respect for the other people you are living with. That really bothers me. I hate when people come in at 3AM with a group of loud people knowing that you're trying to sleep in the next room and they don't care. That bothers me a lot because it shows that you could really care less about the people that are living with you and that you're not trying to be respectful at all. Secondly, I hate when people use things that do not belong to them as if they did without asking. Usually, if you ask me, I probably could care less if you use something or take something but I hate whenever I'm not asked first. That alone drives me up the wall. Once again, it's all about basic respect and a lot of people don't have that so I'd rather not live with people if I could.

My first thought would be, is she going to stick someone in with you and did you know ahead of time that this was going to happen? That right there would be a big peeve.

I've been very fortunate in that I have no brothers or sisters, and as such haven't had to share any of my things with them; however, if I were to ever room with someone, I can already see some of what I would not like. 1.) I wouldn't like having them stay up at all hours of the night, partying. 2.) I wouldn't like it if they had their radio turned up full blast. 3.) If they smoked, I wouldn't want to have to keep telling them not to smoke indoors. 4.) I definitely wouldn't like it if they borrowed any of my things without asking me first. Meh. Those are the ones I can think of right off the top of my head.