"I Found My Roommate Sleeping In My Bed": 43 Roommate Horror Stories That Will Have You Packing Your Bags, STAT

1.This roommate was wildly inconsiderate:

Text conversation discussing getting a dog. Request to move cats into another room to accommodate the new pet
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2.This roommate used a mixing bowl for FOOD for their ingrown toenail:

Person holding a stainless steel bowl with a bandage inside near a kitchen sink
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3.This roommate threw out an irreplaceable sentimental item:

Text conversation about a stuffed animal being thrown out, with a humorous exchange about maturity and remembering to take out the trash
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4.This person thought it was okay to sleep in their roommate's bed:

A cozy room with a daybed, pillows, and blankets. Bookshelf with books and plant. Small dog stands on the floor. Cartoon face emoji above the bed

5.This roommate literally moved his PARENTS in:

Reddit post titled "Roommate moved his parents into our house," discussing a roommate's inconsiderate behavior with parents moving in unexpectedly
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6.This roommate took extreme measures to protect their food:

Refrigerator doors secured with a strap and padlock, note on fridge upside down
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7.This housemate not only decided to pee in bottles rather than get up to use the bathroom but also KEPT THEM ALL:

Room with shelves of soda bottles, cluttered clothes, boxes, and personal items, showing disorganized living space
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8.This roommate was making alcohol in a shared room like it's Prohibition:

Jug of milk wrapped in fabric near window blinds
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9.This roommate was straight-up terrifying:

Door with a large hole reveals a bedroom with a bed and nightstand; broken door pieces on the floor
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10.These roommates were just massive dicks:

A close-up of a metal doorknob with a keyhole on a white door
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11.This roommate was piling bottles in the shared closet instead of throwing them away or recycling them:

Room floor with many empty plastic bottles scattered around, including Coke bottles, next to a bed and chair
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12.This roommate was just disgusting:

A small ceramic tile floor with a tiny green pill and a few brown specks scattered on it
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13.Seriously, why is this a thing???:

Text conversation about cleaning poop from shower and rug, with a reminder to use toilet paper. Discussion on careful cleaning and future actions
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14.This roommate was also disgusting:

Reddit post titled "Roommate boils diva cup." The user shares a story about using an uncleaned pot, with comments reacting humorously
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15.As was this roommate:

Close-up of moldy food in a rice cooker
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16.Oh, look, another disgusting roommate:

A room with a carpet, showing a clean rectangular area surrounded by darker, worn sections. No people or furniture are visible
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17.This roommate seemed pretty unbothered that their mom threw out ten of their roommate's plants:

Text message exchange about plants being moved or discarded while the recipient was asleep
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18.This roommate self-diagnosed ADHD and memory loss and then used it to excuse not flushing the shared toilet (oh, and BTW, the roommate has his own bathroom):

Handwritten note on a calendar board expressing feelings about constantly being the messiest and developing ADHD and short-term memory loss

19.And this roommate also had issues flushing their waste:

Text conversation about forgetting to flush the toilet, ending in a humorous exchange
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20.This roommate vacuumed up their dinner (???):

Close-up of a transparent vacuum canister filled with dust and debris, resting on a wooden surface
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21.This roommate was an absolute pig:

Room cluttered with piles of empty drink cans and trash, scattered on the floor and surfaces
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22.This roommate was also a pig in an entirely different way:

Texts of friendly exchange about watching a dog, exercising, and drinking, with humorous and lighthearted remarks throughout
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23.I'm pretty sure this roommate was a witch:

Hand holding an air fryer basket filled with sticks and dried seed pods, appearing to use it humorously or as an unusual storage choice
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24.Listen, I'm a staunch supporter of cat people, but this roommate's behavior was unacceptable:

Litter box setup with a bag of cat litter and a black electric fan heater on the floor
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25.This roommate was similarly disgusting:

Dirty bathtub with water stains and grime. Cleaning products and a towel are on the floor nearby
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26.This person got in trouble for throwing away their roommate's rotting fruit that was bringing in flies:

Text message exchange over a fruit bowl growing flies, touching food, and discussing relationship boundaries. Ends with a plan to talk
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27.This roommate desperately needed some Tupperware:

Two pots and food items inside a refrigerator
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28.And this roommate needs to buy some makeup wipes:

A white towel stained with brown, possibly rust or dirt, marks
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29.This person got their roommate kicked out (OP also clarified in the comments that they didn't smoke in the dorm room):

Reddit post titled "Roommate gets me kicked from college" discussing a roommate caught smoking weed, leading to expulsion. Conversation in the comments
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30.This roommate was basically running their own science experiment in the pantry:

Potatoes sprouting long stems inside a yellow net bag on a shelf
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31.This roommate was literally screaming at 4 a.m. and then got defensive about being asked to stop:

Text conversation about being woken at 4 AM by loud phone notifications; responses mention the yelling as the issue
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32.This person stole their roommate's Hulu:

Error message on Hulu: "There are too many videos playing at once." Includes error code P-EDU110
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33.This may be the boyfriend of the roommate, but it still counts:

A well-worn frying pan with a red handle on a black stovetop. The inside is visibly scorched and used
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34.This roommate almost burned the apartment down:

A burnt meal in a red pot on a stove, with a lid beside it
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35.This person got mad if their roommate used the bathroom or even walked into the kitchen to get water during quiet hours:

Text conversation: Person 1 apologizes for waking Person 2 at 12 am while using restroom. Person 2 complains about noise and suggests quieter habits
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36.This roommate had 13 CATS and did not clean up after them:

Dirty litter box and used puppy pads on tiled floors
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37.This roommate didn't seem to understand the concept of a shared bathroom:

Clothes scattered on a bathroom floor near a door; includes shirts and pants with hangers
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38.This person had a problem with their roommate having wrinkles in their bedspread:

Text message from Nina to Jason about turning off loud appliances and spreading the bedspread to avoid wrinkles
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39.This roommate should've done a little more research before his purchase:

Toilet with two overlapping seats, one smaller positioned on top of the other, in a tiled bathroom
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40.These roommates apparently subsisted on White Claw and White Claw only:

Refrigerator filled with White Claw seltzer cans and variety pack boxes on shelves
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41.This roommate racked up an enormous electricity bill:

Hands holding a redacted utility bill with a past due amount of $1,229.51, dated 4/30/24, warning of service discontinuation

42.And this roommate was late paying utilities and then got sassy about it:

Text conversation about paying utilities, with one person requesting payment and expressing frustration over lack of timely responses
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43.Finally, this person literally peed in their dormmate's bed:

Screenshot of a Reddit post titled "My dorm mate peed on my bed," describing a roommate accidentally urinating in the wrong room at 1-2 AM
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