Student Has Had Enough Of Financially-Struggling Roommate Eating All Of Her Food, Buys A Mini Fridge For Her Room Only, Drama Ensues

If you've ever had a roommate, you probably have a story or two to tell. Because there’s nothing quite like sharing a living facility with a person you barely know. On some occasions, you become inseparable friends with countless memories to share, but it also happens that you don’t particularly enjoy each other’s company.

There are many reasons why your roommate may be bugging you. The classic scenario is getting your food eaten and this is what happened to the author of this story posted on the AITA Reddit.

Turns out, the 19-year-old student at an expensive college lives with a roommate who isn't so well off. “She comes from a poor background and has to work because her parents can’t pay her tuition and she doesn’t even have a partial scholarship,” the author explained.

The author was kind enough to buy food for both of them until the roommate’s behavior became unbearable. Read below for how the story evolved!

For anyone who’s ever had a roommate, this scenario is not something they couldn’t imagine: you come home from a rough day at work, daydreaming about the chicken tikka you saved from yesterday. But as soon as you open the fridge, you realize you’re not having that chicken tikka for dinner, because someone else just did. Busted.

You start to wonder if roommate food etiquette exists and whether it's too late to set boundaries. Dr. John Mayer, a clinical psychologist at Doctor On Demand, suggests having the food talk before the move-in day in order to not make things weird for the future. “If you address the subject from the beginning,” Dr. Mayer told Elite Daily, “it sets expectations for the future and tells your potential roommate a great deal about you.”

Living with anyone is teamwork that requires collaboration on both ends. And now that rent prices keep sky-rocketing, and more and more millennials and Gen Z’ers can’t afford their own apartment, living with roommates is the only option. It's either live close to your parents or big expensive cities, where career prospects and better-paid jobs are.

This comes with some trade-offs, of course. One is less privacy, second is more awkward conversations about household chores and food etiquette. The third is a high chance of passive-aggressive behavior you have nowhere to hide from. Do you have a roommate story to share with us? Hit us in the comments below!