Roommates

Living with others can be trickier than it sounds. Even the closest friendships are put to the test when people share a living space.Passive aggressive notes, inconsiderate noise levels, and piles of dirty dishes can lead to frustration and arguments.To show you the lengths these things can go to, we introduce the subreddit 'Bad Roommates: Tales of Irritation.'Sharing what they call "the gross, the annoying, the psychotic," the members of this online community aim to remind us of the importance of basic decency. …

ADVERTISEMENT Finding a great roommate—not to mention a few of them—is a difficult task, which is what makes one appreciate a good living arrangement when they have one. Redditor u/Shadowe666 seemingly did, when she shared a home with three of her male friends. That was until one of their girlfriends started causing trouble upon learning that the OP was a tenant, not just someone’s partner. The girlfriend tried to get her evicted in all sorts of ways, but not only did she fail, the redditor was able to get petty…

ADVERTISEMENT Roommate relationships can range from best friends to bitter enemies, and the way you follow house rules can make all the difference. Recently, Reddit user Oompa_x_Lumpia turned to the platform’s ‘Petty Revenge‘ community to tell them about the dirty dish drama that she and the other two women she was living with found themselves in.Even though nobody in her story sounds vile, it serves as a reminder that a little bit of extra consideration and empathy can go a long way.Living together with other people…

Becky Brazell is a matchmaker extraordinaire. Her successful pairings don’t dilly-dally. They move straight in with one another. She isn’t matching for love but to outwit Colorado’s volatile housing market and a lack of options for aging residents, she said. Brazell is the programs manager for the nonprofit Sunshine Home Share Colorado, which pairs people seeking affordable housing in metro Denver with older residents in search of companionship, help around the house and rent contributions who are up for a roommate.…

You can’t get any more metal than carnivorous plants. You wouldn’t expect a piece of vegetation to bite back, but here we are, fascinated by how a piece of botanical wonder is eating a house fly. Well, that’s not the only thing it bites.Carnivorous plants are also a great argument to shut down obnoxious dietary preachers when they overstep the boundaries of common decency and start judging folks over their non-vegan ways.Who knew plants can be used as part of a petty revenge plot? All the more appropriate, these were…

When I see the word 'roommate’, I immediately associate it with college or university. Granted, I myself never had the privilege of living with roommates, only housemates. But I believe that the experience is similar. There's the sharing of a bathroom, hearing their sexscapades through the paper-thin walls, and the unclaimed pile of unwashed dishes from last month.If you ever had to deal with roommates or housemates, you'll probably find this list relatable. We've picked the funniest pics about sharing a living space…

After a long stretch of record-high rents, Americans are renting fewer apartments. Some are choosing to take on roommates, while others are boarding with family or friends. More people are opting to stay longer in their parents homes’ or moving back in, rather than pay the steep rent increases many are experiencing, according to a recent UBS survey. Shonda Austin, a home healthcare worker, and her three children moved into her mother’s house in Flint, Mich., this month after facing a 24% rent…

A League of Their Own Amazon’s new take on the 1992 film A League of Their Own is a hit for the streaming service. It has been critically acclaimed, for touching on LGBTQ+ aspects of the real-life Rockford Peaches the film did not, and, for this, Rosie O’Donnell is quite proud. O’Donnell — who appears in the show and the original film, but as different characters — makes her views on the project known in a recent interview with Seth Meyers on his talk show. Some of the real Peaches later revealed their lesbian…