Not O.K. in the U.K.

My roommate’s boyfriend quit his job and illegally and moved in with us. He used up all the hot water, monopolised the landline, kept the TV on BBC Parliament by taking the remote up to their bedroom, left his muddy shoes and dirty laundry (including pants) in the hall and used our lounge as storage for his sports equipment. He insisted on wearing shorts so he kept the central heating on constantly, yet complained of stuffiness and opened all the windows. He didn’t offer to pay anything towards bills and my housemate argued that he didn’t have to as we hadn’t made him feel ‘welcome’.

The worst moment was when my housemate called explaining that he had ‘accidentally’ eaten all my groceries and she was only willing to replace them with inferior, cheaper brands. I confronted the boyfriend, who denied everything despite the fact that the crumbs were still around his mouth and in his teeth and nails, and then said that he hadn’t known they were mine, even though I’d taken to writing my name on all my food as I’d suspected him of thievery before. Other housemates came forward with tales of missing food/drink/shampoo, and my roommate and her boyfriend both moved out within the month thankfully. Although they did take the internet router in a fit of spite.