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I live in a three bedroom townhouse and need two roommates in order to make my rent. My boyfriend was moving in and I got a new roommate who arrived about a week after he did. When my female roommate and I first met (through Craigslist) she had said her boyfriend would be home from his job on a cruise ship, but would only for three weeks as had to go back onto the ship. I told her it was fine that he stay with us. The four of us got along really well and she was gone a lot hanging out with her friends. On weeknights my boyfriend and I always went to bed early because we had to work in the morning.

One night, around 2am my roommate came barging into our room, flipped on the light and exclaimed that she had lost her phone. All I could do was stare at her. She said that she lost her phone several times and finally I replied with, “What do you want me to do about it?” She explained further that she used it to wake up in the morning and asked if I had something for her to use. I told her she could use my cell phone which was right on my bedside table. Even though she was standing right there she said she didn’t know where it was. I gave it to her and she left. A few minutes later she came back in saying she needed me to set it for her so I did. What made this situation so awkward was that I was naked, trying to stay completely under the covers while I set my cell phone alarm clock for her.

A week went by and my boyfriend and I didn’t see her so we figured she was embarrassed because she was obviously drunk or on something when she did that. When I finally got to ask her about it, she claimed she had only two beers that night. About a month later my boyfriend and I broke up and her boyfriend got back from the cruise ship. My ex paid that month in rent so I wouldn’t be screwed over money wise. Meanwhile, I looked for a third roommate assuming my roommate’s boyfriend would be leaving. I guess he lost his job on the ship because he never left. I wasn’t able to find another roommate so I asked if he could pay the third share of rent. My roommate got pissed at me and said that since they shared a room, he shouldn’t have to pay rent.

Meanwhile, her boyfriend would cook these elaborate meals and leave the clean up for me, all without offering me any of the food. I found out my roommate was horribly jealous and would get mad at him anytime he stayed in the same room as me, like the living room or kitchen. I dealt with him living there for four months before they finally moved out. I finally told her that I was sick of him living there and not picking up after himself. She called me a coward for not telling her sooner. She wanted her deposit back a month before she moved out and I told her no. She then called me a miserable person.