Roomates; they all have their flaws. Many of us will find that living with other people can, at times, be rather difficult. If you're like me, after only a couple months, one of your best friends will become your enemy.
Over the last five months my two roomates and I have had our share of hard times. There has been food stolen, shower times taken, and abandoned cleaning jobs. Michelle and I have always found a way to work through these problems and at the end of the day, and were okay. Tyler, on the other hand, has always had an attitutde beyond repair.
Way back in April when Michelle first suggested that Ty live with us we both that it was going to be the best idea ever. A couple weeks before he was supposed to move in with us we found out that he had been steeling and forging his mom's checks. This threw up a huge red flag for us, but after he told us a million times how bad he felt and how he was going to get his life together, we dicided to still give him a chance. Ty was always one of our good friends and we wanted to see him succeede. We moved in and things were great for the first two days, after that the honey moon ended. Ty never cleaned up after himself and he started getting into drugs. If I had a dime for every time Ty said he was going to get his act together, I could pay his rent for the entire year of our lease. The worst part about watching his life fall apart is that his girlfriend, Jenna, is one of my best friends. Every time he did something to himself or to her I couldn't take watching her get hurt. Michelle and I have brought up the prospect of kicking him out to Jenna several times, but every time she has begged us to let him stay. At the end of the summer Jenna moved to Menomonie for college and since then, things have just gotten worse with Ty. Ty has definitely moved from my best friend, to my enemy. Everything he does makes me sick and I don't even want to look at him. Finally, two days ago, we kicked him out. He brings stolen things into our house and people that we don't want to associate with. It's going to be an awkward week while he gets things out but I cannot wait until it is just me and Michelle living here.
Maybe we'll find another roomate, maybe not. We can definitely afford the rent and bills on our own, but it might be nice to have another person living here. If someone else does move in we've decided that it has to be a girl. We've done the guy-roomate thing once, and thats enough for us.
Well, off to class. Hopefully I wont run into Tyler on my way out the door!
4 comments:
Wow. From what you've told me Jen, I feel really bad for you! Especially what you told me about your cat! Now thats just sick, twisted and down right mean! I hope find a roomate really soon so then you wont have to pay so much for rent! I would ask to live with you but I'm really poor!
I have always wanted to be able to go to college and have a roomate. I wasn't able to because I had a kid. However, now that I have heard the stories from my friends and now you I am not so sure that I am really missing out.
Ouch that really sucks! however im on the same page. My other roomates are dating and they fight all the time. Its irritating, but life goes on once they make up. Theres so meny little things that set me off about my roomies and im sure things piss them off about me.
wow it sounds like your old room mate was very disrespectful. I don't know what i would have done if i was in your situation, but i think you did a pretty good job. After you gave him so many chances to straighten his life out he still didn't and it was obviously time for all of you to move on from eachother. but atleast you still have your friend michelle living with you!
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