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I think I live with a hoarder
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Please let me know if the link doesnt work because words dont do this justice and it's just easier to look at them instead of reading my long winded rant about my disgusting roommate.

Two and a half years ago I moved in with a young woman around my age and things went okay in the beginning but slowly started spiralling out of control once I realized how little she cleans. I cant tell you why I put up with this for so long but I am running for the hills when our lease is up in August but until then I'm trying to keep my sanity with this mess.

I noticed how little she cleaned and took care of herself and her things not long into moving in with her and eventually became so fed up with everything that I hid my dishes and things in my room because I dont feel comfortable letting her near my dishes after I see how she treats hers. She literally puts her dirty butter knifes that have butter and other shit on it on top of my clean knives. She also was putting my nice knife set that I use for work because I'm a cook in the dishwasher!! So now I also have a knife set in my room too

I turned a blind eye to how disgusting she is for the longest time because I was so tired from work that I didnt have the energy to care about her mess. So I basically let her have free reign over the living room and kitchen, never had guests over and lived in blissful ignorance in my room which became like a dorm room.

Well, since this pandemic happened I've been unemployed for 3ish months and have a lot of time time care and start cleaning up before moving out and let me tell you, it is bad. I never knew how disgusting her room is until I was wondering where my glasses were and found them all dirty and piled high in her room.

I havent seen her do laundry once since I've been unemployed and home all the time and frankly don't even know how she could get the hamper out of her room with the huge pile of clothes behind it. She hoards dirty dishes, trash, and dirty clothes in her room that looks like it hasn't been cleaned once since I've been here and probably before because she had another roommate before me.

The fridge is disgusting because she keeps rotting food in there that is clearly past its time, and I worry about my own food being in there because of food poisoning and the likelihood itll attract bugs. I'm honestly surprised we dont have roaches!

She makes the kitchen dining room table her storage area and leaves her clothes and random things everywhere on it so if I want to eat there I have to clear it off first. Then if I want to sit on the couch I first have to clear it of chip crumbs and whatever else she leaves on there, but I really dont want to sit there because the couch smells exactly like her nasty room. And if I want to put something on the coffee table I have to throw away or move over her various soda bottles and energy drinks that usually have liquid still in them.

Also she has the guest bathroom so if I want to being a friend over they have to use my bathroom because I dont feel comfortable letting my guests in that nasty bathroom, they'll get something from that place 😂

The entire time I've been here she has also never thrown away a single box so she was slowly stacking them on top of each other in the corner, and they weren't even broken down, I recently went through them and broke them down for her because I was sick of looking at Amazon, soda boxes, and whatever else in the corner. Then she also had a bottle of soda that I had to pour out that was 2/3rds of the way full and sitting there for like a year. I. Just. Dont. Get. It. Why is she so reluctant to throw trash away?

She has a full time job as a general manager at a nursing home so she is a hard worker and I dont expect the place to always be spotless but I also expect to not have to deal with this crap and then listen to her shouting with her friends during online game session every night when she gets home and on her days off. She's always on her ass watching TV or playing games instead of doing what she should like an adult. I play video games too I understand wanting to chill out at the end of the day but I also want to take care of myself and my place and dont understand why she cant do the basics.

Oh and I've asked her time and time again to be better about this but she gets right back to it a couple weeks later so shes a lost cause that should live alone.

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Yeahhh for sure, I dont want to get dinged for her mess but if I can make it until the end I'll suck it up and get out here to make it less awkward. If she chooses to stay then she can live however she wants and I'll be blissfully ignorant of it. I just hope she doesnt put someone else though this and lives alone.

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Thank you! Good idea, she definitely needs to pay for her own mess

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Thank you, it's pretty dang stressful sometimes, but knowing that I'll likely live alone after this makes it a little easy to deal with. I would like to have a discussion with her but I think she'll take it as me attacking her because we're not really friends, but she does need to take a hard look in the mirror. I'm sure this is overwhelming for her, and I would like to help her with it if I could but I dont know if I'm the right person to do that. Unfortunately she is from out of state and doesnt have a lot of friends in the area that I'm aware of. So I dont know how I would go about helping her, do you have any ideas?

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You guys are all so helpful and kind this is all much appreciated! Thanks for the ideas, I'll look into this 😊

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Caffeine is essential! Especially at work. Hopefully you're able to go back to work soon and those problems will subside, this pandemic is bringing out the worst in a lot of people. I wish there was something I could do for her because it's sad to see someone do that to themselves and their space but you're right there's nothing I can do, she needs a professional. If she doesnt get her act together she's going to end up in a place that looks like the TV shows lol.

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Ignorance is bliss! I'm glad you got out of that situation too, though that sucks that one roommate ruined the house for you, sounds like it was a really nice place! I want to soak this whole apartment in bleach for a month haha. I dont know how this mess doesnt stress her out too, because I'm like you, when theres a little clutter or mess I feel messy and have to fix it. She just needs to live alone.

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Thank you! Good ideas! It would be so nice to get out of here as quickly as possible and not have to deal with her mess any longer, it's her responsibility to take care of it

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Here the month in listed first, so it's from May, but I wouldn't put it past her to have milk that old! I was going to see how long she would leave it there, for curiosities sake, but it got too smelly and I told her to throw it out.

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For reals! 🤢 those poor peppers never had a chance

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Yeah definitely, thank you. Hopefully it's just a phase and she will get her act together soon because it's not healthy for anyone to live like this. I'll try to have a more clear and concise conversation about cleanliness and what I expect and why it concerns my health too

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