It’s the one thing that makes all of us nervous and uneasy: roommate troubles. Some of us are lucky to land a roommate that becomes your bestie, some are lucky to get one that lives super well with you and some of us are less fortunate and get the one that turns out to be everything you dreaded. These 10 anonymous, real life roommate horror stories will make you feel grateful for your awesome roommate… or make you feel like you’re not alone living through your own roommate nightmare.
1. The Sneaky Thief
“One day, I was looking around for this shirt I had and really wanted to wear to class that day. I couldn’t find it anywhere. Checked the laundry, all of my drawers, under my bed… I even checked my backpack. I asked my roommate if maybe she had seen it around or if it somehow ended up on her side of the room. Of course, she had no idea, so I believed her and went on with my day. I was so frustrated all day, thinking I seriously lost my favorite shirt. I walked into my dorm after class and what do you know. There she was wearing my shirt. Safe to say I hid my good stuff after that.” ~Anonymous Freshman
2. The Obnoxious Midnight Snacker
“It’s midnight on a Tuesday and I’m trying to get some shut eye because I have a final in the morning. A big one too… biology! I had been up all night studying and reviewing; just exhausted and needing sleep. I crawl into bed with my last drops of energy and curl up in my blankets. About ten minutes in, I’m dozing off nicely and I hear “crunch CRUNCH” “chomp CHOMP.” I look over, full of rage, and see him gnawing on a cucumber. Who the f**k eats a FULL CUCUMBER… AT MIDNIGHT?!” ~Anonymous Freshman
3. The Sock Hoarder
“My roommate never washed his socks. He washed his clothes, his towels, his sheets (thank god) … everythingbuthis dirty socks. He just shoved them into a Market Basket paper bag and acted like they would magically disappear.” ~Anonymous Sophomore
4. The Twin You Never Asked For
“It was all fine in the beginning. Then spring of freshman year came around and a switch flipped in her head. It was like I was living with a completely different person: the twin I never asked for. I took a picture and posted it on Instagram… the next day she posted the same picture posed in the same location. I bought a pair of sneakers… next week the same sneakers are sitting in her closet. I told our friends I was going to wear a blue dress to formal… next thing you know a blue dress comes in the mail for her. She wanted to be glued to me 24/7. I started to actually try to hide from her. Hopefully her new roommate will appreciate the twinning.” ~Anonymous Junior
5. The Unwanted Visitor
“One weekend, my roommate brought her sister to visit. We partied at the frats all night until like 3 a.m. When I was about to leave, I realized I got separated from them, but I figured they’d be together somewhere, and I was with my friends so I was totally fine. I walk up to my dorm door, push it open and I almost died. DIED. Her sister was having sex with some guy in our room. And of course it wasn’t on my roommates bed… it was on mine.” ~Anonymous Sophomore
6. I Have No Words For This One
“Normal human beings who have a period go to the bathroom to change their menstrual products, yea I know. I identify with these normal people. My freshman year roommate, did not. My roommate would change her tampons and pads in the room right in front of me. Did she not pee? Not need to wipe? Oh. my. GOD.” ~Anonymous Junior
7. The Same (But Different) Roommate
“I was so excited for move in day freshman year. I met my roommate through a Facebook account for incoming freshman and she seemed so chill. Her pictures and profile were nice and she seemed like she’d be a good roommate. So, I get to school on move in day and I open the door to my room and the roommate sitting there was not who I expected. I mean, yes, it was her. Same face as the profile pictures. But the look was totally different. She had a heavy goth vibe and there were solid black posters— yes just solid black— hanging on the wall, black bedspread, all black everything. I just went with it. But the thing was, every day she would smoke actual packs of cigarettes in the room and fill it up with smoke. Everything had the smell of cigarettes in it. A few months in, I literally dragged my mattress across the hall into my friend’s room and slept there until I moved out.” ~Anonymous Sophomore
8. The Invisible Roommate
“My roommate moved in with me on move in day, unpacked and organized all her things, had a few words with me and then left. I literally have not seen her since then. Someone told me she lived in her boyfriend’s room for the year and must’ve went back to our room to get stuff when I wasn’t in there. So, I basically had a single.” ~Anonymous Freshman
9. The Dirty Roommate
“When you live with someone you really start to wonder how other people were raised. Like, some things should be common sense and common courtesy. I don’t know how my roommate was raised. All I know is, he would do some nasty sh**. He would throw nasty yogurt and milk away into the trash can (that had holes in the sides) with no bag, so the liquid would get all over the floor and he’d just leave it to get sticky and smelly. He wouldn’t do his laundry and, of course, had no laundry bag so there was just a massive pile of smelly sweaty clothes on the floor the size of Mount Everest. And to top it off, he would only shower once a week. So just imagine how amazing my room smelled.” ~Anonymous Senior
10. The Gamer
“My roommate played video games all day. He never went to class. I don’t think he even left our dorm room. The only time I saw him leave his bed was to go to the bathroom every once in a while. I never saw him leave to get food. Never saw him change his clothes. I never saw him sleep. I still wonder if he was actually a robot…” ~Anonymous Junior
