After two years of living with a roommate who doesn’t pitch in for the internet, one fed-up housemate has had enough.
She’s been covering the entire bill for months and now wants her share—otherwise, she’s thinking of changing the Wi-Fi password.
No pay, no internet, right?
WIBTA for changing my wifi password because my roommate will not help pay?
I’ve had this roommate for about 2 years now, her rent was 500 a month and the internet was considered a bonus.
The house we live in is owned by my mother.
She pays the rent to my mom.
But recently, I have fully taken over the house.
I pay significantly more in rent as I use more of the space.
We recently changed internet providers and I set it up as it made more sense for me to pay.
I have been paying for it for about 3 months now,
We have opposite schedules so I do not regularly see my roommate.
I reached out to her via text about a week ago asking for a portion of the internet as I’ve been paying it for the whole house.
She asked for my email and there was no further discussion.
This was last week.
Ah, the classic “let me see about that…” tactic.
I followed up about 2 days later and she replied she hit her e-transfer limit and will send it when it’s reset.
I waited another 2 days before telling her I have not received anything.
This time, however, she ignored my message.
Yesterday I decided to message her again explaining the situation, asking if she could afford the extra portion, and that we could work something between her, my mom, and I if she could not afford it.
I asked what she would like to do.
She still has not replied.
Oh brother.
I’ve had other issues with her in the past, such as eating my stuff out of the fridge or not cleaning up after herself.
While not relevant, it has me close to the breaking point.
So, Reddit WIBTA, if I changed the password and kicked her off the internet?
Obviously, I’m paying the same amount either way, but I’m just getting frustrated at this point.
I’d be open to negotiating afterwards as well.
While the internet might seem like a small issue, this is just the tip of the iceberg, with past tensions brewing underneath.
Reddit’s verdict?
The situation is heating up.
Some people think she is being an AH here.
This person also thinks he’s in the wrong.
But this person touts fairness.
When the internet is the only thing connecting you… disconnecting might just be the answer.
It’s worth a try, anyway.
If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.