November 22, 2025 at 4:24 am

Woman’s Boyfriend Wrongly Blamed Her For His Mom’s Roach Problem, So She Refused To Pay A Cent And Started Second-Guessing Their Entire Relationship

by Benjamin Cottrell

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Everyone’s had an embarrassing moment with an apartment pest, but this situation went from awkward to downright absurd.

Months after she got her own place treated for roaches, her boyfriend’s mom found a couple — and suddenly, she was the one expected to pay for her exterminator.

Read on for the full story.

My boyfriend’s mom found roaches in her new house, and now he wants me to split the exterminator bill because I had roaches months ago

So, when I originally moved into my apartment, there were roaches — which I had no idea about — and my boyfriend knew about it as soon as I moved in but still decided to come over constantly.

The exterminator came, and I’ve only seen a few since, and this was 3+ months ago.

But just when she thought the nightmare was over, her boyfriend decided to stir up even more drama.

My boyfriend lives at home, and last night his mom found two roaches in her newly built house.

My boyfriend is going to pay for an exterminator, and he wants me to pay half of it.

But my dad and friends disagree because it’s not my fault, and I haven’t been over to his mom’s house in three months.

AITA if I don’t?

This boyfriend may be confusing roaches with bed bugs?

Redditors chime in.

This commenter thinks her boyfriend is way out of line for this one.

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Maybe this debacle signals the end of their whole relationship.

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This boyfriend clearly doesn’t know how roaches work.

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This is just straight deception on her boyfriend’s part.

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Maybe it’s time to exterminate their relationship too.

If you enjoyed that story, read this one about a mom who was forced to bring her three kids with her to apply for government benefits, but ended up getting the job of her dreams.

Benjamin Cottrell | Assistant Editor, Internet Culture

Benjamin Cottrell is an Assistant Editor and contributing writer at TwistedSifter, specializing in internet culture, viral social dynamics, and the moral complexities of online communities. He brings a highly analytical, editorial voice to his reporting on workplace conflicts, malicious compliance, and interpersonal drama, with a specific focus on nuanced stories that lack an obvious villain.

As a published author of rhetorical criticism, Benjamin leverages his academic background in human communication to dissect and elevate viral social media threads. Instead of simply summarizing events, he provides readers with balanced, deep-dive commentary into why the internet reacts the way it does. In addition to his cultural reporting, he is an experienced fine art photography essayist and video game reviewer.

When he isn’t analyzing the latest viral debates, Benjamin is usually chipping away at his extensive video game backlog, hunting down the best new restaurants, or out exploring the city with a camera in hand.

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