August 30, 2026 at 6:55 pm

She Didn’t Think to Save the Pasta Water. Her Roommate’s Reaction Made Her Feel Like She’d Committed a Real Offense

by Matthew Gilligan

woman preparing some pasta

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Who knew that the way a person cooked pasta could turn into a fight…?

Well, I can’t say I’ve ever seen a story like this one before, but there’s a first time for everything!

Check out what this woman had to say about why things get heated because her roommate didn’t approve of the way she conducted herself in the kitchen.

Oh, boy, this is gonna be good!

AITA for disposing of pasta water?

“My roommate was cooking last night and she asked me to watch the pasta.

After the pasta was obviously cooked, I went to dispose of the water and rinse the pasta.

OH MY GOD, it was the biggest ‘what are you doing? You have to keep that! Did no one teach you you need the pasta water?’

You need the water…?

I make glass noodles all the time so I did what I would do with the glass noodles, boil rinse, add to sauce and veggies.

I don’t know what the big deal is.

I rarely eat pasta, or cook it, it’s not part of my regular rotation, but she cooked for us so I was fine with having it for a dinner night.

How would I know you need pasta water for the sauce?

She acts like its the most obvious thing ever.

What’s the big deal…?

The pasta tasted fine, the sauce was good.

I’m far from a pasta sommelier, and dinner was delicious. She is still convinced that would have made a difference, and if I didn’t know how to cook something as basic as pasta, I should’ve asked.

AITA for the pasta water disposal?”

Check out what readers had to say about this.

This person said she’s NTA.

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Another reader agreed.

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This individual shared their thoughts.

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Another person spoke up.

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And this reader weighed in.

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What a strange thing to get upset about…

But, you know what they say…

There are a lot of crazy people out there!

Her roommate sounds like she’s a lot of fun to be around…

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