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It’s fairly common, in your twenties and even thirties, to live with roommates. Because let’s be honest, renting property is expensive, and buying it is even more so. And when you’re starting up in your career, there’s no way you can afford to do that alone. So for most folk, until they meet a committed partner at least, living with other folk in a similar situation is the best way to keep their outgoings manageable, whilst also having a decent standard of living.

And while living with roommates requires a certain amount of patience and consideration, it is a means to an end that can actually be very enjoyable. Because if you live with good people, you can be sure that you will often have company, and always have someone there for you if you need it. You can take turns doing chores, and you might even meet a lifelong friend through living with them first too. However, the woman in this story isn’t going to be making any friends if she keeps acting like this.

Read on to find out why.

A few minutes ago I left the house at around 3am to buy instant noodles because I was hungry.

Right before I left I sneezed maybe ten times because sometimes I induce myself into sneezing to clear up my nasal passages. Then I blew my nose, grabbed my keys and left through the side door.

There’s a light on the stairs that allows me to see the steps right before you go out the side door so I turned it on, and left it on because I wanted to be able to see where I’m going upon my return.

I got into my car in the drive way, and the music automatically started playing. I like my music while I drive, and I like it loud. It wasn’t turned up all the way but it was loud.

And this did not go down well with this woman’s roommate.

I drive up to the gas station and I received a text from one of my roommates (66, male) and it said: “Thanks for the sneezing wake up, the music blasting, the door slamming, not turning on the lights. You’re better than that.”

I (29, female) responded: “You’re very welcome 🙂 seeing that you’re not above sarcasm that makes us both the same.”

I proceeded to block him because he his message really irked me and I didn’t need to hear any more of this nonsense.

I’ll unblock him in a few days because sometimes he messages me to call me into his room for help or to talk, or to relay messages about the house.

Now she’s sure she’s in the right, because their other roommate hasn’t complained.

We live with another roommate (47, female) and she’s never complained that I wake her up from sneezing or my music that plays for thirty seconds while I’m leaving the drive way.

He’s old but that’s no reason to get snippy with me or not thinking before he messages me. It’s passive aggressive. I would have genuinely apologised if he wasn’t rude which he was in my opinion.

We have had a good relationship in the past and had our fair share of disagreements, but in this particular case I need to know, was I wrong for accidentally waking him up then returning his sarcasm?

AITA?

Yikes. This woman is so unbelievably wrong in this situation, and it must take a lot of self-confidence to believe that she was right.

Was she wrong for going out in the night? No. For sneezing, even a lot? No.

But was she wrong for blasting loud music at 3am, leaving the lights on, and being sarcastic instead of apologising? Absolutely she was.

Let’s see what the Reddit community made of this.

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This person thought she’d been incredibly rude.

While others thought she was going to end up getting her comeuppance in the end.

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Meanwhile, this Redditor pointed out that he wasn’t old, he was annoyed.

Honestly, living with 29 and 47 year old roommates at 66 could be a blessing, as well as – in this case – a curse. You have folk you can chat to, and for sure they’ll keep you young if you let them. There’s all sorts they can help you out with, and you and your six decades of wisdom can surely reciprocate. Genuinely, this could be a very harmonious situation for everybody involved. Except, it isn’t – and that is because the youngest of the three roommates (who at 29, should know better) – is behaving like a teenager.

Sneezing is one thing but inducing a lot of loud sneezes in the middle of the night is quite inconsiderate. But then following that up by turning on the lights and blasting music from the car is a whole other level of inconsiderate. Because this doesn’t even just affect her roommates – it can affect the whole neighbourhood. And that’s really not fair.

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Kyra Piperides

Kyra Piperides, PhD | Contributing Science Writer

Dr. Kyra Piperides is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter, specializing in Science & Discovery. Holding a PhD in English with a dedicated focus on the intersections of science, politics, and literature, she brings over 12 years of professional writing and editorial expertise to her reporting.

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