March 19, 2025 at 8:22 pm

Woman Wanted To Hang Out In The Living Room With Her Boyfriend, But Her Roommate Refused To Leave

by Heide Lazaro

woman holding a cup of tea while sitting on the couch

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It can be frustrating to live with an entitled roommate.

This woman lives with a roommate who has a boyfriend, and when he came over, they expected her to vacate the living room for them.

She is not okay with this.

Read the full story below.

My roommate thinks I should give up the living room whenever her boyfriend is over

I (18F) live with my roommate (19F).

We usually get along fine, but lately, her boyfriend (23M) has been over all the time.

Like, he’s basically just living here now.

Except, he doesn’t pay rent.

This woman wanted to relax in her living room.

So last night, I got home from work.

I grabbed some food, and I plopped down on the couch to eat and watch Netflix.

Then her roommate and her boyfriend showed up.

Five minutes later, my roommate and her boyfriend walked in.

I can tell he was already annoyed.

He looked at me and he went, “I thought we were gonna have some alone time?”

They asked her to leave the living room.

She sighed and said, “Hey, do you mind giving us the living room for a bit?”

And I just said, “Uh… I live here?”

Like, this is my apartment, too.

She kinda rolled her eyes.

She said, “You could just go chill in your room for a bit.”

She didn’t move.

Like… excuse me? I pay rent here, too.

Why should I go hide in my room just because he wants to sit on my couch?

I didn’t move.

And they ended up going to her room.

Her roommate called her inconsiderate.

Later, she texted me saying I was “being inconsiderate.”

She added that I should’ve “respected their space.”

Am I being crazy? How is it “their” space?

We share this apartment!

If anything, he’s the guest, not me.

She’s right. It’s half her space and not at all the boyfriend’s space.

Let’s read the reactions of other users to this story on Reddit.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

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Here’s a valid point from this person.

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Short and straightforward.

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This person shares what they would do.

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Finally, here’s simple advice from this user.

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You don’t get a say if you don’t pay the rent.

If you liked that post, check out this story about a guy who was forced to sleep on the couch at his wife’s family’s house, so he went to a hotel instead.