Living with a roommate sounds fun until you realize you’ve basically moved in with a complete stranger and their questionable habits. From disgusting messes to seriously unhinged behavior, these people experienced roommate situations that went completely off the rails. Here are 24 nightmare roommate stories that might make living alone sound pretty great.
The Disgusting Roommate
“My roommate borrowed a leather jacket, threw up all over it, then stuffed it into a garbage bag and hid it in her closet for a month. It smelled like death.”
The Filthy Roommate
“After a serious car accident, I returned home with both arms injured and found weeks of dishes, dirt, and my boyfriend’s things everywhere. I had to clean the toilet first.”
The Strange Roommate
“I rented a room from a woman with severe arthritis and agreed to help around the house. A week later, she asked me to clip her toenails. I moved out.”
The Ew Roommate
“My roommate refused to flush the toilet or wash his hands. It was absolutely disgusting, and somehow he seemed completely unbothered by it.”
The Ungrateful Roommate
“My roommate constantly left food everywhere and never cleaned the bathroom. When I eventually moved in with my girlfriend, she accused me of abandoning her despite giving three weeks’ notice.”
The Lazy Roommate
“My roommate left food in her crockpot for days until it smelled horrible. Instead of cleaning it, she sealed the whole crockpot in a garbage bag and left it outside.”
The Secretive Roommate
“My roommates told me they were having a home birth in my house three days before the due date. They had somehow kept that information from me for nine months.”
The Horrifying Roommate
“My roommate called me at camp to say someone had pooped in the oven after a party. Apparently one of the guests thought the oven was a bathroom.”
The Controlling Roommate
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“My roommate hooked up with sketchy guys while my things kept disappearing. Then she left me a red lipstick note calling me a jerk because I stayed at my family’s house.”
The Spiritual Roommate
“My spiritual roommate blamed everything on the universe, astrology, and the moon. Eventually, she accused my dog of channeling demonic energy after it knocked over her crystals.”
The Nightmare Roommate
“My roommate went through my closet, let her dog destroy my clothes, brought random men into our apartment, and eventually had a stranger selling drugs there. I finally moved out.”
The Toothbrush Roommate
“I discovered my roommate had been using my toothbrush for two weeks because she forgot hers at home. She told me casually, like sharing a toothbrush was completely normal.”
The Possessive Roommate
“My roommate became controlling, questioned where I went, punished me for seeing friends, and even laughed when I told her about a man forcing himself on me.”
The Selfish Roommate
“My roommate constantly brought her boyfriend over and made me sleep on the couch so they could have the bedroom and their privacy.”
The Roach-Infested Roommate
“My roommate’s house was infested with roaches, but she tried treating them with essential oils. I ended up cleaning dead roaches while sick before finally convincing her to call an exterminator.”
The Thieving Roommate
“My roommate secretly borrowed my jewelry. She wore my pearl ring so her boyfriend would think another man gave it to her, then claimed she lost my silver cross.”
The Noisy Roommate
“My roommate woke up at 5 a.m. every Saturday to wax and polish our floor with a loud machine. Apparently, sleeping in was less important than spotless floors.”
The Toxic Roommate
“My roommates told me I needed counseling because I insisted on keeping our front door locked, both while we were home and whenever we left.”
The Messy Roommate
“My roommate would dye her hair and leave stains all over the bathroom, borrow my clothes and makeup without asking, and constantly lose or damage my stuff. She also had screaming matches with her boyfriend and somehow got furious when I touched her laundry.”
The Trash Hoarder
“My roommate was a HUGE slob. She would let garbage pile up in her bedroom until it stunk up the entire suite. We constantly had to shut her door, and eventually her garbage overflowed into a box in the shared bathroom. I finally dragged it down two flights of stairs and threw it in the dumpster myself.”
The Disrespectful Roommate
“My roommate had slept with her boyfriend in our shared room multiple times, even after I told her I wasn’t okay with it. Later, another roommate fought with her boyfriend, and when I called campus security, she screamed at me and called me names.”
