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Hopefully someone else has been in a similar situation and can offer some advice.
I have lived in a house with several other guys for about 2 years now. There are 4 of us total: 2 of us have been here since the beginning (me and one other), and there are 2 "new" guys who have been with us for a year. We are all friends from high school and are in our mid 20s now.
The two newer roommates are dirty. Two of the dirtiest people on the face of the Earth. I won't get into much detail, but it is out of control. It is to the point now where neither of them clean... ever. Literally. Me and the other roommate clean up their messes constantly, probably because they don't mind living in filth and know that we do.
Now that's an issue, but not the issue at hand. We have guys come over daily... there are a couple in particular that are over at least 3 or 4 nights a week, probably because they are currently living with parents and want somewhere to hang out.
As any guests would, they do make small messes, but nothing out of hand. The worst it usually comes to is the occasional fast food bag left over - I can handle that.
Now, these guys are my friends, I enjoy their company. Do I care that they come over often and don't pay rent? No... Why would I? We pay rent every month, on time, and I hang out with friends. I have a MUCH bigger problem with the guys who actually live with us who make huge messes constantly.
The other clean roommate completely disagrees with me. He hates the fact that people come over, absolutely hates it. He feels like he is being taken advantage of.
When we were talking earlier my roommate said something to the affect of "you know they aren't coming over to hang out with you, they are just coming over for the house. they are using us". To some extent, he probably is right. And it really just doesn't bother me in the slightest. I enjoy their company and I have a better living experience when friends are over. Sure it means cleaning up shit once and a while, but it still pales in comparison to the amount of trash that our actual roommates generate.
Sorta just rambling I guess. /blog
I have lived in a house with several other guys for about 2 years now. There are 4 of us total: 2 of us have been here since the beginning (me and one other), and there are 2 "new" guys who have been with us for a year. We are all friends from high school and are in our mid 20s now.
The two newer roommates are dirty. Two of the dirtiest people on the face of the Earth. I won't get into much detail, but it is out of control. It is to the point now where neither of them clean... ever. Literally. Me and the other roommate clean up their messes constantly, probably because they don't mind living in filth and know that we do.
Now that's an issue, but not the issue at hand. We have guys come over daily... there are a couple in particular that are over at least 3 or 4 nights a week, probably because they are currently living with parents and want somewhere to hang out.
As any guests would, they do make small messes, but nothing out of hand. The worst it usually comes to is the occasional fast food bag left over - I can handle that.
Now, these guys are my friends, I enjoy their company. Do I care that they come over often and don't pay rent? No... Why would I? We pay rent every month, on time, and I hang out with friends. I have a MUCH bigger problem with the guys who actually live with us who make huge messes constantly.
The other clean roommate completely disagrees with me. He hates the fact that people come over, absolutely hates it. He feels like he is being taken advantage of.
When we were talking earlier my roommate said something to the affect of "you know they aren't coming over to hang out with you, they are just coming over for the house. they are using us". To some extent, he probably is right. And it really just doesn't bother me in the slightest. I enjoy their company and I have a better living experience when friends are over. Sure it means cleaning up shit once and a while, but it still pales in comparison to the amount of trash that our actual roommates generate.
Sorta just rambling I guess. /blog
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