Hi, I'm going to graduate school in August, and I'm thinking whether I should get a roommate or live by myself. Can you please share your worst roommate experience?
My freshman roommate did try to commit suicide. I guess you could say we didn't click. But no, you should have a roommate. It's an important part of your education, and most of the time, it's fun.
My worst roommate was an alcoholic. He was a friend of my boyfriend's from a few years ago. In the year and a half that he lived with us he went through seven different jobs. One time he got fired on the last day of the month and then claimed that he didn't have rent because he had lost his job. Apparently he was going to make $400 in three days. He was also a slob, especially with dishes. I never saw him put a dish in the dishwasher. Also, he would try to save money by turning the A/C off and opening his window and the door to the balcony. Which would have been fine, but a.) he never paid the power bill anyway, and b.) we were in Alabama and it was summer, so it was 80 degrees in our apartment and it was filled with mosquitos. He also never bought groceries (I'm glad I'm not the only one who has resorted to hiding the toilet paper) And he would drink any alcohol that we left out. My boyfriend, who is studying to be a chef, made bananas foster, which is a flaming dessert, so it uses a few tablespoons of Bacardi 151. The liquor store didn't have minis of 151, so we bought a pint, the smallest bottle they had. Two days later our roommate drank the rest of the bottle. (basically all of it.) The worst part though, was that when he got really drunk he would often pass out and pee on himself. We had to throw away one of our couches because of this. There's more, but I'm tired of typing now.