Roommates - xoJane

How Not To Be A Dick To Your Roommates

Niesha Davis — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400

I’ve bunked with self proclaimed sex addicts, shared a dorm room with a hoarder, and put up with all manners of bull-shiggity in the name of cheap rent in the big city.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Roommate And Her Boyfriend Were Victims In An Unsolved Murder

IHTM CONTESTANT — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Sometimes I look for new articles or new developments in the case. I scroll through the comments to where people speculate that they were out in the woods, “doing what teenagers do.” As if they got what they deserved. My blood boils.

“Why Is My Vibrator In The Kitchen?” And Other Housemate-Induced Rage Blackouts

Rebecca Santiago — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:00:00 -0500

It is not until you find your vulva’s second-favorite buddy in a shared space, where you blatantly DID NOT LEAVE IT that you realize life hasn’t prepared you for such a moment.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I'm Renting My Spare Room To an Adult Woman Who Uses It To Sleep With Her Teenage Boyfriend

IHTM CONTESTANT — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

Her bedroom consisted of my chair, a mattress with sheets, a towel, a bottle of lotion and a bottle of lube. At different times I found lingerie, a Valentine’s Day stuffed animal, and a poorly written high-school assignment marked 70 percent.

My Two Best Friends Are Beautiful, And I'm So Jealous It Could Ruin Our Friendship

Kirsty Isabel — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500

We’re moving in together soon, and shining, unachievable beauty will become the norm. I’ll be the ugly one.

My Rent Got A Major New Year Upgrade -- When Do I Concede Defeat?

Kate Conway — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:00:00 -0500

In San Francisco, the average rent of a one-bedroom apartment is over $2,500 a month. Now that I'm getting a taste of that absurdity, at what point do I give up the ghost and just start working remotely from Small Town, USA?

We Need to Talk About Crazy Roommates

Jessica — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:53:52 -0400

They say bad things come in threes.