The Nightmare Roommate: A College Freshman’s Story of Entitled Chaos

The school year has just begun, and for many college freshmen, this means experiencing sharing space with a roommate for the first time. This can be an exciting and memorable experience, as roommates often forge lifelong friendships. However, not all roommate situations are positive, as one college student on Reddit found out.

In a viral Reddit post, a college student shared her nightmare experience with an entitled roommate. The roommate, who was a soccer player, imposed a curfew on the student because she woke up every morning at 4 a.m. While it may seem reasonable for someone with early morning practices to ask for consideration, the roommate’s behavior was far from considerate.

Despite the student’s efforts to be accommodating, the roommate would turn on all the lights, talk loudly on the phone, and play music at 4 a.m. every day. The tension between the roommates escalated, with the roommate making unreasonable demands such as forbidding the student from leaving the room and even telling her to stop coughing when she had bronchitis.

Roommate conflicts are common, but experts suggest that open communication and setting clear boundaries can help resolve issues. In some cases, conflicts may be unresolvable, as was the case with this student and her entitled roommate. Ultimately, the student celebrated when her roommate finally moved out, with her friends even buying her a cake to mark the occasion.

While roommate conflicts can be challenging, they can also be learning experiences. It’s important for roommates to respect each other’s needs and rights, and to communicate openly to address any issues that may arise. And who knows, maybe one day you’ll look back on your roommate experiences and laugh, just like this college student did.