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my cheap ass roommate who used to be my friend before i lived here had rules like no setting the thermostat above 55-60 in the winter. so when i used my space heater, she said i broke her trust and needed to ask her permission before turning it on 💀
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Anonymous 1w

y'all gotta start telling people to eat shit and die

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Anonymous 1w

and when i would ask it was "are you sure it's cold? bc i feel like it's fine (it was 49 degrees in my room)" "you should get a heated blanket"

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Anonymous 1w

That is super manipulative to say she has to give permission for you to use a space heater. What’s that, a $2 difference in the bill? And that’s on top of the fact that she’s keeping the thermostat at ridiculously cold temperatures with no ability to compromise.

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Anonymous 1w

Tell her to go to the doctor she probably goin through early menopause with her hot ass, and find you a new place while you at. It'll only get worse twin 🙂‍↔️

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Anonymous 1w

Never above 60 in the winter?? That’s insane! My window doesn’t seal all the way in our apartment that’s in SD. With our heat between 69-71 my room is commonly low 60’s. I think I’d actually die!

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Anonymous 1w

Yea like I would get it if you both agreed to that before/when you moved in but like if you didn’t agree to that then she has no right to force that. Also you need to keep the heat at a certain temp during the winter so the pipes don’t freeze so maybe see if there’s a specific temp in your lease, because definitely needs to be higher than 60

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Anonymous 1w

Just explain to her utility is only $150 max so you’re only costing like $20 over if anything learn to communicate

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Anonymous 6d

I’m cheap. I’ll bundle up. 55-60is crazy tho

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

No fr I’d pay the difference if it’s really a money issue but this is just controlling and she just doesn’t need to have roommates

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

Bruh my roommate is the same except when I told her I was cold she told me to get a space heater, like doesnt that use more electricity?!?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

Yes. Space heaters are more costly than oil 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 1w

First off she considered anything over $15 per person (there's 3 of us) too high second using the heater increased it by $5. third, communication doesn't work with controlling/manipulative people. everytime i tried to communicate and compromise, she shut me down if it wasn't complete agreement. anyone who says "communication is key" is 100% wrong

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 1w

Yeah no this stopped being a communication issue when the roommate called using a space heater a “break of trust” and said OP needed her permission to use her own appliances. This is manipulation plain and simple.

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Anonymous replying to -> amethyst_popping_bottles 6d

thank you

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6d

Same, that's why it ended up being 49 in my room :/ in the summer my room would be 90 degrees and turning on fans wasn't enough to keep from not passing out

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

Thankfully mine isn’t that bad but it’s so not fun

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4d

you have a right to a livable temperature in the apartment, not just limited to your room

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