When my roommate Milly vanished overnight to move in with her boyfriend, I assumed she’d at least handle the rent like an adult. Instead, she ghosted me for two months while I covered everything alone.<\/p>\n
At first, I was glad to have a roommate\u2014Milly was nice enough. But she never bought essentials, used my things without replacing them, and was constantly late on rent. Promises to pay me back turned into guilt trips, and nothing ever changed.<\/p>\n
Once we switched to a month-to-month lease, she disappeared\u2014no explanation, just left her stuff behind. I later found out she was living rent-free in her boyfriend\u2019s mom\u2019s basement.<\/p>\n
When I asked about rent, she said, “I\u2019m not living there, so why should I pay?” I gave her multiple chances to communicate. Nothing. Not even her mom\u2019s vague reassurances helped.<\/p>\n
By July, I\u2019d had enough. I packed up her things with some friends, donated the junk, saved what looked valuable, and the landlord changed the locks. Milly was off the lease anyway.<\/p>\n
Three days later, she showed up screaming. Turns out, her boyfriend’s mom had kicked her out. She begged for her stuff\u2014then exploded when she realized her grandmother\u2019s wedding dress was among the things I donated. But she\u2019d left it in a plain box, no label, no warning.<\/p>\n
She threatened to call the police. I told her I\u2019d documented everything. She left fuming.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t feel bad. She didn\u2019t just ghost me\u2014she ghosted her responsibilities. I just made it official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When my roommate Milly vanished overnight to move in with her boyfriend, I assumed she’d at least handle the rent like an adult. Instead, she ghosted me for two months while I covered everything alone. At first, I was glad to have a roommate\u2014Milly was nice enough. But she never bought essentials, used my things…<\/p>\n