Because of her, I will live alone for the rest of my unmarried life.

My roommate is the most inconsiderate person alive. We were friends from work for a few years before we moved in together. She would always complain to me about her roommates and how annoying they were. Yeah now I realize that they probably thought she was annoying too.

Here is why I can't stand to live with her:

1. Her cat rules the apartment. She comes home from school very late and leaves the cat alone. By the time I get home he is starving for attention. He is a maniac. It jumps on the table (which I find disgusting since he steps in his litter box). I meows like crazy and annoys the hell out of me. It scratches its nails on my couch. It kicks litter everywhere. (It's not the cat's fault, but she doesn't clean up after him like she should.)

2. She wears her shoes all throughout the place. I was always taught to take my shoes off when I enter a house. Shoes are dirty and all the dirt and germs get on the carpet. I have asked her to take her shoes off but she doesn't do it.

3. Her boyfriend has a key and uses it. I don't mind that he has a key. But when he comes over and he knows that she is not going to be there (he lives an hour away) he just uses his key and doesn't knock. One time I wasn't decent and he just came in. Why should I have to be uncomfortable in my own place? I shouldn't have to worry about someone other than my roomate entering my apartment unannouced.

3. She eats my food. I do not have enough money to buy food for the both of us. I support myself. Even if I did make more money, it is not my responsiblity as a roommate to buy enough food for her and her boyfriend to eat too. A roommate is a person that you split the cost of rent with...NOT FOOD.

I talked to her about it and she said that if there is something that I want for myself, I should write my name on it. Ok. So I wrote my name on every item that I bought because I don't want her to eat any of it. It shouldn't be hard to understand that if you didn't buy it, it's not yours. I don't think that I have to share my food with her. I don't think that it's being cheap. I know she eats my food because everything is duplicated. I buy something, she samples it and then if she likes it, she buys it for herself.

I also found my cookies unwrapped and on her shelf was a name brand version of my cookies neatly sealed. I don't think I should have to put my name on my food. I don't eat her food because I didn't buy it. I know it is not mine. I have no interest in eating her food. GRRRR.

4. When we first moved in together, she asked if she could use my perfumes. I didn't care but I told her specifically to not use a certain one. The reason is because that was the last gift that my father gave to me before he passed away and it is a very special thing for me. I only use it like once a year. So one day I went in my room and the entire area smelled like that perfume. She totally used it and didn't tell me. So I went out and bought a key lock for my door. Now she can't use anything of mine.

5. She keeps the lights on all the time. Whenever I come home, every light in the apartment is on.... even the bathroom light. She is always telling me how she is broke and she can't afford stuff. OK?!? Well if you conserve energy, the bill won't be as high. It's not hard to turn off a light when you are done using it. I conserve. I asked her to conserve too and she said ok but she still doesn't turn off the lights.

I don't think it is fair to split the electric bill in half when she doesn't conserve and I do. She makes no effort to save money. But she buys shoes for 150 bucks, special soap and cleaning stuff from Shaklee because she's "allergic" to other stuff (even though she uses my dishsoap, my perfume and my bar soap... we cleared that up though)

She also is a vitamin, organic freak so she buys $2 lemons and takes like 12 vitamins a day. But she's trying to save money so she can't come out for a coffee.

6. She doesn't take out the garbage. The dumpster is across the parking lot. It is out of the way a bit, but it only takes 30 seconds to drive your car up to it on the way out. She is lazy. She'll go home for the weekend and leave the trash can filled for me to take it out. By the time I get home, the whole place stinks and I have to take it out.

7. She "cleans up" by tidying. She is the type of cleaner where if it looks clean, it is clean. I am the type that is a bit cluttered, but you can eat off my floors. I will come home and my coat and my bag will be sitting in front of my bedroom door (which is locked HAHA).

She thinks that by removing my coat from the chair it was hanging on is cleaning the house. I believe that cleaning is using a rag, a vaccum, a mop possibly some cleaning spray. I don't see mail or magazines sitting on the coffee table as being dirty, she however, does.

My roommate is a very lazy, inconsiderate person. She constantly blames her roommate flaws on being in a hurry or just forgetting. For someone who has been away at college for 3 years, she is not street smart, she is spoiled and she doesn't know how to take care of herself.

She doesn't understand the fundamentals of saving money and conserving. Because of her, I will live alone for the rest of my unmarried life. I hate living with her. I can't tell you enough how miserable I am sharing a place with her.