Roommates

In a way, having roommates is like having a relationship.  There's that awkward beginning stage where you learn everything new about them, usually things that disgust you or make you wish you hadn't put yourself in that situation to begin with.  There's the clinger stage where you do absolutely everything together.  Then there's the breakup.

Living in a house with 4 guys for the last 2 years has been an experience and then some. Recently, last night actually, three of us decided it was time for our other roommate to leave.  It's been a work in progress for the last few months, but we finally decided to tell him he had to go.  To my surprise, I came home today and he had most of his stuff moved out.  I thought great!  I don't need to do anything and he's finally moving out.  With further inspection, I found that he decided to take along a bunch of stuff that wasn't his.  This is where the relationship aspect comes into play.  I felt like he was just a crazy girlfriend you wanted to break up with but were worried about how they would react.  Would he just pack his stuff up and leave or burn the house down in a fit of rage? It was up in the air for awhile there.  However, we're still trying to get all our stuff back, not very willingly I might add.  Although we have his part of the initial deposit that he wants, he's still being difficult in giving the stuff back.

I should add, as I mentioned before, I am very OCD.  All of my stuff has it's place and I don't care if it's been there 5 minutes or 5 years, I know when it's been moved.  For him to think he was going to get away taking a bunch of my shit was an absurd thought to say the least.  For those that know me well, they know I don't get upset easily, and I'm actually not that upset about this whole situation, just minutely frustrated.  However, I also know I control if he gets his money or not and there is not a damn thing he can do about that which gives me great satisfaction.

I really needed to say something about this whole situation.  I feel like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders now that he's gone and it feels great!  We have a new roommate moving in on the first of the month that has been my friend for a few years so it should be a good change of pace.  Until next time, stay classy.