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7 things everyone in a houseshare knows to be true

The good, the bad and the downright ugly.

THE STRUGGLE IS real. Sharing a house with a group of strangers (or friends) can be trying.

From learning things about other humans that you can never forget to becoming the rage filled roomie you swore you would never be.

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1. You feel like the only person in the house who knows how to put a toilet roll on the holder.

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2. You swear you won’t clean up after them… But you always do.

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3. It is a constant struggle not to leave passive aggressive notes or publicly out your awful housemates on social media.

 

4. Why would someone leave an empty milk carton in the fridge? This should be criminalised.

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5. “It is not okay that you used my towel.”

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6. You will quickly realise just how thin walls can be.

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7. But you will survive. Keep up the fight.

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