AmyKate says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20105:38 am 

AH this is so true!! I have had so many nightmare roommates, at least one of each.

A says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20106:18 am 

I was pretty much 2, 7, 8, 9, 5, and my roomie was 5. lol, we got along great!

Lauren - University says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20106:25 am 

The worst roommate is the one who always brings the randos home. No, I don't want some random dude waiting in the hallway when I walk out of the bathroom in my underwear, thankyouverymuch.

LD says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20107:09 am 

I am definitely a 5, and my roommate and I are both a bit of 7 but we usually notice by the end of the week and do a massive clean up. We are probably the perfect roommates for each other, we have never had any problems!

danie p says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20108:28 am 

My roommate was definitely 1 ! She called the cops (and her parents) on me ON MY BIRTHDAY when I yelled at her for taking down my happy birthday sign.

chelseykelsey says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20108:58 am 

what about the roommate with bizarre quirks?!

One of my roommates last year would shave her legs.. in the living room.. with no water. Weirdest, most uncomfortable thing.

She would also leave half eaten food/wrappers in the bathroom.

Who eats in the bathroom?!

A.C. says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20109:05 am 

I had roommates my freshman year, who, between the 2 of them, covered ALL. OF. THESE. Bad year.

Lenna says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20109:18 am 

Me and my roomies a few years ago were 7,8,9 and 10. I was 10, my roommate was 9 and the girls in the other suite were 7 and 8.

Maggie says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20109:31 am 

Ugh, my ex-roommate was a 8. It was fine for a semester or so, but my final straw was when her bf/friend-with-major-benefits started bringing over his friends for "business" meetings in our really nice living room.

Anonymous says:
Mon, 19th Jul 201012:10 pm 

While I agree with most of this list, I just wanted to say don't write off #10. I was that girl my freshman year, but in reality I was clinically depressed. It wasn't that I didn't want to have fun, it was just that I felt so alone. I really wish that my roommate at the time would have tried harder to involve me in things or just made an attempt to bond. I think it would have made a big difference if I felt more welcomed.

I know that some people are just naturally loners, but I think more often than not that there is something wrong.

tissue says:
Mon, 19th Jul 20108:13 pm 

Current roommates: 2,3,5,7,8,9

some over lapping the other traits.

At some point though, I've had them all.

I think it makes life more colorful but 7 is the one that gets on my nerves the most.

The Raisin Girl says:
Tue, 20th Jul 20108:44 am 

I had a roommate freshman year that was a Ghost, a Slob-ka-bob, and a Snoozer rolled into one. She actually YELLED at me once when I brought company over at 5 p.m. because she was sleeping and we disturbed her. Yes. At FIVE IN THE EVENING.

My best friend's roommate freshman year was just as bad. She'd party ALL NIGHT, intentionally getting drunk, come home acting incredibly loud and stupid and embarrassing, take a shower, and then make a big show of reading her Bible in front of us. Once, the police woke my friend up in the middle of the night because her roommate had gotten caught driving recklessly with marijuana in the car. The really scary part? She was a childhood education major.

And then, last year. Ah, last year. I had a Slob-ka-bob and a Hamburglar in the same apartment. I had to scrub gross dried stuff out of the fridge on move-out day BY MYSELF because she didn't bother to do anything but move (most of) her stuff out.

Megan says:
Tue, 20th Jul 20103:18 pm 

I've had a few of these but I always seemed to get stuck living with girls who would steal food. Even if I put my name on everything, I would still find things missing. The worst was when I had bought this dessert-type food, placed on my own shelf in our pantry and then it was gone the next day. When I confronted my 3 roommates about it, they all denied eating it. Haha..

During my sophomore year though, I brought all the big electronic stuff (TV, DVD player, fridge, microwave) and she would never watch TV in our room. She would go to the dorm's lobby if she wanted to watch something. She also wouldn't buy food to put in the fridge.

S says:
Thu, 22nd Jul 20108:39 am 

I have met the Slobkabob and the Hamburgular rolled all in one. She steals my food (especially that special sauce that's so hard to get in local supermarkets) and seem to think that every food with my name on it is fair game. She doesn't take part in cleaning up so much so that we were nearly fined for not keeping our bathroom clean (and yet she still had the gall to tell me to shut the door because she said that insects were getting into our bathroom – hmm wonder why!), and there's the one time her friends brought a shisha pipe and spilled hot coals all over the floor yet she hadn't bothered to tell us until after we found out about it. Oh not to mention the other time that she knew the toilet was blocked, used it anyway and I had to end up placing the maintenance order AND clean up the leftovers from her business really close to the inspection time!

Sorry about the rant, but I've been taking care of her mess for too long, but I am not good at confrontations, so I am stuck in a rut.

.. says:
Sat, 24th Jul 20102:23 am 

I've lived with 10, 9, 7, 6, 4 and 2. Me personally, I'm guilty of being 5, and probably 7 if you looked at my room right now (although to be fair, right now I have no roommate – I'd never be this bad with one!)

Delia says:
Sat, 24th Jul 20105:20 pm 

I have to say, I am a little offended by #10. I understand that people seem to think college is all about partying, drinking, and being generally uninhibited, but some of us actually use those year for something called classes and studying. I've lived with numbers 1-9 and trust me it doesn't make classes any easier, and it just makes one even more of a shut in.

ali says:
Sat, 24th Jul 20106:54 pm 

I do not get why #10 is on the list? It's honestly insulting tbh, there can be a lot of reasons why someone may not be into socializing and going out during the weekends but how does that make them a bad roommate? I had a lot of problems fitting in/making friends my freshman year and was definitely a #10 but I still talked to my roommates about things, was generally clean, and we all got along. Your roommates social life (or lack of one) shouldn't really affect you unless it's actually infringing on your life [like a 2,8, or 4]. Heck I don't even get why 5 is a problem, it's not your problem if your roomie is sleeping her way through school!

Anonymous says:
Sat, 24th Jul 20107:00 pm 

What about the one that has a boyfriend back at home and talks to him over video chat 24/7? From the moment she gets back from classes/eating till the moment she decides to finally sleep. And even THEN she goes and calls him on the phone. It's enough to drive you crazy. So I end up being the MIA roomie…Oh and not showering for three days? Come on…I mean I'm guilty of being too tired at night sometimes to shower but I get up early in the morning to do it just to make up for it. Not showering just isn't comfortable and doesn't do well for the smells in your room…

katefriday says:
Sat, 24th Jul 20107:06 pm 

Gah! One of my flatmates is totally number 7! He doesn't know a thing about fending for himself. His mum actually apologised to me for not teaching him life skills.

Me says:
Sat, 24th Jul 20107:35 pm 

I haven't even been to college yet, but I can already tell that I'm definitely going to be a 10 and probably a 5, haha.

Robyn says:
Sat, 24th Jul 20107:40 pm 

#10 is only a problem if you're actually sharing a ROOM, and not just an apartment. And the reason it's a problem is that everyone likes a little alone time to think in peace or process the day or whatever. And when a roommate never leaves the room, it's like she's totally staked her claim on all that time. It's great if she's serious about her classes, and it's not big deal if she's not that social, but seriously– there are lots of other places on campus to study quietly by yourself. And there are the roomies who even bring their meals back to the room to eat. It's just nice to try to leave the room a few hours a day out of respect for the fact that it's not just your room.

But if it's just an apt, no big.

I was totally roommate #5 my senior year because I had undiagnosed Lyme disease and chronic fatigue syndrome. I ended up dropping out, and only now, 2 years later, am I well enough to finish. That being said, I still tried real hard never to yell at someone for making noise– I realized my sleep schedule was totally wack and tried hard not to make it weird for my roomies! But I had my own room so it didn't affect them that much anyway.

C says:
Sun, 25th Jul 20102:25 am 

I was definitely #10 this past year, but I agree with the other people saying it isn't fair to put on this list. I had serious depression and social phobia, both of which are really hard to deal with in the college atmosphere. If someone is staying in their room all the time and hardly interacting with anyone, there is a reason behind it. #10 is not like the other ones.

AverageGirl says:
Sun, 25th Jul 20104:10 am 

My roommate was similar to number 8, but from a different angle. Yes, he was there frequently, but never spent the night (that I know of) and respected my property. My biggest complaint is that they fought all the time! I can't tell you how many times I wanted to just go out to the kitchen to get something but stayed in my room because I felt too awkward walking out while they were obviously in a heated argument.

She was also a whiner/complainer…every time any little thing went wrong in her life she would become depressed and either me and the other roommate, her boyfriend, or all of the above would hear about it. Not a fun person to live with. I guess that's more along the lines of choosing a toxic friend than choosing a toxic roommate…but it gets significantly worse when you live with the person.

AverageGirl says:
Sun, 25th Jul 20104:15 am 

Oh, and I agree with anonymous about roomies with long-distance boyfriends. Definitely had one of those my freshman year. It was in a dorm room and her desk faced my bed so sometimes I would come in with nothing on but my robe from showering in the community bathroom, set my stuff down, then turn round and realize…awkward!

I never said anything to her about it, though, because I was a number 7 and decided that if I couldn't get my act together I shouldn't worry about hers.

margaret says:
Sun, 25th Jul 201012:12 pm 

wow my fall semester freshman year roommate was the red light district diva. she brings different guys into our dorm room and once at 5AM IN THE MORNING!! after that, i had enough. she had to go and that happened. ended up having a room by myself. i dont think i can share a dorm room that is small than my bedroom … actually any dorm room. i will be having a single room this fall, thank god.

Courtney says:
Sun, 25th Jul 20104:45 pm 

Agreed!! My last college roommate stole as much of my things as she could get her hands on! My mistake for thinking I could bring my entire closet to college and it would be safe! I was away most weekends and during that time she went shopping through my things. I didn't realize it until I found that I was missing several things and confronted her about it. I proceeded to go through all of her stuff and found 27 items of clothing, jewelery and personal items (she even had two pairs of my panties!!) Bad roomies are the worst!

Rebekah says:
Sun, 25th Jul 20104:46 pm 

My roommate my freshman year was #7 and #8. She was in general messy and trashy, and most of the time her trash laying around was from fast food, or cups half full of drinks she never finished. (3 week old leftover Starbucks does not smell good!)

The worst part about her boyfriend being around all the time was that we actually shared the room, not just an apartment. They would come in late at night when I was already in bed, turn on the light, make noise, and then he would sleep in her bed with her. Which was also a little weird because our beds were basically bunk beds. He would also come over when she wasn't there and just sit around awkwardly while I was studying or whatever. One time I was changing and he had her key to the room and totally walked in while I was half naked.

Overall, they were both just really inconsiderate to the fact that another person was living in the room, and it wasn't just them. Needless to say, I tried to avoid my room as much as possible that semester.

M says:
Mon, 26th Jul 20109:26 am 

I have definitely been a 9 and an 8. My roomies were all the way down the line except #1–I feel very lucky.

My last roommate was #10 and it worked out just fine because I knew exactly where to find her and she was up for anything socially–she just needed to be asked.

My by far worst roommate experience was dealing with a professional housewife whose creed seemed to try to convert everyone. I was not getting an MRS– and did not appreciate her vacuuming at 7AM.

Kate says:
Tue, 27th Jul 20104:51 am 

My roomie freshman year was 7, 5, 4 and 2. She would also have friends from other schools come and stay the entire weekend and wouldn't tell me ahead of time. After I joined my sorority I became #9, so it all worked out alright.

Mel says:
Tue, 27th Jul 20109:54 am 

I think everyone is looking at #10 the wrong way. I don't think she's talking about people who are clinically depressed or like to study or whatever.

I think what she's trying to get at is when you have a roommate who stays in all of the time; you invite her to go places and she says no. And then she has the nerve to complain about not having anyone to hang out with. It leaves the roommate doing the inviting in a tough spot; I would rather have my roommate be honest and tell me she doesn't like me than me having to figure out if she hates me or if she's just being antisocial. And even then, the one doing the asking should realize when someone is antisocial–if it's an antisocial roommate, ask if she wants to spend the night in watching a movie before you write her off. If she refuses that too, I would say she's not trying hard enough as a roommate since it takes two in any sort of relationship (friendship, familial or otherwise).

So I don't think it's anything against the loners, the depressed girls, the studiers (I, personally, can't concentrate in my room; too many distractions. But to each their own), and the ones with social phobia. I just think those of you who share a little bit of the characteristics of a #10 are taking it a bit more personally than you should…. :-/

Claire says:
Tue, 27th Jul 201010:37 pm 

How about my roommate is a neat freak when it comes to everything being obnoxiously organized (nothing is allowed out in the bathroom, even soap!) except leaves her beer cans everywhere? Is drunk every day at noon, is constantly accusing me of eating her food which I do not, eats mine and lets other people sleep in my room when I am not there. Can't wait to move out!

Freddie says:
Sat, 31st Jul 20102:55 pm 

I didn't mind the drug use except when they'd pass out and fail to wake up when the smoke detector told them their pizza was more than ready.

Rachael says:
Sat, 31st Jul 201010:13 pm 

How about the goody-two-shoes/study freak? My roommate was an ultra-conservative Christian (in downtown Toronto!), proselytized constantly, studied for 15-hour-stretches (while I was trying to sleep), didn't speak to me for a week after an incident where I came home drunk, wouldn't let me bring a boy into the room (even for completely innocent reasons), and was generally annoying and judgmental. Not a neat freak, though, thank God.

aimee says:
Thu, 9th Sep 20108:13 am 

Sooo true Rachel about the 15 hour study stretches! one roomie i had sucks at their major but is determined to study in bed because she just "doesn't want to go to the library" soooo studying until 4 am take a power nap then wake up at 5 am. Idk how she did, but it was ridiculous.

Shannon says:
Fri, 8th Feb 20134:14 pm 

My roommate never leaves. She doesnt go see her friends, they come here. Whenever I unlock the door, I am almost guaranteed to see her sitting in her bed, munching on chips, and watching tv. I NEVER get my private time, I even have to leave the room just to be alone, but it would be nice once in a while to be able to be in my own surroundings… I will never live with a roommate again!!