Social media users jumped to defend a person whose roommate accused him of being “petty” and “killing the vibe” since the man moved his groceries to a private mini fridge to stop his items from being taken.
“I rent a flat with two other guys,” the slighted roommate posted on Reddit.
“All of us agreed we’d buy our own groceries and label stuff,” wrote the person, who said he was 31 years old.
“Considered one of them keeps ‘by accident’ using my stuff,” he added.
Although his fellow tenant promised to exchange the items he used, including milk, eggs and low, he rarely ever did, the frustrated apartment mate griped.
“I ended saying anything and just began moving my stuff into my room’s mini fridge,” the person said.
That prompted the roommate to call him out.
“Now he’s calling me petty and says I’m ‘killing the vibe,’” the unique poster wrote.
“I’m not his parent.”
The person turned to social media users to assist him determine if he was within the flawed for being “territorial” about his food within the shared living space.
He received overwhelming support — with some 1,300 positive “upvote” clicks on the post.
“If he doesn’t replace what he uses, then has a hissy [fit] about you not making those items available to him, then he knows he’s benefiting from it and is just mad you set the boundary,” one commenter said.
“What a way of entitlement that he actually complains when he can not take your things,” one other Redditor said.
Some people really useful hypothetical responses that the 31-year-old could give his mooching roommate.
“I’d be asking what his contribution to ‘the vibe’ was,” a social media user wrote.
One other offered, “You mean the vibe of you stealing my groceries? Yeah, I’m killing that vibe obviously.”
“We’re roommates, not life partners,” yet one more said.
Some suggested the unique poster show the apartment mate what “petty” really looks like.
“Start ‘by accident’ wearing his clothes,” one person commented.
“Being petty could be putting your milk back within the fridge once it’s gone off, or switching sugar for salt,” one other said.
“I is likely to be that petty.”
Many Reddit users shared personal experiences with similar roommate disputes, a lot of which also involved snack-snatchers grabbing their groceries.
“It may only work when no person in the home is a thieving a–hole, and everybody agrees on whatever [the] parameters [are],” one person advised.
Of the greater than 150 responses, there was just one vote against the unique poster.
“Grow a spine and tell him off,” the response read.
But Lisa Mirza Grotts, an etiquette expert in San Francisco, California, disagreed with that advice.
“A closed mouth avoids open regret,” Grotts told Fox News Digital.
“He used non-verbal communication to correct the flawed.”
Taking without asking or without compensating is the “ultimate roommate faux pas,” she added.
“Shared spaces demand mutual respect, especially when there’s an agreement in place,” Grotts continued.
“It will not be a legal contract, but it surely’s a social one.”
Grotts offered a golden rule for roommates: “For those who wouldn’t borrow it from a neighbor without asking, don’t borrow it from a roommate.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the unique poster on Reddit for comment.
Social media users jumped to defend a person whose roommate accused him of being “petty” and “killing the vibe” since the man moved his groceries to a private mini fridge to stop his items from being taken.
“I rent a flat with two other guys,” the slighted roommate posted on Reddit.
“All of us agreed we’d buy our own groceries and label stuff,” wrote the person, who said he was 31 years old.
“Considered one of them keeps ‘by accident’ using my stuff,” he added.
Although his fellow tenant promised to exchange the items he used, including milk, eggs and low, he rarely ever did, the frustrated apartment mate griped.
“I ended saying anything and just began moving my stuff into my room’s mini fridge,” the person said.
That prompted the roommate to call him out.
“Now he’s calling me petty and says I’m ‘killing the vibe,’” the unique poster wrote.
“I’m not his parent.”
The person turned to social media users to assist him determine if he was within the flawed for being “territorial” about his food within the shared living space.
He received overwhelming support — with some 1,300 positive “upvote” clicks on the post.
“If he doesn’t replace what he uses, then has a hissy [fit] about you not making those items available to him, then he knows he’s benefiting from it and is just mad you set the boundary,” one commenter said.
“What a way of entitlement that he actually complains when he can not take your things,” one other Redditor said.
Some people really useful hypothetical responses that the 31-year-old could give his mooching roommate.
“I’d be asking what his contribution to ‘the vibe’ was,” a social media user wrote.
One other offered, “You mean the vibe of you stealing my groceries? Yeah, I’m killing that vibe obviously.”
“We’re roommates, not life partners,” yet one more said.
Some suggested the unique poster show the apartment mate what “petty” really looks like.
“Start ‘by accident’ wearing his clothes,” one person commented.
“Being petty could be putting your milk back within the fridge once it’s gone off, or switching sugar for salt,” one other said.
“I is likely to be that petty.”
Many Reddit users shared personal experiences with similar roommate disputes, a lot of which also involved snack-snatchers grabbing their groceries.
“It may only work when no person in the home is a thieving a–hole, and everybody agrees on whatever [the] parameters [are],” one person advised.
Of the greater than 150 responses, there was just one vote against the unique poster.
“Grow a spine and tell him off,” the response read.
But Lisa Mirza Grotts, an etiquette expert in San Francisco, California, disagreed with that advice.
“A closed mouth avoids open regret,” Grotts told Fox News Digital.
“He used non-verbal communication to correct the flawed.”
Taking without asking or without compensating is the “ultimate roommate faux pas,” she added.
“Shared spaces demand mutual respect, especially when there’s an agreement in place,” Grotts continued.
“It will not be a legal contract, but it surely’s a social one.”
Grotts offered a golden rule for roommates: “For those who wouldn’t borrow it from a neighbor without asking, don’t borrow it from a roommate.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the unique poster on Reddit for comment.
