My roommate keeps 'borrowing' my expensive shampoo and conditioner.
By @colekinda · Friends
She has her own stuff but says mine works better for her hair, so she just uses it whenever she wants without asking. I'm a broke college student and this stuff is not cheap.
The full story
so my roommate is generally fine, we get along okay, but this one thing is driving me crazy. i have a specific hair type and i have to buy this expensive shampoo and conditioner from a salon. it's like $40 a bottle and i budget for it. she has her own suave or whatever from the grocery store. a few weeks ago i noticed my shampoo was going down way faster than usual. i didn't say anything at first, i thought i was imagining it. but then i put a little mark on the bottle with a sharpie, and yeah, it's definitely not just me using it. i finally confronted her about it and she was just like 'oh yeah, sorry, i just love the way it makes my hair feel!' like it was no big deal. she said she'd stop but the mark on the bottle keeps moving down. i feel like i'm going crazy. i don't want to start a huge fight over shampoo but it's the principle of the thing, and also i literally cannot afford to be buying this for two people. i've started taking it into my room with me after i shower which feels insane. am i overreacting to this? it feels so petty but also so disrespectful.
How people voted
- OP Is Right — 26% (38 votes)
- Both Messy — 37% (53 votes)
- OP Is Wrong — 37% (54 votes)
Readers are split: “OP Is Wrong” leads with 37% — 145 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@alsoyikes — The lack of boundaries here is the real issue.
@karawelp — time to get a new bottle and put nair in it
@yarafr — So glad I live alone.
@mae — If she can't respect your stuff, she doesn't respect you.
@ezra — I mean if you're leaving it in the shared shower what do you expect?
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