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What to do in this roommate situation?
So I live in a townhouse with three other girls. One girl does not want to pay for cable tv. Tv is expensive especially with the special channels and recording service we use. So three of use divide that expense. The internet expense is divided by all of us meaning the one girl pays a small amount. This has been the same for two years now. Months ago I noticed she had been watching the tv while we were in class or at work. I could tell because the channel would be left on one none of us watch and the on demand recently watched showed similar evidence. I asked if she wanted to start watching the tv and paying part like we do and she said no. So after that I locked every single channel, the on demand, and the DVR. I picked a very easy pin number so that us three could easily remember it. I believe that she has found out what the code is because I found one of my DVR recordings was stopped in the middle of it when I went to press play. The other two girls did not watch this show so it only leaves the girl who doesn't pay. So I changed the code to something more complex but is that all I should do? This girl doesn't take confrontation well. She is the type to mess with you and remember things like this months later if I were to say something. Is there a way for me to get her to tell the truth without her realizing it? Like trick her. She is pretty intelligent and a good liar.
Also, please no comments about how I shouldn't live with this annoying roommate. She is moving out this summer and we can't afford to kick her out now.
3 Answers
- sanibel_999Lv 57 years ago
The camera suggestion is a good one if you really feel the need to catch her in the act, but my suggestion is that you need to let this go. You already know she will be leaving in the summer.
I understand wanting to be fair and have everyone pay their fair share.
Do you ever invite friends over to watch a movie? Do you expect them to pay for the cable for the time they spend with you.
She's decided that she can't afford the cable and you can maybe consider this sharing with a friend.
You sound a little petty trying to find some way to trick her into confessing and blocking every channel. You know some of those channels are free even without cable. It would have been nice if you came to some sort of compromise that you unblock the free channels that you can get over the airwaves (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, etc.) Are you trying to get back at her for something else?
If you let her get to you and let this upset you so much that you need to go around placing cameras and worry about how she is going to get back at you then you've already let her win.
Did you consider one of your other roommates gave her the code because they don't see this as big a deal as you do? How do you think she is getting the code?
- ?Lv 77 years ago
just change the password again. or hide a camera in the room with the tv and catch her red handed watch tv.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Just change the code again and make sure she doesn't figure it out