31-Year-Old Tenant Surprised When Her Live-in Landlords Demand She Cook for Them After a Single Shared Dinner— She Makes Them Regret It

One shared dinner with her landlords led to immediate demands for more, so she responded by cooking increasingly tempting meals for herself. What would you do in this situation?

I am convinced that one of the greatest ways the younger generations have been let down is the fact that we have been forced, by the high cost of living and impossible real estate prices, to live with other adults well past our mid-20s and into our 30s. No one can afford houses or to live on their own. And when they finally can afford to buy a house, they can only justify the mortgage by getting a roommate to live with them again.

Thus grows an epidemic of adults living as roommates and “live-in landlords” who have purchased a property and then need to get a roommate or roommates to help meet the mortgage. This presents a uniquely bizarre situation where someone has the chance to be both a bad roommate AND a bad landlord simultaneously. They don’t want a roommate, but they have to have one, so it’s not much fun for anyone.

Adults were not meant to live together in the same dwelling at this age. Outside of a romantic partnership, of course. And even that has its trying moments. It takes a strong bond, mutual understanding and goals, and a lot of willpower to make even that work.