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So I moved into this house in South Philly a couple months ago. I found the house/roommate through craigslist but as it turned out, I ended up sorta knowing the chick from mutual friends, but didnt know her real well. Well so far everything has been going okay. I mean, there's always gonna be the usual little annoyances, but for the most part, no problems. It's just the two of us, and theres a small middle bedroom, but she uses it as a study.
So the other day she sits me down to talk to me about something. My roommate is in grad school and soon after we moved in she had a little get together with some of her class mates and i met some of them. One of them was this Chinese girl that barely spoke English that moved to Philly just to go to school. She came with her husband. They were nice enough and on the quiet side. Well she tells me that apparently her husband wants a divorce and is kicking her out in 3 weeks and she has no where to live. Long story short, she said she was thinking about having this girl move in with us for 6 months, until the end of the semester.
Now one of my main concerns when I was looking for a place to live was that i only wanted ONE roommate...unless it was some ideal setup, and then maybe I'd have two. But for the most part, I really only wanted one. and I was willing to pay more rent to have just one roommate. I couldve moved in somewhere and paid less and had 2 or 3 roommate, but i opted to not do that. So my roommate wants to move this chick in, that I don't even know, for 6 months. I'm just getting used to living here myself, and my roommate and I are still getting used to eachothers schedules and sorting out house responsibilities and who does what when and all that stuff. When I brought up the fact that lots of college students look for roommates for just semester very often, she said that this girl did not wanna move in with someone she didnt know. (my thoughts....tough shit, not my problem.) but i didnt say that. she also brought up the point that the one advantage for me would be that my bills would be less b/c it would be split amongst three. And also threw in that it would help out HER financially for bills (so she says) with the extra money. I thought this was kinda shitty b/c she wouldnt dock my rent although I would have the inconvenience of living with a 3rd roommate, when if I was willing to put up with that sort of inconvenience in the first place, I could've originally set out to find a place with 2 or more roommates and paid much less in rent.
its her house, so I guess she could technically do whatever the f*** she wants. but I find this kinda shitty. and if I put my foot down and say "no i dont want a 3rd roommate" ultimately it's her decision and she could have her move in anyway and I just look like the bitch. she's acting like she really wants to help this girl, but I think maybe she just wants extra cash.
what should I do? i hate to create waves and make an uncomfortable living situation, but I don't want a 3rd roommate, especially if my rent stays the same. I didnt sign up for this.
So the other day she sits me down to talk to me about something. My roommate is in grad school and soon after we moved in she had a little get together with some of her class mates and i met some of them. One of them was this Chinese girl that barely spoke English that moved to Philly just to go to school. She came with her husband. They were nice enough and on the quiet side. Well she tells me that apparently her husband wants a divorce and is kicking her out in 3 weeks and she has no where to live. Long story short, she said she was thinking about having this girl move in with us for 6 months, until the end of the semester.
Now one of my main concerns when I was looking for a place to live was that i only wanted ONE roommate...unless it was some ideal setup, and then maybe I'd have two. But for the most part, I really only wanted one. and I was willing to pay more rent to have just one roommate. I couldve moved in somewhere and paid less and had 2 or 3 roommate, but i opted to not do that. So my roommate wants to move this chick in, that I don't even know, for 6 months. I'm just getting used to living here myself, and my roommate and I are still getting used to eachothers schedules and sorting out house responsibilities and who does what when and all that stuff. When I brought up the fact that lots of college students look for roommates for just semester very often, she said that this girl did not wanna move in with someone she didnt know. (my thoughts....tough shit, not my problem.) but i didnt say that. she also brought up the point that the one advantage for me would be that my bills would be less b/c it would be split amongst three. And also threw in that it would help out HER financially for bills (so she says) with the extra money. I thought this was kinda shitty b/c she wouldnt dock my rent although I would have the inconvenience of living with a 3rd roommate, when if I was willing to put up with that sort of inconvenience in the first place, I could've originally set out to find a place with 2 or more roommates and paid much less in rent.
its her house, so I guess she could technically do whatever the f*** she wants. but I find this kinda shitty. and if I put my foot down and say "no i dont want a 3rd roommate" ultimately it's her decision and she could have her move in anyway and I just look like the bitch. she's acting like she really wants to help this girl, but I think maybe she just wants extra cash.
what should I do? i hate to create waves and make an uncomfortable living situation, but I don't want a 3rd roommate, especially if my rent stays the same. I didnt sign up for this.