So I’m a UK Uni student who lives with 4 other people. Two I like and am happy to live with. Both have gone home over lockdown and won’t be back until next semester. Another I barely talk to. And finally, one who’s an awful person.
He’s a Covid denier who thinks that since the worst case scenarios predicted didn’t happen, everyone was wrong about the virus and we should have just ignored it and has openly stated that he’s in favour of letting the old and vulnerable due to protect the economy.
He claims that experts shouldn’t be listened to due to a handful of occasions where they were wrong.
He has a nasty habit of attacking people for different political beliefs and loves to act superior while disparaging others as idiots.
He’s incredibly self-centred, refusing to help with the cleaning claiming it’s not his stuff.
He’s a racist who wishes that Trump designates BLM a terrorist organisation.
He’s a misogynist who’s complained how women’s abuse charities have been hijacked by radical, extreme feminists.
He believes that ADHD (which I told him I have) is fake and when I pointed out that literally every qualified organisation disagrees with him, his response was that those same organisations think climate change is real. Yes, he’s a climate denier as well.
You’re probably wondering why I’m living with him then. One of the two housemates I like invited me to live with him. Unfortunately, that came with the others, including him. I didn’t know him at the time so I didn’t know what I was getting myself into.
I’ve given some thoughts to moving but am reluctant to do so for three reasons:
1: the house is incredibly cheap. Chances are, moving will see my rent go up by £50 or more.
2: the house is in a great location with multiple nearby shops, pubs and the house of one of my closest friends is nearby.
3: moving out will require me to find a replacement tenant. I’m still obliged to pay rent until I find one which can be very difficult. I can’t afford to be paying for two houses.
Therefore, I need to find a way to deal with him. My solution so far has to just not engage with him which has worked out alright but when I’m with others (such as the two housemates I like) and he’s around, he tends to but in. Not to mention he’s loud and opinionated so it’s hard to avoid his lectures when I’m anywhere near. I try to ignore him, but I honestly just feel the urge to punch him often and it’s hard to resist. Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with him?
Tl;dr: I need advice on how to manage a toxic housemate.
Submitted December 04, 2020 at 11:58AM by GuyHere12345 https://ift.tt/37yPGIg
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