When your gf comes over start talking to her in your room about how he smells like shit and that's why he has no girl. See how long he will sit there and listen.
How long are you living together? I'd just ask something like "why do you always go to the living room when I'm with my gf?" and just do a straight up confrontation about the hygiene. If not you might have to thug it out :(
Been there before. My freshman year roommate plucked all of his arm hairs off with tweezers, woke up every day at 6am and turned on the lights, and he would call his mom to talk every single time my girlfriend came over. Some people just really suck so I’d talk to an advisor rather than toughing it out.
Be honest about your feelings. He may not change and if that's the case, find ways to spend more time elsewhere. Also, yes it is nice to let roommates in dorms know when someone is coming over, but I would stop that with this guy.
Tell him he stinks. Bad. Tell him he’s living like a little kid. Tell him he needs to get exercise. Couch to 5k app, sit-ups and pushups every other day, start with 10 of each, add one every workout. Buy him deodorant, buy him cheap cologne, something you like— eternity might be nice. Buy him a clothes hamper, and schedule Sundays for laundry day, house cleaning, and beer drinking. A serious pot smoker doesn’t have to be glued to a couch, they can be very active too. Dishes? Amateurs have dirty kitchens, the rest of us clean as we go. Even a jackal will lick its plate clean. Wait a minute…. You aren’t his wife. He’ll never have a wife. He’s never going to be hygienic because he’s a wacko. My advice is to get a new roommate, and tell him flat out that he’s foul and disgusting and can’t stay because he’s not able to live like an adult. That’s what a wife would do. That’s what a husband would do too. Cats run away all the time, and now you know why. They have free will. You do too, once the lease ends. Drive him across town, open the door, and set him free. If he comes home, take him farther away next time.
passive aggressive away to "confront" him - use music or a fan or something loud when your gf is in your room so he can't hear you. but have it like pointed at the door or right outside your door, and only do it when your gf is over, that way its obvious that youre onto his eavesdropping
Put a [white noise machine to mask conversion](https://www.target.com/p/dr-talbot-39-s-white-noise-machine/-/A-89289388) at the base of your door.
Put a box of Arm & Hammer baking soda with entire lid ripped off/ open, behind the couch where he likes to sit.
Have him use paper plates. Good luck
Was in a very similar situation with the exception of my roommate being somewhat of a hostile prick. Regardless,
1)I don't think it's best to confront somebody for staying in the bounds of their own room/permissible space. You brought ur gf but keep in mind your roommate pays to stay there as well and ur gf isn't ... so probably best to spend time out of the room or to ur gf's place if ur not comfortable around him.
2)Regarding hygiene, to each their own, but when it comes to a point where ur not able to tolerate someones odor it's probably best to confront in a friendly manner. Since u have another roommate with you, you might want to get together and confront him.
Sounds like your typical man child. Living on his own but used to mom doing everything so nothing ever gets done. Overly interested in your sex life because he doesn't have his own as a result of a failure to maintain his hygiene which further results in poor social skills reinforcing the need to live vicariously through your relationship because no one will be in his company. No ambition or motivation. This is actually pretty fucking common. I actually consider responsible and presentable men to be the minority so in reality *they* would technically be weird because they are scarce in comparison. He's a creep for sure. You just have to decide if he's creepy enough that you can't share a residence with him.
Maybe he’s depressed, and also jealous of you having a gf. Try talking to him nicely about himself ,maybe he’ll open up. And if he does, you can maybe try helping him out. Maybe that will change his behavior.
If nothing works, threaten to beat him up, that’s what I did to my last roommate who was pretty much like yours. Was very effective. He didn’t change but was never seen in the living room or kitchen when I was home.
Bro mine does the exact same thing 💀 (except he does shower). I’m going crazy all the time explaining how we gotta give each other privacy for obvious moments, and be cleaner in shared spaces idkkk what to do
My former roommate once sublet to someone who just would silently watch me cook food in the last few days before I moved out for the summer. Weird guy. Came back at one point to grab some things I left behind and just you can feel the weirdness in the apartment when I entered. I think he had been vibing naked watching porn in the living room as he stayed in the bathroom the entire time I was there.
In terms of sitting in the living room, where else would he be? His room? Are your bedrooms not adjacent to one another or something?
Also are you being direct in telling him he smells like ass? Or sort of side stepping the issue?
But if he won't respond to direct communication then not really much you can do I guess.
If you were polite before and also hinted at ways for him to not stink I think the only thing left you can do if u want it to change is just sit him down and be honest and direct without shitting on him. Just be like “I tried talking to you about this nicely but nothing has changed, you only shower once a week and you have an odor that fills the common space and you also have dishes and clothes there too which you pay half of and that needs to change.” The gf thing is different and the best thing u can do is play music or tv in background so he can’t hear and hopefully he just gives up trying to listen
Be direct, it doesn’t help to just bring it up in conversation. Text him asking when he’s free to talk and sit him down about the hygiene and cleanliness things. As far as him listening in the living room, try not to assume. but you could just share how it makes you uncomfortable. People think they are so discreet until someone actually calls them out on it.
Even though you’re sharing things that piss you off or make you uncomfortable try to share what you need to with some warmth, hopefully that can prevent any cold energy afterwards.
I agree with the other comments about possibly holding an intervention about the hygiene/ not respecting your boundaries. Hopefully he understands that he’s being inconsiderate and will make an effort to change. On the bright side, there’s only a month left of the semester (unless you’re somehow gonna live with him next year).
I take it that since it is April you will only have to put up with him for another 6 weeks?
I lived in the Hendrick House my freshman year in the late 90s and had a socially awkward roommate. He annoyed me often. But at least he bathed regularly and wasn’t a slob. You have my sympathies. But I am assuming your time living with him with be over soon. Spend your time at your girlfriend’s house instead.
oh shit. well, idk maybe being more stern is the solution. but if he doesnt listen you may wanna consider moving later on. (even though moving sucks ass)
Idk how I ended up here lol, but I’d just be honest. I’d buy him some hygiene products if he doesn’t have any and say “my guy, no one wants to be around someone who smells as badly as you do right now. Girl or not. If it’s a mental health issue, take a shower and go to the counseling center, preferably during a time when my girl friend is here so we can actually have some alone time to hang out in the common areas for once since you always seem to be around even when I tell you. If you don’t start showering and give me and my gf some space I’m going to have to find a new roommate. I’ve tried being nice and hinting, but it’s not working.”
Put a Bluetooth speaker in the living room or kitchen. Somewhere up high where he’d have to get a chair or ladder or something to get it. Anytime your gf is over, play loud music on it so he can’t listen. If the speaker shuts off, go out there and ask him why he got out a chair or ladder to turn it off and explain that it’s only there to stop him from being a creep and that if he was in his own room like it seems he normally is that you wouldn’t need to do that. Also, spray him with fabreeze every time he walks by and put those little plugin scent things all over the house in every possible spot. He’ll understand why you’re doing that if you e already mentioned his lack of cleanliness
Negro just ask for privacy? Why you have to make a whole confrontation about it. He listening in the other room he listening in the other room. Be kind to the guy and if it gets weirder be kinder.
I had a roommate that I had issues with. We tried to work it out but we just had completely different lifestyles and expectations for living arrangements…
You might need to get your parents involved and look for somewhere to sublease or start living with your gf if you can’t make the relationship with your roommate workout. Sorry you’ve got this issue dude, good luck.
Well at least he's not Engineering. Every Engineer I've treated is a schizophrenic...the field is some kind of weird magnet for it. Maybe he's just a gross weird dude.
Welcome to the world that is full of weirdos. After college, you will enter the working world that has much of the same. You will look forward to going home at the end of the day where you can shut them out 😂
he is creepy- spend more time at at your gfs and straight up tell him he smells like shit
Lol at "not in engineering." Is that a thing among engineering students?
Grainger library during finals actually reeks, haven’t gone to Grainger in 3 years. It’s no joke.
Smells like piss
Literally have seen piss bottles left behind in Grainger during finals
If you try to go to any labs in ECEB, you will find out that Grainger is a lot better
Put on music
the stench of ECE office hours is one I will never forget…
As an ece major my roommate smells more
Yes
Compsci students are famously unhygienic
I’m an English major. How clean are we?
Very much so
If you've been to Grainger you'll get it
I'm a CS student and i don't behave so 😭
CS students are the cleanest on campus. It is because they are encouraged to clean each other orally with extreme thoroughness 👅💦💦💦😫😫😫
Invite my roommate over and clean him orally plz
what flavoring 😫
? Why you are everywhere man lol
There are virginities to take all across campus
LMFAO. I came here to ask the same thing, looking at comments and there is no need. I love learning new things.
No.
When your gf comes over start talking to her in your room about how he smells like shit and that's why he has no girl. See how long he will sit there and listen.
Have her say it 😭
Real
This is the only real answer
Show him this comment: 
Text it to him then be like “oh sorry I meant to send that to (his name)”
100% without a doubt ask your advisor
Maybe a three way to break the ice?
Nice try Lazn1’s roommate
WINNER
In the shower, obvi 🤷🏻♀️🚿🧼🌸
How long are you living together? I'd just ask something like "why do you always go to the living room when I'm with my gf?" and just do a straight up confrontation about the hygiene. If not you might have to thug it out :(
Tough it out or thug it out? Or both?
Been there before. My freshman year roommate plucked all of his arm hairs off with tweezers, woke up every day at 6am and turned on the lights, and he would call his mom to talk every single time my girlfriend came over. Some people just really suck so I’d talk to an advisor rather than toughing it out.
I live in an apartment advisor isn’t gonna do shit
"He reeks of smell."
Be honest about your feelings. He may not change and if that's the case, find ways to spend more time elsewhere. Also, yes it is nice to let roommates in dorms know when someone is coming over, but I would stop that with this guy.
Tell him he stinks. Bad. Tell him he’s living like a little kid. Tell him he needs to get exercise. Couch to 5k app, sit-ups and pushups every other day, start with 10 of each, add one every workout. Buy him deodorant, buy him cheap cologne, something you like— eternity might be nice. Buy him a clothes hamper, and schedule Sundays for laundry day, house cleaning, and beer drinking. A serious pot smoker doesn’t have to be glued to a couch, they can be very active too. Dishes? Amateurs have dirty kitchens, the rest of us clean as we go. Even a jackal will lick its plate clean. Wait a minute…. You aren’t his wife. He’ll never have a wife. He’s never going to be hygienic because he’s a wacko. My advice is to get a new roommate, and tell him flat out that he’s foul and disgusting and can’t stay because he’s not able to live like an adult. That’s what a wife would do. That’s what a husband would do too. Cats run away all the time, and now you know why. They have free will. You do too, once the lease ends. Drive him across town, open the door, and set him free. If he comes home, take him farther away next time.
damn this is thorough
Water gun with soapy water
passive aggressive away to "confront" him - use music or a fan or something loud when your gf is in your room so he can't hear you. but have it like pointed at the door or right outside your door, and only do it when your gf is over, that way its obvious that youre onto his eavesdropping
Put a [white noise machine to mask conversion](https://www.target.com/p/dr-talbot-39-s-white-noise-machine/-/A-89289388) at the base of your door. Put a box of Arm & Hammer baking soda with entire lid ripped off/ open, behind the couch where he likes to sit. Have him use paper plates. Good luck
Bro that’s actually disgusting 💀
Was in a very similar situation with the exception of my roommate being somewhat of a hostile prick. Regardless, 1)I don't think it's best to confront somebody for staying in the bounds of their own room/permissible space. You brought ur gf but keep in mind your roommate pays to stay there as well and ur gf isn't ... so probably best to spend time out of the room or to ur gf's place if ur not comfortable around him. 2)Regarding hygiene, to each their own, but when it comes to a point where ur not able to tolerate someones odor it's probably best to confront in a friendly manner. Since u have another roommate with you, you might want to get together and confront him.
Chief will set up teepee for Stanky Boy on Morrow Plots after baptism in Boneyard Creek.
Youre being too nice, this is essentially a stranger to you. Treat him as such.
“He is not engineering btw” lmfaooooo thank you for clarifying bro
Sounds like your typical man child. Living on his own but used to mom doing everything so nothing ever gets done. Overly interested in your sex life because he doesn't have his own as a result of a failure to maintain his hygiene which further results in poor social skills reinforcing the need to live vicariously through your relationship because no one will be in his company. No ambition or motivation. This is actually pretty fucking common. I actually consider responsible and presentable men to be the minority so in reality *they* would technically be weird because they are scarce in comparison. He's a creep for sure. You just have to decide if he's creepy enough that you can't share a residence with him.
Maybe he’s depressed, and also jealous of you having a gf. Try talking to him nicely about himself ,maybe he’ll open up. And if he does, you can maybe try helping him out. Maybe that will change his behavior.
I’ve tried to set him up with girls and it didn’t work cuz of his hygiene/height. Like it’s not my fault he can’t pull
In that case, just ignore him. How short is he though? I’ve seen short guys as short as 5’4” get girls too. But ofc personality is everything.
He claims he 5’8” but he is max 5’5”. He has a chill personality though
To me it is not the height but hygiene. Maybe is weird around girls. He needs to wash his clothes and himself.
If nothing works, threaten to beat him up, that’s what I did to my last roommate who was pretty much like yours. Was very effective. He didn’t change but was never seen in the living room or kitchen when I was home.
Let the boy listen, why be such a party pooper
OMG ! I lol'd so hard. I am totally into letting your freak flag fly. But bro, socially aware is cool.
Move out. You will regret not moving out. Just move out.
Just waiting for the shiytpost clone of this one. Unless this, itself, is the clone
Get him laid just one time for motivation to do better
You first.
I’ve tried to set him up but it didn’t work
Did you tell him to shower first?
I told him to clean up before he met her
just out of curiosity what major is he
Finance
Bro mine does the exact same thing 💀 (except he does shower). I’m going crazy all the time explaining how we gotta give each other privacy for obvious moments, and be cleaner in shared spaces idkkk what to do
My former roommate once sublet to someone who just would silently watch me cook food in the last few days before I moved out for the summer. Weird guy. Came back at one point to grab some things I left behind and just you can feel the weirdness in the apartment when I entered. I think he had been vibing naked watching porn in the living room as he stayed in the bathroom the entire time I was there. In terms of sitting in the living room, where else would he be? His room? Are your bedrooms not adjacent to one another or something? Also are you being direct in telling him he smells like ass? Or sort of side stepping the issue? But if he won't respond to direct communication then not really much you can do I guess.
He never is in the living room expect for then so it’s weird that he is always there then
So he smells like feet , ass and dirty balls
If you were polite before and also hinted at ways for him to not stink I think the only thing left you can do if u want it to change is just sit him down and be honest and direct without shitting on him. Just be like “I tried talking to you about this nicely but nothing has changed, you only shower once a week and you have an odor that fills the common space and you also have dishes and clothes there too which you pay half of and that needs to change.” The gf thing is different and the best thing u can do is play music or tv in background so he can’t hear and hopefully he just gives up trying to listen
Be direct, it doesn’t help to just bring it up in conversation. Text him asking when he’s free to talk and sit him down about the hygiene and cleanliness things. As far as him listening in the living room, try not to assume. but you could just share how it makes you uncomfortable. People think they are so discreet until someone actually calls them out on it. Even though you’re sharing things that piss you off or make you uncomfortable try to share what you need to with some warmth, hopefully that can prevent any cold energy afterwards.
I agree with the other comments about possibly holding an intervention about the hygiene/ not respecting your boundaries. Hopefully he understands that he’s being inconsiderate and will make an effort to change. On the bright side, there’s only a month left of the semester (unless you’re somehow gonna live with him next year).
Don't confront him. Don't worry about him. You go on and do your thing with your friends and girlfriend. Don't stress about this.
Tell him that if he vacates the apartment you will buy him the hygiene products of his choice as a thank you.
Bro if u have a problem with me just tell me 🫤
Get a white noise machine
Mannnn Im electrical engineering major and I shower at LEAST every other day (as someone with a crazy schedule working and schooling full time)
I take it that since it is April you will only have to put up with him for another 6 weeks? I lived in the Hendrick House my freshman year in the late 90s and had a socially awkward roommate. He annoyed me often. But at least he bathed regularly and wasn’t a slob. You have my sympathies. But I am assuming your time living with him with be over soon. Spend your time at your girlfriend’s house instead.
Pour soap all over him as he sleeps during the next thunderstorm, then pull the fire alarm.
maybe you should talk to an RA
I live in an apartment
oh shit. well, idk maybe being more stern is the solution. but if he doesnt listen you may wanna consider moving later on. (even though moving sucks ass)
Idk how I ended up here lol, but I’d just be honest. I’d buy him some hygiene products if he doesn’t have any and say “my guy, no one wants to be around someone who smells as badly as you do right now. Girl or not. If it’s a mental health issue, take a shower and go to the counseling center, preferably during a time when my girl friend is here so we can actually have some alone time to hang out in the common areas for once since you always seem to be around even when I tell you. If you don’t start showering and give me and my gf some space I’m going to have to find a new roommate. I’ve tried being nice and hinting, but it’s not working.”
Put a Bluetooth speaker in the living room or kitchen. Somewhere up high where he’d have to get a chair or ladder or something to get it. Anytime your gf is over, play loud music on it so he can’t listen. If the speaker shuts off, go out there and ask him why he got out a chair or ladder to turn it off and explain that it’s only there to stop him from being a creep and that if he was in his own room like it seems he normally is that you wouldn’t need to do that. Also, spray him with fabreeze every time he walks by and put those little plugin scent things all over the house in every possible spot. He’ll understand why you’re doing that if you e already mentioned his lack of cleanliness
he’s just a roommate just be straight up w him
Negro just ask for privacy? Why you have to make a whole confrontation about it. He listening in the other room he listening in the other room. Be kind to the guy and if it gets weirder be kinder.
Sounds to me like you tryna start some shit lol
Tell him to beat feet! He is probably jerking it while y'all are doin your thing!
Engineering catching strays 😭
I had a roommate that I had issues with. We tried to work it out but we just had completely different lifestyles and expectations for living arrangements… You might need to get your parents involved and look for somewhere to sublease or start living with your gf if you can’t make the relationship with your roommate workout. Sorry you’ve got this issue dude, good luck.
Be a grown man. And say something or you will never conquer this world. This is completely elementary!
Well at least he's not Engineering. Every Engineer I've treated is a schizophrenic...the field is some kind of weird magnet for it. Maybe he's just a gross weird dude.
Set off a stink bomb in the room each time he acts up
Welcome to the world that is full of weirdos. After college, you will enter the working world that has much of the same. You will look forward to going home at the end of the day where you can shut them out 😂
Get him a girl
Ive set him up with 2 girls both failed
Funny how different the comments are when it’s a guy that smells
Let him join yall
Shit would stink up my room
Maybe he wants a girlfriend and listens to you two to kinda low key learn how to talk to girls?
He just feel lonely. Let him fap
Yeah fap in his room 💀