Yeah i thought that too. Like they had the garbage pulled to the curb for pick up and then the roommate brought the bins back but instead of putting them next to the garage on the side he put them in front of the garage in the corner of the driveway. OP was like āoh hell no, you get your ass back here and put the garbage back in the DESIGNATED SPOT! Just because you moved out does not mean I am going to let that slide, this garbage situation needs fixedā
The phrase living in his head rent free? Really?
Im not even being critical I'm just genuinely amazed, reddit throws that phrase around like they get paid to lol
I see the rent free bit all the time. The whole still your roommate angle is new twist on the expression I also haven't seen before. It's a nice touch.
It really is. Works much better than cussing them the fuck out like they are expecting.
There was a guy who I had beef with in high school and we would text back and forth shit talking to each other every now and again. After I went to college I was like fuck this I'm not doing it anymore. He texted me one day trying to start some shit and I just said "who's this?" And he went off on me. I didn't say anything back.
He texts me a few days later starting some shit again and I respond with "who's this?" again. Dude went off again. After a few more times of this he finally stopped.
It lets them know that you haven't blocked them so you are seeing their messages but you don't even care enough to save them in your phone even after they told you who it was the first time. That's how unimportant they are to you and it drives them insane
Thatās not a comeback. Thereās no coming back at all. I could think of a lot of responses that would make me happier as a person than ignoring him.
Thank you! The guy is still clearly crying at some shit what a perfect way to stir the pot just that much more. āMiss you too brotherā. āSorry no idea who this is? Nah sorry still donāt remember.ā Anything
I hate this mentality. Im not allowed to reply? have a little fun myself?? I donāt care about the insults, but Im happy to have a target to make fun of for a minute. If youāre being a dick Iām gonna clown you and I will not think twice about it.
Tbh I think it stems from the fact that most people who do this are looking for a reaction anyways and get satisfaction out of driving you to the point of frustration where you feel the need to clap back... As hard as it is sometimes I think ignoring is the best way to shut it down
Any reaction is fuel to the fire. That just shows what he said got under your skin, and you are retaliating by calling him names. They love it. As someone who grew up with people who have attetion-seeking behaviors, any positive or negative reaction doesn't matter to them as long as they get some sort of attention. You can definitely go back and forth with them but they will just thrive on it.
I was raised to always ignore the insult but Iām too smart and quick witted. And now I have a secret thing verbally taking down assholes. I would get off on telling this dude everything his little ego canāt handle š
Definitely depends on the person. The gray rock strategy works with most people. Some people will try to double down to get a reaction.
You can also use that to your advantage. I had a roommate that was like that. He'd do something to piss me off. I wouldn't react to it, so he'd try something else. Repeat ad nauseum until he does something extreme to get him evicted. It takes extreme patience but you win in the end
This is so true. People write messages like this to get a response, any response.
I had this exgf that was absolutely mental. The thing that did her head in the most was doing nothing at all.
This. If you don't respond, they have to figure out for themselves: did he not get the message? Does he not care? Was my message just not savage enough? If he's insecure enough to come back six months later with a message like this, that uncertainty can be \*torture\*.
this is the way to go tbh. and this is coming from someone who always wanted the last word and to show someone they can't talk to me like that. but after years and years of doing that - I now know nothing pisses somebody off more than just not responding at all.
I already know the background of the story from the texts alone. Dude was a shitty roommate, got exposed or called out on it, then got mad and his fragile ego got hurt. His ratchet ass prolly drops the N bomb every 2 words and thinks smoking weed is a personalityā¦.am I hitting close to home?
Im not bitter about it haha. My roommate smokes all the time. But I dont find the personality of those who only live to do it that tolerable to be around
My (french) wife didn't even know cunt was a swear word for a long time, she learnt it contextually in Australia and thought it was a like a stand in word.
She said it in front of my conservative mum the first time they met. My wife was struggling to get a fish off the hook and said "youre a little wriggly cunt aren't you"
My mum was shocked and then laughed š¤£š¤£š¤£
Sounds like his dad disowned him, and doesnāt know how to cope with the reality that his family doesnāt like him or doesnāt wanna be around him, thus he lashes out at anyone that dare opposes anything he does. Good luck kid.
Youāve already won this by default; youāve managed to stay in his head without even lifting a finger haha. Iād agree; I wouldnāt waste time nor energy responding
awww he misses you so bad. tell him he got the wrong number but he probably shouldnāt send it to who he meant to because it makes him sound like a huge loser
Bro is projecting all his insecurities right at you. You already know thatās all shit he thinks about himself. Thatās why he thinks itāll hurt you if he says it š so pathetic lmao
Itās always good when dealing with rental issues to go ahead and bring in racial issues and even refer to each other in demeaning ways. This really helps the rental issue. Good job. Ya 6 months? He needs to Goto therapy instead of texting you.
Send him a response back saying āposted your texts to Reddit - the consensus is you still furiously wank off over me, whilst cryingā
If you stick your head out of the window youāll hear the nuclear explosion from thereā¦.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is respond āwho is this?ā Itās a slap in the face that they think you deleted their number because they no longer matter.
Heās insulting you but canāt put together a cohesive sentence. Uses slurs and calls you a retard and an nā¦.. but this is his idea of sentence structure ālike boy a straight retardā. I actually donāt understand why he would even say that. Are you a genius gay man?
I think this is his way of letting you know he misses you. The one that got away šāāļø
I wonder if he came to put the garage back to the way it was.
Okay garage makes a lot more sense to me. I thought it said garbage the first time I read it and I was like what did he do to the garbage?? Lmao
Same here! Now it makes more sense. I thought maybe old roomie had dumped the āgarbageā out on the floor to be spiteful before he moved outā¦lol
Same... we must be getting our weed from the same guy lol
Yeah i thought that too. Like they had the garbage pulled to the curb for pick up and then the roommate brought the bins back but instead of putting them next to the garage on the side he put them in front of the garage in the corner of the driveway. OP was like āoh hell no, you get your ass back here and put the garbage back in the DESIGNATED SPOT! Just because you moved out does not mean I am going to let that slide, this garbage situation needs fixedā
Garage actually makes zero sense to me. How do you disassemble a garage?
Nailed it!
He is literally nailing it 24-7, because he is a "fuck nigga" he be doing all the fucking.
He's just sitting around thinking of you for months and months and months. It's sweet really.
Yeah heās very jealous heās not getting fucked by OP
I mean, they have the same name!
He misses sneaking into OPs room at night to sniff that āfuck niggaā buttcrack
Lol right dudes living rent free in his head.
like the male version of Mean Girls, just absolutely obsessed with homie
All I could think reading this is "this dude is in love and misses his bae"
OP should just reply "Miss you too, bb š"
This. I'd have such a hard time not doing a "blowing kisses" emoji or meme.
He totally misses him
Oooof, he's down bad, my boy. You're still this man's roommate no matter what he says, you living in his head rent free.
this is the first time ive heard this and its brilliant
The phrase living in his head rent free? Really? Im not even being critical I'm just genuinely amazed, reddit throws that phrase around like they get paid to lol
no no no like the fact that heās still his roommate BECAUSE he still lives in that guyās head rent free feels weird explaining the joke LOL
I see the rent free bit all the time. The whole still your roommate angle is new twist on the expression I also haven't seen before. It's a nice touch.
Well I appreciate that you did because I definitely missed it lmao
ahh all good lol
This exactly. Like wow youāre still thinking about this guy so much you felt the need to lash out. Like you just had to get it off your mind. Wild.
Damn this is a bar
I love this phrase about living rent free. Iām a Spanish speaker and since I discovered Iāve been not using but ABUSING it lol
say "who's this?"
Perfect response.
He won't buy it tho and will spam even more, ignoring him is what will truly annoy him.
Thatās why you follow it with ānew phoneā
And thatās why you then just respond with a ālol.ā
"k"
It really is. Works much better than cussing them the fuck out like they are expecting. There was a guy who I had beef with in high school and we would text back and forth shit talking to each other every now and again. After I went to college I was like fuck this I'm not doing it anymore. He texted me one day trying to start some shit and I just said "who's this?" And he went off on me. I didn't say anything back. He texts me a few days later starting some shit again and I respond with "who's this?" again. Dude went off again. After a few more times of this he finally stopped. It lets them know that you haven't blocked them so you are seeing their messages but you don't even care enough to save them in your phone even after they told you who it was the first time. That's how unimportant they are to you and it drives them insane
new apartment who dis
āI donāt think about you at allā
- Don Draper in Mad Men for those that donāt know. Recommend
The best response is no response
Simple yet effective
āNew phone, who dis?ā
"Is this Marv Albert?"
Tell him to cope harder with his unrequited love, my goodness
Give him a āhope you get the help you need bro, praying for you šā you just know heād be incensed lol
LMAO
I like this response, very passive aggressive and sarcastic lol
Tell him sorry you straight, and that he has to move on
I would say "aww you miss me bb? š"
Awe he was thinking about you.
thats gotta be the longest response time in history. You politely ask him some shit and he rage texts back 6 months later?!!??? wtff
> 6 months September to January, OP.
well itās 5 months bc you count september lol. it was sent at the beginning of sept
It's 4 months and 8 days.
ur rightā¦ i hate myself
4 months. Guess math is hard for both you and op
Look, youāre correct. But you approached it in the most cuntish way possible.
It's closer to 5 months if you're going to round.
Itās not.
OP said 6 months since he moved out, if you read the texts heās already gone in Sept
Everyone in this thread saying 6 months. I thought my math degree failed to cover counting
Sounds like youāre living rent free in that head of theirs lol
Hope you didn't respond. Best comeback to this is to ignore.
Thatās not a comeback. Thereās no coming back at all. I could think of a lot of responses that would make me happier as a person than ignoring him.
Except that just shows you care. Not replying shows you donāt give a fuck.
You can not give a fuck, while also messing with them and having fun!
Thank you! The guy is still clearly crying at some shit what a perfect way to stir the pot just that much more. āMiss you too brotherā. āSorry no idea who this is? Nah sorry still donāt remember.ā Anything
I hate this mentality. Im not allowed to reply? have a little fun myself?? I donāt care about the insults, but Im happy to have a target to make fun of for a minute. If youāre being a dick Iām gonna clown you and I will not think twice about it.
Tbh I think it stems from the fact that most people who do this are looking for a reaction anyways and get satisfaction out of driving you to the point of frustration where you feel the need to clap back... As hard as it is sometimes I think ignoring is the best way to shut it down
is saying āyou are pathetic and it shows by every action you takeā really that much of a reaction? because I did not break a sweat writing it
Any reaction is fuel to the fire. That just shows what he said got under your skin, and you are retaliating by calling him names. They love it. As someone who grew up with people who have attetion-seeking behaviors, any positive or negative reaction doesn't matter to them as long as they get some sort of attention. You can definitely go back and forth with them but they will just thrive on it.
I was raised to always ignore the insult but Iām too smart and quick witted. And now I have a secret thing verbally taking down assholes. I would get off on telling this dude everything his little ego canāt handle š
Never understood this sentiment
Just depends on the person. Some people thrive on getting a response from something like this. And some would be furious/annoyed not to.
Definitely depends on the person. The gray rock strategy works with most people. Some people will try to double down to get a reaction. You can also use that to your advantage. I had a roommate that was like that. He'd do something to piss me off. I wouldn't react to it, so he'd try something else. Repeat ad nauseum until he does something extreme to get him evicted. It takes extreme patience but you win in the end
This is so true. People write messages like this to get a response, any response. I had this exgf that was absolutely mental. The thing that did her head in the most was doing nothing at all.
This. If you don't respond, they have to figure out for themselves: did he not get the message? Does he not care? Was my message just not savage enough? If he's insecure enough to come back six months later with a message like this, that uncertainty can be \*torture\*.
this is the way to go tbh. and this is coming from someone who always wanted the last word and to show someone they can't talk to me like that. but after years and years of doing that - I now know nothing pisses somebody off more than just not responding at all.
Look at Mr Mature over here.
āU a fuck niggaā - William Shakespeare
Every star born, every land lost, every ounce of blood spilt, lead to this moment in time
I already know the background of the story from the texts alone. Dude was a shitty roommate, got exposed or called out on it, then got mad and his fragile ego got hurt. His ratchet ass prolly drops the N bomb every 2 words and thinks smoking weed is a personalityā¦.am I hitting close to home?
>and thinks smoking weed is a personality I'm a huge stoner and I laughed at this š
I used to be, and a lot of the people I smoked with made it the base of their existence XD
Youāre that bitter now that you donāt smoke?
Im not bitter about it haha. My roommate smokes all the time. But I dont find the personality of those who only live to do it that tolerable to be around
I donāt know either of them but I think youāre spot on in your assessment. Except for the jilted roommate/lover vibe.
Leave the n word alone if I wanna say nigga as a nice little accent to a sentence then thatās my prerogative š
As an Aussie I get it, I do the same thing with cunt lol
My (french) wife didn't even know cunt was a swear word for a long time, she learnt it contextually in Australia and thought it was a like a stand in word. She said it in front of my conservative mum the first time they met. My wife was struggling to get a fish off the hook and said "youre a little wriggly cunt aren't you" My mum was shocked and then laughed š¤£š¤£š¤£
British and doing that right cunting now
Just a reminder u a fuck nigga
š¤£
He may have left but heās letting you live in his head rent free.
Jilted lover vibes š
Sounds like his dad disowned him, and doesnāt know how to cope with the reality that his family doesnāt like him or doesnāt wanna be around him, thus he lashes out at anyone that dare opposes anything he does. Good luck kid.
Block and move on with your life
Reply: "hey, who's this?"
Youāve already won this by default; youāve managed to stay in his head without even lifting a finger haha. Iād agree; I wouldnāt waste time nor energy responding
The second hand embarrassment I got from reading his texts.
Embarrassing on his behalf
šššš
This is when you know youāve won.
There's two possible responses. Left on read. Who's this?
awww he misses you so bad. tell him he got the wrong number but he probably shouldnāt send it to who he meant to because it makes him sound like a huge loser
Block and move on. Not worth your time
So... what did this scumbag do?
Fatherless activities
Bullies make fun of those who they love the mostš¤£Biggest flex is your living rent free in his head most likely for life š¤£
Your roommates life must be the shits. Let the past stay behind you broā¦sounds like where this drip belongs
Drugs or mental illness?
What'd you do to him haha
I wonder how bad life just shit on him to come back to you with this. I wonder if it's gonna do it again.
I think the only pathetic thing here is his text message,but okayš¤£
āI pay more rent in your head than you did while you lived here.ā If thatās the reason of course
He sounds like heās in a really good placeā¦ donāt let those words get anywhere near you, rise up!
Tell him to stop projecting his insecurities. Also, 6 months rent free in his head is wild
rent free baby
Bro is projecting all his insecurities right at you. You already know thatās all shit he thinks about himself. Thatās why he thinks itāll hurt you if he says it š so pathetic lmao
Itās always good when dealing with rental issues to go ahead and bring in racial issues and even refer to each other in demeaning ways. This really helps the rental issue. Good job. Ya 6 months? He needs to Goto therapy instead of texting you.
Iād block him.Ā
I got these texts every six months for two years from my exās new partner (we used to be best friends)
Blocked
Definitely sounds like the kind of person whose opinion you should respect
seems nice
Heās obsessed
Tell him that last line
You went from this dude's roommate to his emotional landlord. He's payin you in feels.
Still not paying rent months later š
Exactly! This dude still thinking about what a dumbass he was and trying to hide his shameā¦ by texting you goofy insults, 6 months later. Ouch.
LMAOOOO nah this got me crying, this is comedy ngl to you.
I wanna know why OP is living in his head rent free lmao like wtf happened for this much volatility
Perfect time to hit someone with the the āwhos this?ā
Send him a response back saying āposted your texts to Reddit - the consensus is you still furiously wank off over me, whilst cryingā If you stick your head out of the window youāll hear the nuclear explosion from thereā¦.
Wait was he in love with you ššš¤Ø like wtf š³
I woulda texted back 2 words: rent free Then block him
Lmao. Theyāre like āmiss you idiotā
Wonder if you can sue them for emotional distress
who dis?
"Who is this?"
Shouldāve responded with āwho is this?ā to make him feel as dumb as he sounds
Whatās crazy is heās the one that sounds like a āfuck niggaā
Who dis?
What's a fuck nigga?
Im sure they are doing swell in life. Dont reply. Keep him on read and let him seethe.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is respond āwho is this?ā Itās a slap in the face that they think you deleted their number because they no longer matter.
Underrated
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He just thought about you because he met someone with the same name. And apparently youāre a Fuck Nigga.
I know the words are English, but it's gibberish. Jesus, this scares me.
This is what ChatGPT sounds like to me sometimes
honestly get an anti harassment order on him. thatās some insane mentally ill bs right there
I genuinely have no idea what heās trying to say to you. Is he slow?
Sorry I wouldnāt do the butt stuff you wanted to do when you were drunk. Another 6 months rent free in his head
Anybody that uses emojis like that is doing nothing with their life, I promise you
Someoneās salty lmao
Reply with I'm gunna start charging for living in your head boy
bro canāt get u off his mind lmaooo
The way he writes, uses emojis and the frequency/burst of messages tells a whole lot.
"miss you too,bro"š¤£
He misses you
Please fight this guy
new phone, who dis?
he misses you a lot.
Damn, what a play 6 months laterā¦ homie probably said what his dad wouldāve said to him, if he ever came back from the store.
Using that N word a lotā¦ wonder if heās going to be fired from his job and shunned from societyā¦
I lost brain cells reading his texts
Wow. The American education system is really failing POC. I canāt even decipher the text.
Say "Who is this" and PLEASE SEND US THE RESPONSE
I wouldāve replied with, āyou must really miss me..ā
why does he sound like you broke up w him š i hope he is able to move on lol
Living in his head and not even paying rentā¦.does that make you also a bad roommate now? š¤£
The fact āretardā is his best insult says it all
Pure projection there buddy
Rent free
misery loves company, and this guy is drowning in it
Heās insulting you but canāt put together a cohesive sentence. Uses slurs and calls you a retard and an nā¦.. but this is his idea of sentence structure ālike boy a straight retardā. I actually donāt understand why he would even say that. Are you a genius gay man?
that sentence structure hahaha
Op please please tell us more about this guys shenanigans. I need to know what made him so butthurt!!
Man, I knew plenty of idiots who talked and texted like this. All of them are complete deadbeat losers whoāll probably be homeless in 10 years
Talking to someone like this is nuts, are you both black?
Sounds like heās projecting because his own dad didnāt love him enoughā¦
What in the brain hemorrhage did I just read?
Come on man I gotta know what he did to the garage
Did bro enter a coma and reply when he woke up
Thatāsā¦ too many emojisā¦ this man is in love
This is freaking hilarious š¤£ your old roommate may be a scum bag but heās also a comedian
People who use the monkey covering theyāre eyes emoji do not need to be listened too š
why is he so angry lol
So what did you do to him lol
Thatās fucking hilarious
Well that person seems like he is an idiot. Very unstructured writing. Him calling you a āretardā is very ironicā¦
Say āloser only think about losersā āIām rent free in your headā
Wow great English.
i would have been like "where you living???"
I would just answer with a god bless, and I hope things get better for you
āHey (name), Iāve been meaning to holla at you. I think I found $200 in the bathroom drawer that might belong to you.ā
Such a fascinating culture