Redditor Shares Four Gallons Of Ice Cream And Toppings With Her Sister And Roommate, Gets Angry After Roommate Refuses To Share The Ice Cream He Bought

She shared the whole affair to an online community, drawing mixed reactions.

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• Published in Interesting
• August 8, 2023

Should you share food with your roommates? People who share a living space with roommates often have this question.

The situation can be tricky because, at some point, there's a tendency for either you or your roommates to ask for some snacks or borrow from communal pantry items. At the same time, you want to set boundaries and prevent people from taking advantage of you by eating the food you bought with your money.

Others would split the cost of groceries. But what if there's one person who eats more than the rest of the group?

Jordan Rosenfeld, in her article titled "Gen Z: 6 Tips For Splitting Expenses With a Roommate," advises that roommates should avoid splitting the cost of groceries unless you can be sure that you can evenly split them. For example, a bag of pasta can be easily divided, but a jar of specialty sauce may not be shared equally, leading to potential conflicts over costs.

Today's post is about roommates. A female Redditor told the community that she bought four gallons of ice cream and lots of toppings.

She allowed her sister and roommate to have as much as they wanted. At some point, the roommate bought ice cream for himself.

The original poster's (OP's) sister specifically told her not to touch his ice cream as he was having a bad week. It made the OP upset, as she felt that it was only targeted at her.

The OP got angry at her roommate for refusing to share ice cream.

She explains the whole setup at home. Then tells the community that she bought ice cream for all of them to share.

One day, the roommate also bought ice cream. She was specifically told by her sister not to touch the ice cream.

The OP got angry, and ultimately decided she won't be sharing anything with them moving forward.

Some Redditors believe that people shouldn't expect people to reciprocate if they willingly shared what's theirs.

Being singled out doesn't excuse her rude behavior. She could've handled things differently.

The OP's decision is right. She should stop sharing stuff with her sister and roommate.

This Redditor is looking at another angle, saying it might not be best to stay with them.

The sister and roommate where being selfish. At the same time, the OP chose to be rude about it.

This is a lesson learned for OP.

For the sake of her mental health, she needs to stop expecting people to return the favor.

Moving forward, she now needs to place labels on her food.

She only needs to buy for herself. No more sharing with the sister and her roommate.

The OP made two big mistakes in this situation. Firstly, she expected people to return the favor.

Second, she was rude toward her sister and roommate. She didn't have to yell at them.

She could've handled it by setting a clear boundary about food moving forward since the roommate isn't willing to share.

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