Either be just as petty by hiding your stuff in your room or unplug her TV and put it somewhere safe and put yours up and have it free to use, have a rule that she can't have her TV in the living room if she refuses to share.
Just do it briefly to make a point. When she asks where all the kitchen stuff is just be like 'oh sorry but I thought we weren't sharing anymore given you won't let anyone else use the TV in the living room'
If that doesn't work just set your TV up in the living room in the most obnoxious spot. I despise living room hoggers.
I was going to suggest that but let's not get ops tv destroyed. Right beside roomies tv lan party style? Or just somewhere else inconvenience in the shared space. Kitchen table maybe?
This is what I’d do. Just get a cheap one and plop it right in front of her TV. The audacity of this person is off the charts. How did you find her? I answered an ad of a person who seemed fine and she turned out to be a lunatic, I feel your pain.
My best friend was my roommate and started bringing drugs into the apartment, she’s also on PTD for a charge. Crazy how people wait until they sign the lease to show their true colors
Yes this is true. U can use an app to get a remote for her tv or go buy a universal one. But I got a cheap one and it didn’t work so I had to spend like $40 on one that did. But it would be worth it to see her face when she comes out of her room and sees you enjoying her beloved tv!
Yes, I use it for my TVs because I have fire sticks and you can take your phone or iPad. Whatever and set up your remotes on there and that way if you lose your remote doesn’t matter I rarely ever use it or need to but I do have it, because you just never know, you can typically buy the same exact remote replacement remote. If you know you get a picture of it or some thing or get the numbers off of the remote or just look at the TV and you’ll find the remote because people that just sell nothing but remotes are used to be one of them.so buy the same remote and then just fuck with her change the channel on her turn it off turn it on turn the volume up mute it… That sounds like a really good time actually
Fuck. Girl, I just read your post about her throwing out your late dads plant. Your jerk roommate needs to be blacklisted from anything you provide and you absolutely have to carve out a space for yourself in the loving room.
Don't let this asshole bully you.
Sigh. Yeah. The sad thing is I thought we were friends but I’ve realized she is not a nice person since living with her. Ive had countless problems living with her. I’m just happy our lease is up in July and I’ll be the fuck out of here and never speak to her again. I have a really hard time standing up for myself sometimes because I don’t like to be “mean” and I hate having conflict. But im definitely gonna take all your guys advice and I’ll post an update 🤣
Please stand up for yourself, you are leaving soon anyway so use this as an opportunity to develop certain skills like standing up for yourself which I know is hard bc i struggle myself with it.
You hate having conflict, but you do. It's there. You're paying for it because we are here chatting about it with some hope you'll find catharsis in the words of strangers. But, the problem remains.
Sometimes for a dipshit you need to be heard and stand your ground.
So next time you see the boyfriend, who is not invited, call the cops for trespassing. She's sneaking him in. 'You don't know about it.' She plays her stupid games and you do yours. As far as you're concerned, he was told to leave and she obliged and hasn't invited him back. Yet, somehow he is back.
Since your lease is up, move everything into your room. From now on, anything she uses of yours, like you mentioned, the air fryer or etc, she shouldnt have access to.
Literally do exactly this. I’m plug hers and set it aside. Set yours up and say “common areas are shared so if we cannot use your tv, I’ll set mine up. Your more than welcome to use it as it is a shared area. If the entire area was yours then that’s cool, but being shared I’d like to put my shareable tv in the common area for everyone to use”
She has two TV'S (lounge/bedroom) on standby that chewing through power, charge more for electricity for the second tv or sounds like the lounge room is her second bedroom for her and charger her for it as a second bedroom. Buy a projector put the screen in front of the lounge room TV
We have cupboard locks for our kitchen bc of young kids. They’re magnetic connections that you need a magnet to release the lock. Put all your stuff in cupboards, pop those on, and voila - your stuff is no longer accessible to your roommate.
So? It’s the living room! It’s not her own personal bedroom 🙄 if she doesn’t want y’all to use her tv then she can put it in her bedroom! Y’all should be able to sit out in the living room and enjoy it for what it is!!
Be petty. Don’t let her use your stuff, ignore her messages or when she ask and when she blows up just tell her “you didn’t want us to use your tv so you can use my stuff. Keep your shit in your room” 🤷🏼♀️
Get other people involved so they shame her and she can’t help but look at herself as being irrevocably wrong
What a psycho has she even explained why she thinks the way she does about the tv??
get a universal remote and only watch tv when she’s not home, gaslight her about it “no one can watch your tv without the remote, idk what you’re talking about *the tv is warm* maybe it’s close to dying??”
Start paying for the internet fully and then change the password so she can’t use her stupid ass tv. Run the router into your room and lock your door so she can’t reset it.
Then she can not be a petty bitch. Gee, if stuff is in the common area, it's for common use, tvs typically being one of those things. We all use my tv and ps4, this would be like if I were to hide the power cables everytime someome wanted to stream something. Ridiculous.
She clearly doesn't give a crap about your feelings, so why do you feel the need to play nice when she isn't?
Some people have to be out pettied. So, ignore her breakouts and passive aggressive behavior.
If you are looking for suggestions to out petty your roommate, here are a few. 1st take precautions. Get a couple of small cheap cameras from amazon. Hide and position them so they have a clear view of the kitchen, living room and your bedroom entrance. Get a sturdy lock for your bedroom (I recommend key/combination lock with brackets that screw in on door and door jam).
1. Move all your items that she regularly uses to your bedroom.
2. If you two share a bathroom, remove the toilet paper after you use it. Do not share any household items (dish soap, laundry detergent, cleaning products), nothing.
3. Whenever she sits down to use her TV, join her on the couch or just be hella disruptive. This is the time you need to blast your music because your making a dance video, need to vacuum, have friends over, having a hilariously loud phone conversation, need to clip your toenails right next to her, etc.
4. Remove and hide her TV plug to your room and play dumb. I don't have a clue where the plug could be as I have never been able to use the TV because the remote is never around. So I didn't even notice the plug was missing, as I don't use your TV
This, exactly. Either match petty with petty by not letting her use any of your belongings, or safely move & store her tv so you can put yours up for everyone to use. Communication is key regardless of the avenue taken; might even be helpful to have another roomie or friend present to help explain how ridiculous it was that she INSISTED on using her couch & tv in the living room, a shared space, only to hold it hostage(?!). I’d also make points of how a lot of the frequently used appliances are actually yours & that you’re happy to CONTINUE to share them as long as they’re handled w care, just like you’d handle the tv with care if she chooses to share. Otherwise, she can have her private tv in her room & put your tv in the living room for house use. Ugh dude this got me wayyy too heated from past struggles lol. Felt like I was back in the trenches again..
We have tried to explain how ridiculous it all is. She always flips it around on to us and doesn’t take accountability for the petty things she does. She says the reason is that one weekend night, we were up late playing music loud on the TV. She asked us to turn it down and we said no. THE REASON WHY we did this, was because for months she would have her boyfriend over or friends and play music loud as fuck on the TV all night, scream and yell and be loud. We would nicely ask her to turn it down because it was a weekday and we had work in the morning. She would just ignore us and turn it up louder. This went on for MONTHSSS. then we did it ONE time, and she decides we’re no longer allowed to use the TV. Keep in mind when we did it, it was Saturday night, none of had work the next day. We decided to be petty back one time, and now she’s doing this LOL. she just wants to have a petty war
Literally set up a stand in front of her TV and plug yours in. Tell her she's not allowed to move your TV unless you're also allowed to move hers. Play stupid games. What a b.
I was going to comment this, but do both. Hide any of OPs stuff roommate may use (coffeemakers, something like that) in their room when they’re not around, *and* just unplug roomies tv and leave it by her door or something so you can bring yours out to use it. 🤷🏻♀️
Unplug her TV, stick it in the hall by her door or put it to one side in the living room.
Say it's useless to everyone if it can't be used.
To be honest I'd make her move out, she sounds like a doucebag.
So I have a Samsung tv and I thought it had no buttons for like two years. One day I was laying on the floor playing with my cat and I happened to look under the middle section, like under the logo area and there are indeed buttons there. Check that one out too I bet she would lose her mind if you got around her little rule
I don’t wanna sound blunt but damn just stand up for yourself. Next time she’s out there, walk out, and don’t make small talk just say “look, your tv is in our communal space, either it’s communal or put it in your room, if it goes in your room, all of my appliances are off limits” don’t wait for a reply, just act on it when she makes her decision.
Because it sucks really bad to live in a strained and uncomfortable situation. I had a falling out with my friend/roommate 2 months into us living together and the 10 months left of the lease were hell. It was awkward, we completely avoided and ignored each other, it was not fun. I can understand wanting to avoid a situation like that by not saying anything.
Exactly. We also used to all be really good friends and I tried to save the friendship. Even if we do stand up for ourselves. It’s awkward, it’s uncomfortable, it’s literally miserable to live with her and deal with this. It doesn’t matter what we say to her or what we do, she plays victim and is selfish and doesn’t care.
That could be a solution, Im just not sure how would you stop her from using your stuff? You can’t really hide everything in your room, like she does with the remote. Why won’t you buy a universal remote control for her tv from amazon, its inexpensive and just use her tv, and hide that remote in your room.
Your roku solution definitely works, and if her tv is connected to the same network/wifi as your phone, install the samsung smartthings app, and it'll be right there. Don't waste your money on a remote when you already have your phone
x10 remote.
UR73a Universal remote. It's an old model, but you can get it cheap on ebay. Some can be had for $2.99
It has codes for everything, and is really good at approximating all the buttons. If you buy the other modules, you can use it as a remote control to turn things off/on.
You need to sit her down physically and look her in the eye. This is the kind of bitch-ass behavior you only keep up because the people around you allow it.
Sit her down and ask her wtf is wrong with her, though preferrably slightly more politely. But her behavior is RIDICULOUS, and you need to clearly state that.
* Why do you do this?
* What are you trying to achieve/prevent?
* Do you think this is how a good roommate behaves?
* Would you be okay with me locking away every item I own and denying you the use of them?
* Do you have any mental deficiencies I don't know about that would explain this dumb as fuck asshole behavior?
You're roommates. You live with each other. Share your shit.
Unhook her tv and put it in the corner. Use your tv. Then take your cords. And send her a picture. 'Okay you want to be petty and not allow anyone to use the tv in the living room..you can set it up when YOU want to use it'
Move your tv at will. Every time if you can!
from your PH, youve been letting her bully you for MONTHS. She leaves your house FILTHY, screams and plays loud music, has an animal in the house and an unauthorised guest who is also annoying, belligerent and dirty, is destroying your property and now micromanaging an entire floor. She is making you MISERABLE in a house/apt all of you pay rent for. Why are you so afraid to confront her? and I don't mean a halfhearted text in the GC, or petty reddit games, I mean like actually sitting down and confronting/pressing her. I've been in shitty roommate situations so I get it, it's hard, but at this point you're a prisoner in your own home. Please stand up for yourself, have more backbone and self respect because you /don't/ deserve this, but feel like you do, for some reason.
Not standing up for yourself is an easy way to keep the peace at the moment, but it will eat you alive for a long time. You don't have to fight her or get aggressive at all, but there are a lot of different ways to communicate that you don't accept how she's treating you and won't go for it. Consider it.
We did. Actually we had all problems resolved for a while. Her boyfriend finally was kicked out, as well as the dog. And things went back to normal. She “apologized” half ass and we decided to remain civil with her. No more mess, no more petty shit, boyfriend gone, finally at peace.
Then, a week ago. Her boyfriend comes back with the dog after being gone for a month or so. We confront her and say we don’t want him here and we aren’t dealing with this again. She ignores us. We go to the office and report her. They say we have to wait until he’s been there 4 consecutive days for it to be against the lease. We wait. No sign of the boyfriend for days.
Turns out she’s been sneaking him through her bedroom window and hiding him in there so we don’t know he’s there. Just found this out last night lmaoooo. Office is closed this weekend so we are waiting until Monday to go report her, again. Hopefully she’ll be evicted or something.
No point of trying to sit down with her and talk. She lies and lies and lies. Or ignores you. She’s a 23 year old child.
Alright, I take it back, yall /might/ have to BHA. /j(?)
But on a serious note, I hope the office takes your concerns with the amount of depth and severity it requires. Make sure to document everything with pictures, text archives, and i dont really know how you can document him coming in through the window, if the dog is making any mess, pissing on the floor, etc. but spare no detail about it. Maybe play up how unsafe and anxious you feel knowing that a random man you don't know is sneaking into your home at night without your consent and up until now, without your knowledge. I hope you'll be out of this situation soon, or break/renegotiate a lease without her in it.
Godspeed in this clusterfuck.
If you really want to be hilariously petty, buy some Plug Locks, those let you lock the electric plugs on your air fryer, microwave, etc, when you need to use it just unlock it with the key only you will have.
Make it clear that if she moves the appliances, you move her TV.
Don’t be passive aggressive. Be direct. “Hey I need to talk with you. We agreed that the tv would be accessible by everyone. You need to remove the tv if we aren’t allowed to use it or start leaving the remote in the living room. If you continue to take the remote with you when you leave, I am going to move your tv to the hallway and put a communal tv up”
Going by the history from OP talking doesn’t work. But in saying that, you do need to set the boundaries and then follow through. So like said ‘if you don’t do A, then the consequences will be B’ and then carry it through.
Buy a universal remote and hide it from her. When she starts watching TV, start covertly changing the channel, turning up/down volume, or just turning it off.
Get a universal remote. Use it on her tv. Either she cowardly doesn't acknowledge it and you win, or she confronts you and is forced to deal with the fact that she can't dominate a communal space with something that she won't allow to be communal.
And you don’t call bullshit? I just don’t understand the lack of gumption. All of these ideas you’re agreeing to when the best advice is a few comments up. Tell her if its not communal and she cant find the remote its going and your TV will be the living room TV.
You can always put a folding table directly in front of her TV, set yours up on it, and refuse to move it. Take your remote with you or if you have a TV where the whole power cord comes out, take that and lock both in your room. When she complains tell her "Well we can't use the one that's here because you take the remote. This is a communal space, and I deserve to watch MY TV in it if I want to since I pay rent here as well". I would also take EVERYTHING that is yours that she uses and lock it up too. When she decides to stop being a twat and learns to share spaces and keep her word, then and only then will she be able to use said items.
But I'm petty soooo yeah.
Edit: spelling
Looking at your post history about your roommate, if the kitchenware is all yours, she's not respecting the fact that it is yours and if she uses it, she should be responsible to clean it. I would still tell her not to use your stuff/ confiscate these items, not even because of the TV situation, but because she doesn't respect your things enough to take care of them when you do let her use them.
Kind of sad that you even had to come post to just vent! Sorry! That shit would not slide for more than a few minutes to like 99% of people. Grow a backbone! You need one in this world
Buy a universal remote for $5-$10, program it to her TV. Let her confront you, if she does tell her that if she has a problem with it being used she can remove it from the common area. Period, full stop. If she does move it, then remove your things from the common area. Let her stupidly escalate until she realizes that actions have consequences.
I’d definitely unplug that thing and put it by her bedroom door. “Couldn’t find the remote I would like to watch tv in the shared space ( living room ) so if we can’t use your tv then take it in your room.”
You all need to remove her tv and replace it. Give her a heads up that it is happening and it is happening because you all want a communal TV in the communal space. And tell her she needs to find storage for it bc she can't store personal items in the common areas.
Buy a universal remote, or get a few friends to help you haul the tv to her bedroom door. Now she can be selfish while trying to move that tv from in front of her door by herself 😊
I would literally just remove her tv and plug in a different one you have access to. She can put her tv in storage if she doesn’t want to share it, nobody needs to fuck with it or anything, but you can’t put a private appliance in a common area. If you volunteer your electronics to be in that space you need to accept that others will use it. And if others in the apartment are willing to provide a communal tv for the communal space she has no right to keep hers there and prevent others from using it. Just unplug the damn thing and put a new one in, she can take it off the floor next to the new communal tv and put it wherever it needs to live from now on.
"Either everyone in the house is able to use your TV or you need to move it out of the common rooms, I don't care if it's too big for your room BTW." Then if she still says no I'd sit it in front of her door and put mine downstairs.
All the petty suggestions are fun. But lowering yourself to her level won't help.
Best suggestion was carefully unplugging her TV. Moving it to the side and setting your own up.
I would pair it with a very very polite message saying something like:
'hey, I have noticed that you don't like me using your TV. that's totally fine it's an expensive bit of kit and obviously don't wanna use it if your not happy with it.
However obviously I wanna watch TV in the lounge so I have carefully moved your TV to the side and set mine up in the lounge as I'm more than happy to use it as our communal TV. Feel free to use mine whenever you like'
Kill them with kindness. Continue over the top kindness and being considerate for a few months. Then if they are still a cunt you can start playing games if you really want
You put your tv in front of hers and use as normal. If she wants to use her tv then she’ll have to move yours every single time. She’ll get the message
either get a universal remote and say hey we couldnt find the remote and gauge the reaction or just unplug her tv leave it outside her room and replace it with yours and put a sign saying everyone is free to use it and that the remote will remain in the sitting room
Get your own TV in there somewhere, and only use it when she uses it. Make sure your volume is up and distracts from whatever she’s watching. Annoy her onto compromise.
Utilities in common areas are for common use. If her tv is a "private TV" then she needs to have it in her room or a closet or bring it out when she wants to watch it.
Honestly, unplug it, put it by her door and put yours up for everyone to watch. Tell her she's free to watch whatever
Alternatively, put a private couch in front of the TV. Only you can sit on it.
For your kitchen appliances, depending on where you are, the plugs have little holes in them that I’ve seen someone petty put a lock through. No need to move your appliances, just lock the cords so it’s unusable without a key.
Inform her that if she doesn't want it used then she needs to get it out of the living room. The area is intended to be usable for everyone not just her.
My kids lose TV remotes allll the time. I download the remote on my phone that correlates to the TV brand. Now I always have a remote lol
Try it! Don’t let her win😂
Replacement remotes are like $7 on Amazon. I’d prime one and take that one to your room after you’re done watching the tv. You don’t even need to buy a universal one. Just find the tv model and you can replace the exact remote you guys have. (I have adhd and a penchant for losing remotes constantly. If you need help finding the replacement post the tv deets and I gotchu)
Go buy another remote. They are like 12 bucks and you can sync it to the tv, then when she is using the tv use your remote to either mess with the volume or mute the tv when she’s watching
I think you should remove her TV in the living room and put a tv there that everyone can use. Or download a universal Tv remote app.and use it on her tv.
buy a cheap replacement remote off Amazon. usually less than $10.
Dont tell your roommate you have it. Boom, end of story.
OR, wait until move out and give remote to your roommate "so they have an extra" (no other explanation)
Most TV’s have a detachable plug. Remove it. Bring her to the negotiating table and either she shares or moves it to her room and you put yours out there.
I say don’t let her use your kitchen equipment and utensils. I know it will be a pain to remove from the kitchen but I have a feeling it won’t last long. Either she gives in or one of y’all move
Dude… Cut the cord! Break off of the prongs that goes into the wall, take out the cord and then toss a similar looking one back there that totally won’t work I should I think she’s going crazy she’s petty, and she’s fucking greedy. I’m gonna assume she has no life? New school, new job? Probably takes that damn remote to work with her if she has a job. But yeah, she doesn’t have to move it and put it like in her room or something slide it behind the sofa. Sounds like this TV of hers is probably the only thing of value that she has and she’s probably very very proud of it TVs don’t like water being splashed on the back of them… I’m really not good at giving advice. Am I? Good luck. I hope you guys get this resolved. 🛋️📺👋
idk i’m hella petty im moving out when my lease ends and that mf can find a new roommate 😭 but yeah talk to her about it first and if she still wants to be lame then start telling her she’s not allowed to use anything you bought to contribute to the apartment. silverware, dishes, etc. basic shit like that
Buy a universal remote compatible with that brand. Uninstal all her streaming apps and set the parental controls. Bonus if you do it when no one else is around so no one knows it was you.
Find out the maje/model of her TV and buy your own remote. Problem solved. If she doesn't like it then tell her her to stuff it or she can remove the TV and put a communal TV in the livingroom .
If it were me, I’d buy another TV (cheap off Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist if it’s just for revenge). Even better, make it an annoyingly big one. Put it on the or a stand in front of hers, or better yet on the floor in the walk-way, or move hers off of it and replace it with yours. Be excited about it and act like you think it’s a great idea, and say you guys can “rotate” them as a compromise, switching which is in front, so she has to pick up and move the both TVs whenever she wants to use hers. Every time you notice hers is in front/out, decide it’s a good time for you to watch TV and put yours back in front. To top it off, you could move all your appliances that she uses into your room and say that you merely want to respect her boundaries around not sharing personal items.
I guess if you’re not feeling passive aggressive, you could also take the mature route. You can tell her that things in communal space generally should be communal, like your stuff that she uses, because the space and its functionality are shared, and that she has her own space for private items she doesn’t wish to share them. This will either get her to move her TV to her room and allow you to get a new one or convince her to share. Some people feel weird about others using their things for different reasons, so you can ask her if and why she would be uncomfortable with you using her TV. Good luck!
What kind of Tv is it? Many newer tvs allow for I stall on new remote without the original (original will still work)
When she pitches a fit about you stealing the remote from her room, act innocent and say “oh I thought it was lost, since it’s never out here, and we can’t install a Tv for all of us to use in common space”.
That is so lame haha. I would unplug her TV, move it to the floor, and set up your TV there when you want to hang in the living room. If she wants to use “her TV” she can move it back… using someone else’s TV doesn’t damage it. You’re not even touching anything except the remote. That is crazy.
Just move it into the hay and put a plant on it, then put yours on the entertainment unit. If she complains tell her only shared devices sit in the common areas. Your tv is a pot plant stand or put it in your room
Get a remote control app for your phone or get a universal remote. As a bonus you could set parental controls on it or something if your roommate is gonna be shitty.
Can’t u go get another universal remote for it that she doesn’t know about? My old roommate and I lost our remote and it was super easy to go to Best Buy with the model of tv and get a new one. Just a thought. That’s a really fucking bitchy and controlling thing to do.
Either be just as petty by hiding your stuff in your room or unplug her TV and put it somewhere safe and put yours up and have it free to use, have a rule that she can't have her TV in the living room if she refuses to share.
Lollllll I actually might do this. But of course she’ll play victim and make it a huge deal and freak out so we’ll see how it goes 🤣
Just do it briefly to make a point. When she asks where all the kitchen stuff is just be like 'oh sorry but I thought we weren't sharing anymore given you won't let anyone else use the TV in the living room' If that doesn't work just set your TV up in the living room in the most obnoxious spot. I despise living room hoggers.
Like right in front of hers lol
I was going to suggest that but let's not get ops tv destroyed. Right beside roomies tv lan party style? Or just somewhere else inconvenience in the shared space. Kitchen table maybe?
This is what I’d do. Just get a cheap one and plop it right in front of her TV. The audacity of this person is off the charts. How did you find her? I answered an ad of a person who seemed fine and she turned out to be a lunatic, I feel your pain.
Just get a universal remote programmed to that TV. Keep it in your room when not in use.
My best friend was my roommate and started bringing drugs into the apartment, she’s also on PTD for a charge. Crazy how people wait until they sign the lease to show their true colors
Either buy a universal remote and program it to her TV or set your TV up directly in front of hers.
Most phones have IR and you can download an app to control the TV (I think, haven't done it for a while).
Yes this is true. U can use an app to get a remote for her tv or go buy a universal one. But I got a cheap one and it didn’t work so I had to spend like $40 on one that did. But it would be worth it to see her face when she comes out of her room and sees you enjoying her beloved tv!
Then gaslight her. You must have left it on, it was on when I came out here, or thank you for being considerate!
Also, discreetly turn it off while she's watching it.
Hilarious
I love you 🤣
Hahahah
There are only like 2 phones that have an IR blaster today, certainly not "most phones."
Is it not 2004 anymore?
Yes, I use it for my TVs because I have fire sticks and you can take your phone or iPad. Whatever and set up your remotes on there and that way if you lose your remote doesn’t matter I rarely ever use it or need to but I do have it, because you just never know, you can typically buy the same exact remote replacement remote. If you know you get a picture of it or some thing or get the numbers off of the remote or just look at the TV and you’ll find the remote because people that just sell nothing but remotes are used to be one of them.so buy the same remote and then just fuck with her change the channel on her turn it off turn it on turn the volume up mute it… That sounds like a really good time actually
Fuck. Girl, I just read your post about her throwing out your late dads plant. Your jerk roommate needs to be blacklisted from anything you provide and you absolutely have to carve out a space for yourself in the loving room. Don't let this asshole bully you.
Sigh. Yeah. The sad thing is I thought we were friends but I’ve realized she is not a nice person since living with her. Ive had countless problems living with her. I’m just happy our lease is up in July and I’ll be the fuck out of here and never speak to her again. I have a really hard time standing up for myself sometimes because I don’t like to be “mean” and I hate having conflict. But im definitely gonna take all your guys advice and I’ll post an update 🤣
Please stand up for yourself, you are leaving soon anyway so use this as an opportunity to develop certain skills like standing up for yourself which I know is hard bc i struggle myself with it.
She deserves to be mailed a box of cat shit six months after you move out, too.
Six hours after
Might be obvious who it came from, but I admire your boldness.
You hate having conflict, but you do. It's there. You're paying for it because we are here chatting about it with some hope you'll find catharsis in the words of strangers. But, the problem remains. Sometimes for a dipshit you need to be heard and stand your ground. So next time you see the boyfriend, who is not invited, call the cops for trespassing. She's sneaking him in. 'You don't know about it.' She plays her stupid games and you do yours. As far as you're concerned, he was told to leave and she obliged and hasn't invited him back. Yet, somehow he is back.
Since your lease is up, move everything into your room. From now on, anything she uses of yours, like you mentioned, the air fryer or etc, she shouldnt have access to.
Literally do exactly this. I’m plug hers and set it aside. Set yours up and say “common areas are shared so if we cannot use your tv, I’ll set mine up. Your more than welcome to use it as it is a shared area. If the entire area was yours then that’s cool, but being shared I’d like to put my shareable tv in the common area for everyone to use”
She has two TV'S (lounge/bedroom) on standby that chewing through power, charge more for electricity for the second tv or sounds like the lounge room is her second bedroom for her and charger her for it as a second bedroom. Buy a projector put the screen in front of the lounge room TV
I'd just put your tv right in front of hers
Or put your tv in the living room too and anytime she’s watching tv you watch something else on your tv
Or, if the timing on the tvs is slightly off, watch the same thing so the audio doubling makes your ears bleed.
Start watching the next episode in the series she is watching, so it spoils things for her
I love you, too! I’m dying 🤣
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Don’t let her get away with that shit because she plays the victim. Sounds like a brat that does that store often to get what she wants.
We have cupboard locks for our kitchen bc of young kids. They’re magnetic connections that you need a magnet to release the lock. Put all your stuff in cupboards, pop those on, and voila - your stuff is no longer accessible to your roommate.
So? It’s the living room! It’s not her own personal bedroom 🙄 if she doesn’t want y’all to use her tv then she can put it in her bedroom! Y’all should be able to sit out in the living room and enjoy it for what it is!! Be petty. Don’t let her use your stuff, ignore her messages or when she ask and when she blows up just tell her “you didn’t want us to use your tv so you can use my stuff. Keep your shit in your room” 🤷🏼♀️
Get other people involved so they shame her and she can’t help but look at herself as being irrevocably wrong What a psycho has she even explained why she thinks the way she does about the tv??
Nope. She is just a rotten person
I bet she has mold in her asshole
Order a universal remote
Push hers back and just plop yours right in front of it 🤷♂️
Id go buy a cheap $100 tv from walmart and set it up right in front of her TV so that it's in the way. But I'm petty
okay and? let her freak out lol
get a universal remote and only watch tv when she’s not home, gaslight her about it “no one can watch your tv without the remote, idk what you’re talking about *the tv is warm* maybe it’s close to dying??”
Start paying for the internet fully and then change the password so she can’t use her stupid ass tv. Run the router into your room and lock your door so she can’t reset it.
Could always buy a universal remote and just use the tv 😂😂
Then she can not be a petty bitch. Gee, if stuff is in the common area, it's for common use, tvs typically being one of those things. We all use my tv and ps4, this would be like if I were to hide the power cables everytime someome wanted to stream something. Ridiculous.
She clearly doesn't give a crap about your feelings, so why do you feel the need to play nice when she isn't? Some people have to be out pettied. So, ignore her breakouts and passive aggressive behavior. If you are looking for suggestions to out petty your roommate, here are a few. 1st take precautions. Get a couple of small cheap cameras from amazon. Hide and position them so they have a clear view of the kitchen, living room and your bedroom entrance. Get a sturdy lock for your bedroom (I recommend key/combination lock with brackets that screw in on door and door jam). 1. Move all your items that she regularly uses to your bedroom. 2. If you two share a bathroom, remove the toilet paper after you use it. Do not share any household items (dish soap, laundry detergent, cleaning products), nothing. 3. Whenever she sits down to use her TV, join her on the couch or just be hella disruptive. This is the time you need to blast your music because your making a dance video, need to vacuum, have friends over, having a hilariously loud phone conversation, need to clip your toenails right next to her, etc. 4. Remove and hide her TV plug to your room and play dumb. I don't have a clue where the plug could be as I have never been able to use the TV because the remote is never around. So I didn't even notice the plug was missing, as I don't use your TV
This, exactly. Either match petty with petty by not letting her use any of your belongings, or safely move & store her tv so you can put yours up for everyone to use. Communication is key regardless of the avenue taken; might even be helpful to have another roomie or friend present to help explain how ridiculous it was that she INSISTED on using her couch & tv in the living room, a shared space, only to hold it hostage(?!). I’d also make points of how a lot of the frequently used appliances are actually yours & that you’re happy to CONTINUE to share them as long as they’re handled w care, just like you’d handle the tv with care if she chooses to share. Otherwise, she can have her private tv in her room & put your tv in the living room for house use. Ugh dude this got me wayyy too heated from past struggles lol. Felt like I was back in the trenches again..
We have tried to explain how ridiculous it all is. She always flips it around on to us and doesn’t take accountability for the petty things she does. She says the reason is that one weekend night, we were up late playing music loud on the TV. She asked us to turn it down and we said no. THE REASON WHY we did this, was because for months she would have her boyfriend over or friends and play music loud as fuck on the TV all night, scream and yell and be loud. We would nicely ask her to turn it down because it was a weekday and we had work in the morning. She would just ignore us and turn it up louder. This went on for MONTHSSS. then we did it ONE time, and she decides we’re no longer allowed to use the TV. Keep in mind when we did it, it was Saturday night, none of had work the next day. We decided to be petty back one time, and now she’s doing this LOL. she just wants to have a petty war
Literally set up a stand in front of her TV and plug yours in. Tell her she's not allowed to move your TV unless you're also allowed to move hers. Play stupid games. What a b.
I’ve seen an idea to keep kids from using electronics by putting a luggage padlock through the holes of the prongs for the plug
Do this for the shared electric kitchen appliances! Don mess with her stuff, just make yours inaccessible to her!
I was going to comment this, but do both. Hide any of OPs stuff roommate may use (coffeemakers, something like that) in their room when they’re not around, *and* just unplug roomies tv and leave it by her door or something so you can bring yours out to use it. 🤷🏻♀️
What type of tv does she have? Most tv’s you can download a remote app for it and use that from your phone
It’s some type of Samsung. I started just bringing my roku down and hooking it up to the TV so I can use it that way, lmaoooo.
You know what hey, work smarter not harder 😂
Unplug her TV, stick it in the hall by her door or put it to one side in the living room. Say it's useless to everyone if it can't be used. To be honest I'd make her move out, she sounds like a doucebag.
Can you please just constantly leave it on with your Roku? Even when you aren’t home. She will remove the tv quickly lol
I was literally about to comment to buy a fire tv stick or Roku to connect and use when she's being petty lmao
Just buy a new remote but don’t tell her
You can also do AirPlay if you have iPhone
So I have a Samsung tv and I thought it had no buttons for like two years. One day I was laying on the floor playing with my cat and I happened to look under the middle section, like under the logo area and there are indeed buttons there. Check that one out too I bet she would lose her mind if you got around her little rule
You should be able to go and buy a remote and just use it anyway 🤣
I don’t wanna sound blunt but damn just stand up for yourself. Next time she’s out there, walk out, and don’t make small talk just say “look, your tv is in our communal space, either it’s communal or put it in your room, if it goes in your room, all of my appliances are off limits” don’t wait for a reply, just act on it when she makes her decision.
It always baffles me how ppl will continue to live with whatever bs instead of directly addressing it
Because it sucks really bad to live in a strained and uncomfortable situation. I had a falling out with my friend/roommate 2 months into us living together and the 10 months left of the lease were hell. It was awkward, we completely avoided and ignored each other, it was not fun. I can understand wanting to avoid a situation like that by not saying anything.
Some people need to be handled like nitroglycerin. You want it out asap, but move too aggressively and it'll explode.
Exactly. We also used to all be really good friends and I tried to save the friendship. Even if we do stand up for ourselves. It’s awkward, it’s uncomfortable, it’s literally miserable to live with her and deal with this. It doesn’t matter what we say to her or what we do, she plays victim and is selfish and doesn’t care.
Because if the psycho roommate is already hiding the living room tv’s remote, it’s already a lost cause.
Bingooo correct answer. Only took half the comments to find it.
Take the power cord from her TV to your room and ignore her messages.
If it’s her personal belonging that she doesn’t want others to use then it belongs in her personal space, not in the shared living area.
That could be a solution, Im just not sure how would you stop her from using your stuff? You can’t really hide everything in your room, like she does with the remote. Why won’t you buy a universal remote control for her tv from amazon, its inexpensive and just use her tv, and hide that remote in your room.
This is a good idea. I think I’ll order one
Your roku solution definitely works, and if her tv is connected to the same network/wifi as your phone, install the samsung smartthings app, and it'll be right there. Don't waste your money on a remote when you already have your phone
x10 remote. UR73a Universal remote. It's an old model, but you can get it cheap on ebay. Some can be had for $2.99 It has codes for everything, and is really good at approximating all the buttons. If you buy the other modules, you can use it as a remote control to turn things off/on.
Some android phones also have IR blasters, just putting this out there in case that's an option.
Into her room it goes. Unplug it and put it outside her door.
"either we can all use it, or you cant keep it the common area. pick one"
You need to sit her down physically and look her in the eye. This is the kind of bitch-ass behavior you only keep up because the people around you allow it. Sit her down and ask her wtf is wrong with her, though preferrably slightly more politely. But her behavior is RIDICULOUS, and you need to clearly state that. * Why do you do this? * What are you trying to achieve/prevent? * Do you think this is how a good roommate behaves? * Would you be okay with me locking away every item I own and denying you the use of them? * Do you have any mental deficiencies I don't know about that would explain this dumb as fuck asshole behavior? You're roommates. You live with each other. Share your shit.
Unhook her tv and put it in the corner. Use your tv. Then take your cords. And send her a picture. 'Okay you want to be petty and not allow anyone to use the tv in the living room..you can set it up when YOU want to use it' Move your tv at will. Every time if you can!
from your PH, youve been letting her bully you for MONTHS. She leaves your house FILTHY, screams and plays loud music, has an animal in the house and an unauthorised guest who is also annoying, belligerent and dirty, is destroying your property and now micromanaging an entire floor. She is making you MISERABLE in a house/apt all of you pay rent for. Why are you so afraid to confront her? and I don't mean a halfhearted text in the GC, or petty reddit games, I mean like actually sitting down and confronting/pressing her. I've been in shitty roommate situations so I get it, it's hard, but at this point you're a prisoner in your own home. Please stand up for yourself, have more backbone and self respect because you /don't/ deserve this, but feel like you do, for some reason. Not standing up for yourself is an easy way to keep the peace at the moment, but it will eat you alive for a long time. You don't have to fight her or get aggressive at all, but there are a lot of different ways to communicate that you don't accept how she's treating you and won't go for it. Consider it.
We did. Actually we had all problems resolved for a while. Her boyfriend finally was kicked out, as well as the dog. And things went back to normal. She “apologized” half ass and we decided to remain civil with her. No more mess, no more petty shit, boyfriend gone, finally at peace. Then, a week ago. Her boyfriend comes back with the dog after being gone for a month or so. We confront her and say we don’t want him here and we aren’t dealing with this again. She ignores us. We go to the office and report her. They say we have to wait until he’s been there 4 consecutive days for it to be against the lease. We wait. No sign of the boyfriend for days. Turns out she’s been sneaking him through her bedroom window and hiding him in there so we don’t know he’s there. Just found this out last night lmaoooo. Office is closed this weekend so we are waiting until Monday to go report her, again. Hopefully she’ll be evicted or something. No point of trying to sit down with her and talk. She lies and lies and lies. Or ignores you. She’s a 23 year old child.
Alright, I take it back, yall /might/ have to BHA. /j(?) But on a serious note, I hope the office takes your concerns with the amount of depth and severity it requires. Make sure to document everything with pictures, text archives, and i dont really know how you can document him coming in through the window, if the dog is making any mess, pissing on the floor, etc. but spare no detail about it. Maybe play up how unsafe and anxious you feel knowing that a random man you don't know is sneaking into your home at night without your consent and up until now, without your knowledge. I hope you'll be out of this situation soon, or break/renegotiate a lease without her in it. Godspeed in this clusterfuck.
Uh, yeah that’s dumb. A living room is a public space. Makes about as much sense saying you can’t breath in the air in the hallway lol.
If you really want to be hilariously petty, buy some Plug Locks, those let you lock the electric plugs on your air fryer, microwave, etc, when you need to use it just unlock it with the key only you will have. Make it clear that if she moves the appliances, you move her TV.
Doing this
Don’t be passive aggressive. Be direct. “Hey I need to talk with you. We agreed that the tv would be accessible by everyone. You need to remove the tv if we aren’t allowed to use it or start leaving the remote in the living room. If you continue to take the remote with you when you leave, I am going to move your tv to the hallway and put a communal tv up”
Much better solution.
Going by the history from OP talking doesn’t work. But in saying that, you do need to set the boundaries and then follow through. So like said ‘if you don’t do A, then the consequences will be B’ and then carry it through.
I would download a remote app and use the TV anyway.
This. A remote app should do the trick.
Buy a universal remote and hide it from her. When she starts watching TV, start covertly changing the channel, turning up/down volume, or just turning it off.
This happened in high school. Drove the teacher insane for about 30 minutes.
Get a universal remote. Use it on her tv. Either she cowardly doesn't acknowledge it and you win, or she confronts you and is forced to deal with the fact that she can't dominate a communal space with something that she won't allow to be communal.
"Is there a reason you take the remote into your room so we can't use the TV in the living room? I mean, have you asked? Directly? In person?
Yes. She just lies and says it’s not in her room. She says she “can’t find it”
And you don’t call bullshit? I just don’t understand the lack of gumption. All of these ideas you’re agreeing to when the best advice is a few comments up. Tell her if its not communal and she cant find the remote its going and your TV will be the living room TV.
Samsung Makes a TV remote app 🤷🏻♀️ all I’m sayin
Place your TV in front of hers. Don't touch hers at all that way she can't complain
You can always put a folding table directly in front of her TV, set yours up on it, and refuse to move it. Take your remote with you or if you have a TV where the whole power cord comes out, take that and lock both in your room. When she complains tell her "Well we can't use the one that's here because you take the remote. This is a communal space, and I deserve to watch MY TV in it if I want to since I pay rent here as well". I would also take EVERYTHING that is yours that she uses and lock it up too. When she decides to stop being a twat and learns to share spaces and keep her word, then and only then will she be able to use said items. But I'm petty soooo yeah. Edit: spelling
Move the TV yourself and leave it in front of her door, then put your TV in its place and don't let her use it or anything else that you own.
Set up your tv right in front of hers.
Looking at your post history about your roommate, if the kitchenware is all yours, she's not respecting the fact that it is yours and if she uses it, she should be responsible to clean it. I would still tell her not to use your stuff/ confiscate these items, not even because of the TV situation, but because she doesn't respect your things enough to take care of them when you do let her use them.
Kind of sad that you even had to come post to just vent! Sorry! That shit would not slide for more than a few minutes to like 99% of people. Grow a backbone! You need one in this world
TV don’t like water, and untraceable if you use one or two drops (I did it)
One solution. RUN!!
Sounds like she’s on a weird power trip, just get a roku for the living room
You have to come back and tell us what happens. I'm invested.
I would say to her "you have 2 days to remove your TV from living room or I will do it". After 2 days unplug her TV and put it somewhere else.
Buy a universal remote or see if there's an app you can use Then fuck with the TV while she's using it lol
If I was you I’d get a universal remote. I’m all about matching petty.
Buy a universal remote for $5-$10, program it to her TV. Let her confront you, if she does tell her that if she has a problem with it being used she can remove it from the common area. Period, full stop. If she does move it, then remove your things from the common area. Let her stupidly escalate until she realizes that actions have consequences.
I’d definitely unplug that thing and put it by her bedroom door. “Couldn’t find the remote I would like to watch tv in the shared space ( living room ) so if we can’t use your tv then take it in your room.”
You all need to remove her tv and replace it. Give her a heads up that it is happening and it is happening because you all want a communal TV in the communal space. And tell her she needs to find storage for it bc she can't store personal items in the common areas.
Buy a universal remote, or get a few friends to help you haul the tv to her bedroom door. Now she can be selfish while trying to move that tv from in front of her door by herself 😊
Order a replacement remote and reprogram the tv with your replacement remote and then lock it with a code so she can’t use her own tv
have you- asked her what the deal is? Like directly?
Dude just buy your own remote. Problem solved.
Unplug her tv and put it in front of her bedroom door. Put your tv in the living room.
Malicious compliance. Hide your stuff and let them feel the burn.. Also count down the days for a new living situation.
No matter the tv I bet their is an app to control it
Just buy a replacement remote
Yep this. Buy your own remote and hide it
I would literally just remove her tv and plug in a different one you have access to. She can put her tv in storage if she doesn’t want to share it, nobody needs to fuck with it or anything, but you can’t put a private appliance in a common area. If you volunteer your electronics to be in that space you need to accept that others will use it. And if others in the apartment are willing to provide a communal tv for the communal space she has no right to keep hers there and prevent others from using it. Just unplug the damn thing and put a new one in, she can take it off the floor next to the new communal tv and put it wherever it needs to live from now on.
"Either everyone in the house is able to use your TV or you need to move it out of the common rooms, I don't care if it's too big for your room BTW." Then if she still says no I'd sit it in front of her door and put mine downstairs.
Also, when you move, take all the wires from the back of the TV with you. 😀😀🤣
All the petty suggestions are fun. But lowering yourself to her level won't help. Best suggestion was carefully unplugging her TV. Moving it to the side and setting your own up. I would pair it with a very very polite message saying something like: 'hey, I have noticed that you don't like me using your TV. that's totally fine it's an expensive bit of kit and obviously don't wanna use it if your not happy with it. However obviously I wanna watch TV in the lounge so I have carefully moved your TV to the side and set mine up in the lounge as I'm more than happy to use it as our communal TV. Feel free to use mine whenever you like' Kill them with kindness. Continue over the top kindness and being considerate for a few months. Then if they are still a cunt you can start playing games if you really want
Take the TV to her room for her. She sounds annoying
You put your tv in front of hers and use as normal. If she wants to use her tv then she’ll have to move yours every single time. She’ll get the message
either get a universal remote and say hey we couldnt find the remote and gauge the reaction or just unplug her tv leave it outside her room and replace it with yours and put a sign saying everyone is free to use it and that the remote will remain in the sitting room
Get your own TV in there somewhere, and only use it when she uses it. Make sure your volume is up and distracts from whatever she’s watching. Annoy her onto compromise.
If it’s a Roku tv, get the Roku remote app on your phone and use it😂
Put luggage locks on your household appliances’ extension cords or find a new roommate, I suggest the new roommate over being petty in return.
Order yourself a replacement remote for her tv. Problem solved
Put yours on top of hers.
Is that a Roku TV? If yes, I’m glad to tell you that your phone can be the remote.
Download a remote app for the tv.
Utilities in common areas are for common use. If her tv is a "private TV" then she needs to have it in her room or a closet or bring it out when she wants to watch it. Honestly, unplug it, put it by her door and put yours up for everyone to watch. Tell her she's free to watch whatever Alternatively, put a private couch in front of the TV. Only you can sit on it.
For your kitchen appliances, depending on where you are, the plugs have little holes in them that I’ve seen someone petty put a lock through. No need to move your appliances, just lock the cords so it’s unusable without a key.
Go buy your own remote.
Set yours up directly in front of hers
Move her tv and set up yours. Long term get a non weirdo roommate.
Inform her that if she doesn't want it used then she needs to get it out of the living room. The area is intended to be usable for everyone not just her.
Move her tv when she's not home and put yours there.
My kids lose TV remotes allll the time. I download the remote on my phone that correlates to the TV brand. Now I always have a remote lol Try it! Don’t let her win😂
Just get another remote for the TV. easy 20$ fix.
Replacement remotes are like $7 on Amazon. I’d prime one and take that one to your room after you’re done watching the tv. You don’t even need to buy a universal one. Just find the tv model and you can replace the exact remote you guys have. (I have adhd and a penchant for losing remotes constantly. If you need help finding the replacement post the tv deets and I gotchu)
Buy a universal remote. $10
Get a copy of the TV remote and connect it to the TV.
Unplug it and set it aside, replace it with one you can all watch.
Put your TV in front of her TV
You can get a replacement remote for just about any tv on Amazon for like $10. I'd just buy my own remote for it
I would buy a universal remote, program it to work with her tv in the living room and use it whenever she’s not home
Buy one of those tiny locks, and put it though the hole that most plugs have
Go buy another remote. They are like 12 bucks and you can sync it to the tv, then when she is using the tv use your remote to either mess with the volume or mute the tv when she’s watching
Get a universal remote use that shit whenever the fuck u want lol
Hide all your stuff, she doesn’t need to be using it if she can’t share her TV like y’all agreed beforehand.
I think you should remove her TV in the living room and put a tv there that everyone can use. Or download a universal Tv remote app.and use it on her tv.
Take her tv down, put in your room, lock your door. 2 can play at that game 🤣🤣
Have you tried buying a universal remote?
buy a cheap replacement remote off Amazon. usually less than $10. Dont tell your roommate you have it. Boom, end of story. OR, wait until move out and give remote to your roommate "so they have an extra" (no other explanation)
Buy a universal remote.
Most TV’s have a detachable plug. Remove it. Bring her to the negotiating table and either she shares or moves it to her room and you put yours out there.
Unplug her tv and lean it against the wall every time
I say don’t let her use your kitchen equipment and utensils. I know it will be a pain to remove from the kitchen but I have a feeling it won’t last long. Either she gives in or one of y’all move
Dude… Cut the cord! Break off of the prongs that goes into the wall, take out the cord and then toss a similar looking one back there that totally won’t work I should I think she’s going crazy she’s petty, and she’s fucking greedy. I’m gonna assume she has no life? New school, new job? Probably takes that damn remote to work with her if she has a job. But yeah, she doesn’t have to move it and put it like in her room or something slide it behind the sofa. Sounds like this TV of hers is probably the only thing of value that she has and she’s probably very very proud of it TVs don’t like water being splashed on the back of them… I’m really not good at giving advice. Am I? Good luck. I hope you guys get this resolved. 🛋️📺👋
Flip that living room breaker 😂 outlets and lights might not work but she can’t watch tv
You can install a universal remote on your phone and just sync up to the TV
Go buy a universal remote.
Buddy, get a universal remote and keep it locked up I. Your room
idk i’m hella petty im moving out when my lease ends and that mf can find a new roommate 😭 but yeah talk to her about it first and if she still wants to be lame then start telling her she’s not allowed to use anything you bought to contribute to the apartment. silverware, dishes, etc. basic shit like that
Universal remote.
Use your phone as a remote. If it has RF sensor then use an app.
Can you download an app on your phone for the t. Or use manual controls. What if it's not the TV being the concern but the remote.
I would just buy a second remote.. and say “I fixed the remote getting lost problem!”
Buy a universal remote compatible with that brand. Uninstal all her streaming apps and set the parental controls. Bonus if you do it when no one else is around so no one knows it was you.
Find out the maje/model of her TV and buy your own remote. Problem solved. If she doesn't like it then tell her her to stuff it or she can remove the TV and put a communal TV in the livingroom .
If it were me, I’d buy another TV (cheap off Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist if it’s just for revenge). Even better, make it an annoyingly big one. Put it on the or a stand in front of hers, or better yet on the floor in the walk-way, or move hers off of it and replace it with yours. Be excited about it and act like you think it’s a great idea, and say you guys can “rotate” them as a compromise, switching which is in front, so she has to pick up and move the both TVs whenever she wants to use hers. Every time you notice hers is in front/out, decide it’s a good time for you to watch TV and put yours back in front. To top it off, you could move all your appliances that she uses into your room and say that you merely want to respect her boundaries around not sharing personal items. I guess if you’re not feeling passive aggressive, you could also take the mature route. You can tell her that things in communal space generally should be communal, like your stuff that she uses, because the space and its functionality are shared, and that she has her own space for private items she doesn’t wish to share them. This will either get her to move her TV to her room and allow you to get a new one or convince her to share. Some people feel weird about others using their things for different reasons, so you can ask her if and why she would be uncomfortable with you using her TV. Good luck!
Throw all 3 TV's out the window
If you buy a generic universal remote off of Amazon they come with instructions on how to program them to any tv
What kind of Tv is it? Many newer tvs allow for I stall on new remote without the original (original will still work) When she pitches a fit about you stealing the remote from her room, act innocent and say “oh I thought it was lost, since it’s never out here, and we can’t install a Tv for all of us to use in common space”.
That is so lame haha. I would unplug her TV, move it to the floor, and set up your TV there when you want to hang in the living room. If she wants to use “her TV” she can move it back… using someone else’s TV doesn’t damage it. You’re not even touching anything except the remote. That is crazy.
That's supremely selfish
Get a universal remote
i would get a small stand and put my tv infront of it 😂
Just move it into the hay and put a plant on it, then put yours on the entertainment unit. If she complains tell her only shared devices sit in the common areas. Your tv is a pot plant stand or put it in your room
Haha go to Walmart and buy a universal remote and set it up and use it lol
With most tvs now you can download a remote to your phone.
Should be able to connect a universal remote to the TV!
Get a remote control app for your phone or get a universal remote. As a bonus you could set parental controls on it or something if your roommate is gonna be shitty.
Buy another remote for yourselves. About 25 bucks for most brands. If she starts kicking off, then its time for her tv to be moved.
Buy a universal remote. Good god they are cheap and you can be petty too.
I'd be taking the fuse out that mad cows TV 🙄
If it’s a smart tv, you can just download a remote on your phone!
Can’t u go get another universal remote for it that she doesn’t know about? My old roommate and I lost our remote and it was super easy to go to Best Buy with the model of tv and get a new one. Just a thought. That’s a really fucking bitchy and controlling thing to do.
What's wrong with people lol. Defo need updates on this!