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carson
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The unwanted houseguesst
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Jan 12 01:43 UTC 1995 |
you currently rent an apartment by yourself. the rent is fairly
reasonable, but not cheap. someone you know ends up being down
on his/her luck, so you let them take one of the rooms in your
apartment (it's a decent-sized place) without setting any sort
of timeframe for this person's departure. after a while, you
become rather irritated, as this person begins to acclimate to
your private setting. you know this person doesn't have much of
anywhere else to go.
how would you get out of the above situation? (and, please, spare
me the "I'd-never-get-into-that-sort-of-situation" copouts.)
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chelsea
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response 1 of 9:
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Jan 12 13:40 UTC 1995 |
I'd announce that I need some extra income to cover housing
expenses and will be renting out that space soon. I'd then give
a firm date.
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toking
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response 2 of 9:
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Jan 14 12:13 UTC 1995 |
What I'd do is tell the guy/gal that it's time for them to leave, you're
getting tired of them
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banks
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response 3 of 9:
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Jan 17 02:57 UTC 1995 |
help
help
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popcorn
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response 4 of 9:
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Jan 17 03:20 UTC 1995 |
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carson
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response 5 of 9:
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Jan 17 07:53 UTC 1995 |
funny. I thought he responded perfectly.
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zook
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response 6 of 9:
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Jan 18 02:41 UTC 1995 |
:-)
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roz
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response 7 of 9:
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Jan 19 12:13 UTC 1995 |
I like chelsea's answer, except that it's harder if what you really
want is your solitude. I'd hope to have the moxie to say, "so, when
were you planning to get your own place?", but I'm not sure I could
do it.
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simcha
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response 8 of 9:
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Mar 14 15:31 UTC 1995 |
I had that situation. And I liked (Mary's?) answer in #1, but we
were clearly notgoing to rent. It was an old friend, and we ultimately
decided that friendship was without time limits and the guy had
put up with some difficult times with us, so, we let hm stay til he
could afford his own place. He made big bucks since
dthen and forgot us...but we didn't do it for the return on investment,
and I still feel good about helping a friend in need.
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ewhisam
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response 9 of 9:
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Dec 28 03:43 UTC 1995 |
I would tell the person that it was time that things were discussed and that
I needed my privacy and that I needed to know what he was going to do about
his situation and and and and set a time limit for him to be out
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