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One of my friends rang me up last night in tears, saying the people she was going to move in with in September have gone and got a house without her, so she’s stuck with nowhere to live. She asked me if I wanted to move in with her and her friend, and I said yes without really thinking about it. Thing is, my original plan was to just find a cheap room somewhere (would have cost me about £65 a week) and now the cheapest place I can find is about £80 a week each, and I’m going to be stuck with a tiny bedroom because I’m the only one of the three who’s single. What’s the best way of telling my friend I want out of this deal without her feeling like I’m screwing her over as well?

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courtybubble offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 193 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (21 minutes after post)

when they find a place, just tell them its too small for you and you need more room. make em keep looking for the perfect place that doesnt exist and eventually theyll be like dood, youre out.

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (26 minutes after post)

Yeah, but I need to find somewhere in the next two weeks

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joe offline Verified User (4 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 9 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (32 minutes after post)

Keep looking for your own place on the side.

Or you could just start getting really specific.. draw up lists on who will clean the bathrooms and on what days.. and how many scrubs of the toilet are required..

They’ll think you’re a pain in the *** and will try to get out of living with you.

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courtybubble offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 193 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (34 minutes after post)

or, despite how AMAZING our advice is, you could always just tell them you cant afford it.

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evansent:) online Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 426 #
GB | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (34 minutes after post)

i was going to suggest, just tell them the truth
you cant afford it

how would you feel if they reduced the room in price?

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MynameisBeth. offline Verified User (10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (36 minutes after post)

At the end of the day if it’s not suitable or affordable for you then don’t do it. Just tell her the truth and how you feel about this tiny room and higher fees. If she is your friend then she will understand.

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (37 minutes after post)

evansent :) wrote:
i was going to suggest, just tell them the truth
you cant afford it

how would you feel if they reduced the room in price?

My friend’s already offered to put £5 a week towards whoever’s in the smaller room, but that’s still higher than what I was hoping for.

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tricky offline Verified User (3 years) Long Term User Shouts: 72 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (40 minutes after post)

lesson 1 : think more before you say something stupid :P

anywayz :D
just tell her that you really want to move with her but cant afford the pay and stuff… she should understand if she doesnt she’s stupid ^_^

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tricky offline Verified User (3 years) Long Term User Shouts: 72 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (40 minutes after post)

wait i rephrase the last sentence :D

she isnt stupid, she is self centered ^_^

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evansent:) online Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 426 #
GB | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (41 minutes after post)

what are you going to do if you cant find a room for £65 in two weeks?

is there anyway you can borrow it from somewhere?

also your friends sound great&obviously want you to be part of there lives :)

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (42 minutes after post)

evansent :) wrote:
what are you going to do if you cant find a room for £65 in two weeks?

is there anyway you can borrow it from somewhere?

also your friends sound great&obviously want you to be part of there lives :)

Well that’s just it - I looked through a couple of housing websites last night and there were loads

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evansent:) online Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 426 #
GB | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (44 minutes after post)

Dorian wrote:

evansent :) wrote:
what are you going to do if you cant find a room for £65 in two weeks?

is there anyway you can borrow it from somewhere?

also your friends sound great&obviously want you to be part of there lives :)

Well that’s just it - I looked through a couple of housing websites last night and there were loads

loads of £65 or £80 ones?

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (49 minutes after post)

evansent :) wrote:

Dorian wrote:
evansent :) wrote:
what are you going to do if you cant find a room for £65 in two weeks?

is there anyway you can borrow it from somewhere?

also your friends sound great&obviously want you to be part of there lives :)

Well that’s just it - I looked through a couple of housing websites last night and there were loads

loads of £65 or £80 ones?

£65 ones

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An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (51 minutes after post)

If these guys are your friends, they won’t want you to get yourself into debt or be penniless just to meet the rent on a room that’s really too small! Just tell your friend that it’s all too expensive, that you want to live with her but your maximum ceiling is £65 (or £70 or whatever you can manage to compromise about) and ask if you can come to a deal - it’s fine to look after yourself, just make sure that she knows you don’t want to mess her about and you understand how difficult it’s been for her.
Trust me, it’s better than living with people you resent!!

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evansent:) online Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 426 #
GB | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (52 minutes after post)

sorry to say lv, truth yet again..
tell her thanks but you prefer to get a place of your own
if shes such a great friend*which they sound they are*
they will understand&be happy for whatever reason youve chosen :)

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (53 minutes after post)

Well, let’s hope so. Cheers guys, just wanted to run this by you :)

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evansent:) online Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 426 #
GB | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (54 minutes after post)

no worries,
good luck lv ,im sure things will work out great&
if they dont youve always got us as backup ;)

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courtybubble offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 193 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (58 minutes after post)

besides you really need your own place to be able to effectively fapfap your nights away.

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (59 minutes after post)

courtybubble wrote:
besides you really need your own place to be able to effectively fapfap your nights away.

Well one of these two is a gothic model, so…

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courtybubble offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 193 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (59 minutes after post)

that sounds highly depressing.

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 4 minutes after post)

courtybubble wrote:
that sounds highly depressing.

Ah, but you haven’t seen her Facebook page :P

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courtybubble offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 193 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 12 minutes after post)

yea…gothic…ill pass lol.

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 17 minutes after post)

Each to his own

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Dorian offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (5 days, 6 hours after post)

It’s cool thanks - I told her last week and I think she’s okay with it. Cheers for the advice!

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