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Tell Tale Signs Your Roommate Is Passive Aggressive

Chances are that you're roommate is secretly passive aggressive, but you just don't realise it yet. They always say they're just in a bad mood. If that means they're in bad form 24/7 there is clearly something bugging them underneath. Here are the tell tale signs that you're roomate is passive aggressive.

19) They leave notes about washing the dishes

They always  give out about cleaning up your roommate and they feel the need to let you know that next time they're not dealing with it. They leave a sticky note on top off the dirty dished just reminding of how angry they really are.

18)  They only give backhanded compliments

"No really you have a great body...... for your body type", Just when you think they might be actually giving you a compliment they slam it right back in your face. If  they can never give a sincere compliment, then they're passive aggressive.

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17) They're always armed with a fake smile

Down through the years their smile has slowly turned from bright and wide to small and completely ingenuine. Anytime their not interested in a conversation they will come out with a fake smile.

 16) And an equally fake laugh

"OMG, that is so funny", really they don't care and they burst out with the most fake laugh imaginable. It sometimes borders on creepy because of how forced it is.

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15) They always talk down to you

They act as if everyone else is a child and sometimes they even talk to you as if your are one. "And you came up with that all by yourself, aren't you great", At the start you thought their sarcasm was kind of funny, but now everytime they talk to you like that you wan't to bitchslap them.

14) "You're not wearing that are you?"

That is their polite way of saying  a blind person could pick out better clothes than you. Ouch,they have always thought that they give great fashion advice even though they wear the pyjamas most of the time.

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13) They "politely" disagree with you

"Well I'm sorry you think that way", they never get too frustrated when they're having an argument , they just casually insult your opinion. Really, you would love to just flip them the bird everytime. 

12) They questions your life choices

"So you went traveling for a year and now you don't what to do with yourself, aren't you great". They always have to question other people's life choices, when inside they're  insanely jealous that you went traveling around the world.

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 11) They can always find something to complain about

It's always the little things that set you off, like leaving the toilet seat up, not emptying the bins or every passive aggressive favorite leaving your clothes on the floor. One things is for sure,  If your passive aggressive your going to be a great Mam.

 10) They express their anger through wifi names

They can't stand when you're on their wifi network, so they fight back by calling you out with a savory network name. Everyone knows that once you're caught using someone else wifi the game is up.

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9) They quickly develop a bad cough when they don't like what they're hearing

They can worm their way out of any awkward situation by pretending they have a cough and giving you a nudge. For them, being embaressed is their Achilles heel their Kryptonite. They will do anything and everything to stop you from telling that story about how they got wasted last night and got sick in the taxi.

8) When you ask them if they want to go out they say "Sure, I would love to"

What they really mean is that they would rather gouge their eyes out than socialize with you, yet they still end up going out but spend most of the night complaining how they would rather be at home.

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7) They never think that they're wrong

So you decide to watch a movie on Netflix and end up having an argument with them about what other movie one of the actor's is in. Even when you google it and show them that you were right, they say "Don't believe everything you see on the internet".

6) They hate it when you eat their food

You take one of their cookies that they left lying out and then they leave a message on the fridge about how they didn't buy their food for you. Next time they leave food out, just take the smallest nibble out of it and it will drive them crazy.

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5) "No, I'm not mad",

You forgot that it was your turn to take out the bins, then when you're having dinner they shows their frustration, by sounding like a rubbish truck because of how loud they are eating their food.

4) They're heavy smokers

How do you think a passive aggressive releases all that stress, smoking of course. They will always scabs smokes of someone if they don't have any.Also they will open the windows in the apartment when they're smoking, aww..how considerate.

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3) They suffer from short term memory loss at the most convenient time

They have seem to have no recollection of who emptied the dishwasher last or took out the rubbish. They say "No, I'm pretty sure I did it last time", you know for certain that you did it last time, so you take the liberty of making a schedule so they have no excuse.

2) They blame absolutely everyone except themselves

They never take the blame for things they did and always heap into on some else, more often than not it's you. They give out for making a mess of the toilet even they, the last one's to use it. You end up making a log of who's using the toilet so there will be no more of this shit.

1) Their favourite line is "I'm so happy for you"

So you  tell them you got a new job and you're moving out, they always come out with this line. They're glad your leaving ands after all the shit they have done, you're glad you're leaving too. Let's just hope your next roommate won't be such a dick, odds are though that they will be.

Kenneth Fox
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I'm a musician and a writer, or a writer and a musician, I can't make up my mind, Either way I'm not particularly good at either. A bit of an old fashioned guy, who enjoys the simpler things in life, nothing fancy.

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