For the past seven months or so, most of what I’ve heard from you, my roommate, is you having sex. At first, I didn’t mind; you and your boyfriend were in the puppy stagesโ€”I understood. Plus, things were generally going better for me then. Really, at that point, I didn’t care that I was hearing you having sex three times a day.

Weeks passedโ€”then months. I started giving you two some well-deserved shit in hopes that you’d get self-conscious and quiet down a littleโ€”no such luck. I addressed it directly once (even though I shouldn’t have had to, as I was under the impression that it’s basic etiquette to keep it down when people are in earshot, except on special occasions) and things quieted downโ€”for about two days. Then he started up with being all fucking loud, too. It’s gotten to the point where I dread to hear anything along the lines of “I’m tired,” because I know what’s coming right after you go to bed, or even “I’m greasy,” because it might lead to showering together. Plus, I’ve been in a shitty mood for the past couple of months and coming home to this every day just compounds it. I no longer hear “uh, uh, UHHHH”; I hear “I hate my life, I hate my life, I HATE MY LIFE.”

Thank you, thanks a lot.