Her Roommate Put On Weight And Started Stretching Out Her Clothes, So She Said Her Roommate Couldn’t Borrow Any More Of Her Garments And Got Accused Of Fat-Shaming Her
This young woman currently lives with a roommate, who recently put on some weight. But she thinks that her roommate looks better than ever – especially since now, she has an hourglass shape.
“I am honestly a little bit jealous, not in a resentful way, though, because I can’t get a body like that. It’s just not in my genetic constitution,” she said.
Regardless, she always makes sure to say that her roommate is gorgeous.
Still, their different sizes are creating tension in their friendship as they can no longer borrow each other’s clothes.
For context, they used to share garments all the time. However, her roommate’s newfound weight gain has caused some of her clothing to get stretched out beyond repair.
This has left a few of her pieces unwearable as they’re simply too big for her.
“I’ve tried putting them in the tumble dryer to shrink them back down, but it hasn’t worked,” she detailed.
“It would be fine if I were rolling in cash, and I could just buy new ones, but I really can’t afford to replace everything every time she borrows it.”
That’s why, when her roommate asked her to borrow one of her shirts the other day before work, she apologized and said no. Afterward, she tried to gently tell her roommate why in the kindest way she could.
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She also reminded her roommate that she was gorgeous and lucky to have a body like that. It was just about making sure she didn’t have to purchase any new items.
“I’m running out of work clothes that I can actually wear, and I explained that, obviously, I wouldn’t borrow hers, either, because fair is fair,” she added.
Unfortunately, her attempt at being open and honest backfired on her, and her roommate became extremely offended and called her out for fat-shaming. Afterward, her roommate stormed into her bedroom and slammed the door.
She attempted to knock and talk it out, yet her roommate wouldn’t stop telling her to go away. So, she ended up leaving the situation alone and heading off to work as usual.
Later on, she decided to give her roommate a call during her lunch break as well. She wanted to make it clear that she wasn’t trying to be nasty or rude whatsoever.
“My roommate didn’t answer. Now, I’ve just got home from work – it’s 4:00 p.m. where I am – and she is still not talking to me, completely stonewalling and giving the silent treatment,” she vented.
This has left her at a complete loss, and she realizes that perhaps she shouldn’t have said anything to her friend at all.
On the other hand, since she literally cannot afford to buy any more clothing, she’s not sure what else she is supposed to do here.
Does it sound like she tried to discuss this as nicely as possible? Could she have done anything differently?
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