Rejoice Nmesoma, a Nigerian woman, has described her experience setting boundaries with a flatmate who allegedly continued taking her food without permission.

According to her, the problem began when she and her flatmate first shared meals and cooked together.

However, she discovered that she was responsible for the majority of the cooking, whereas her flatmate rarely cooked and wasted ingredients.

Her suspicions were verified one day when she overheard her flatmate talking about the incident with a friend.

To minimise confrontation, she advised they begin cooking separately.

However, she began to believe something was awry when the food she left at home, particularly her stew, appeared tampered with everytime she returned from outings.

“Did she find out?” the friend reportedly asked.

“She did o. I didn’t wanted to lie o but I didn’t want her to look at me as some hungry beggar,” the roommate allegedly replied.

After hearing the exchange, she calmly confronted her flatmate, explaining that the underlying problem was not the food, but a lack of respect and honesty.

She claimed she made it plain that if her flatmate wanted food, she could simply ask rather than take it secretly.

She went on to say that the experience taught her that setting firm limits is sometimes required to keep one’s peace, even when attempting to be polite and compassionate.

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