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I seriously have a communication problem. For three years living at my own apartment, I sublet and allowed three friends to live with me. We agreed on the price and rules. But as months pass, there were many problems. They started to break rules and change them. To them, there was no problem. But to me, I didn't enjoy them staying up late, inviting friends over, or not cleaning after themselves. I hinted them at first. Then I told them. They nodded and did nothing about it. I felt powerless.

Since they were my friends, I found it difficult to get these topics across to them. But at the same time, I wanted a resolution. The worst thing was that the three roommates wanted things run differently. Their argument was that it is 3 against 1. But since the agreement was never written, it was very squishe-squashy.

I put up with that and tried to adapt. Pretty soon, I was doing everything (cleaning, paying the bills, etc). It was really out of control because I got stressed and I was just going to erupt! Should I move out? I searched for apartments, but it was just so difficult, not to mention the prices in Long Beach. So last month, I told them... "you can't stay here any more."

My roommate violently pinned me to the floor, "What are you nuts?" I was already doing them a great favor in letting them stay at my apartment illegally, splitting up the fair share. But they were unappreciative... and then worst of all, they looked at me as the bad guy. I was stresed again and I had to talk to my manager and see my options.

Furiously, the manager was mad at me for subletting. "There is no subletting!" he told me. "I've already told you at the beginning. But it is your problem, you have to get them out."

In the end, I lost my so-called friends as they looked at me as, "the enemy." They just moved out today. I am at my apartment now struggling financially for next month's rent. The manager is watching me, perhaps he's going to raise the rent. Is there such thing as happily ever after?