Former convict trapped with unwanted roommate
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This article was published 27/04/2016 (3494 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I went to jail for quite a few years. All of a sudden, this guy I had known well when I was incarcerated pulled up in a taxi and knocked on my door. He was a funny guy when I knew him, so I let him in. We had a few beers and caught up. He didn’t make a move to leave. It turns out he wanted a place to stay for a few days until he got on his feet. He had just gotten out of jail again in another province. It’s been a month and he’s still here, staying in the small bedroom. How do I kick him out? He doesn’t have a job.
His mother, who lives in town, gives him money and wants him to stay with her, as she’s getting old and needs some work done around her place. She would also like his company and the security of having him there. Today he gave me money for room and board that I know he got from her. I don’t want it, and I don’t want him. Help! I’m a single man and need this place back for privacy, as I have a few girlfriends I would like to get back to entertaining.
— Unwanted Roomie Has To Go, West End
Dear Unwanted Roomie Has To Go: Tell him you have girlfriends and you need your place back so you can bring them over. Tell him the ladies are getting restless and you want some privacy. Remind him he just asked for a few days of couch-surfing, but now you need him to make a new plan, fast.
He’ll have to live with his mom for a while. If it doesn’t look like he’s in any hurry to leave, give him a deadline. Tell him you have a couple of hot dates, and set them up so it’s real and your voice has the ring of truth. He’ll feel better if he’s leaving for those reasons, not because you don’t want him. Let him save face, but still be firm. After all, mama’s door is wide open.
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