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Roommate wants TV, I don't - How to resolve?
Gafoto
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So basically I'm moving into an apartment with two other guys this fall. One guy (we'll call him X) who is moving in a few days before me and the other guy (Y) wants to get a full cable TV and internet package. Me and Y have no interest in TV. He rarely watches the Speed channel and I watch no TV at all. I have no TV where I'm at this summer and it hasn't bothered me one bit at all. Thing is, X seems pretty intent on getting cable for TV whether we want it or not. If he decides to get it, should we just make him pay for it all? I feel bad making him pay for the whole thing but I really cannot justify paying the extra money for cable that I just don't use. I feel it's inevitable that I'll "watch" TV because I plan on using the living room quite a bit and I can't just block it out completely but I could easily live without it. Anyone else been in this kind of situation?
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Of course, if you do find yourself hanging out and watching TV with him, you're somewhat obligated to start pitching in. It kind of depends on what relationship you have with these people and how shared the shared accommodations really are. If he has his own TV and it's not in a public part of the apartment, saying that he's free to hook up cable to his TV in his room and no one else will be in there to use it, so no one else will be helping pay for it sounds fair.
If it IS going to be in a public part of the apartment though, you might have some more difficulty with the situation. Really though, a $45 cable bill split three ways is only $15 a month. Compromising here might be worth it to force a compromise on another issue in a manner that benefits you. Can you think of any situations where you could benefit in that way?
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
This is the best option for getting the roommate to front the entire bill.
just take the cost for internet service only, and subtract it from how much it would be for cable + internet, and let him pay the difference for the cable. then the 3 of you can split the cost for the internet.
i think it's a pretty reasonable compromise, and it should only be another 30 or so dollars a month for him if he wants the cable so bad.
If he puts it in the living room, split it, because you're going to end up watching it as some point, it's only a matter of time. If I were to come home and see you watching the cable that you made me pay for, you better believe I would punch you in the temple. Your mileage may vary though if he's not as crazy as me.
This isn't bad. But at some point, he'll be at work or whatever and something cool will be on TV(there are cool things on BTW) and you'll sit down to watch it. Then you might get cock punched, that's all.
Quite the strategist, eh DrDiz?
This has been the cause of much debate in the house tho. Guy A reckons B and C should pay because they are using it. Guys B and C are only using it because it is there, in a shared space... they wouldn't give a fuck if they had cable or not.
There is a guy D, but he has his own entry and toilet, so he only shares the kitchen.
Conclusion: State that you will not pay if he decides to get it, even if you do end up using it, because you couldn't give a fuck if it was there or not. Inform him that is how it will be unless he gets it in a private space.
offtopic, but just because something is in the livingroom doesn't mean it's yours.
Back to the topic... you don't have to pay for shit if you don't want it. If he wants cable TV, cool tell him to pay for it on his own.