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You Can't Live With Them... | Reading Reddit Stories

March 7, 2026

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  • The episode of Smosh Reads Reddit Stories, "You Can't Live With Them... | Reading Reddit Stories," focuses on conflicts arising from roommate dynamics, including issues of personal space, relationship boundaries, and entitlement. 
  • The first story revealed that the OP's concern about her roommate being upset over her frequent stays at her boyfriend's place was based on projection, as a direct conversation confirmed the roommate was fine with the arrangement but desired more scheduled friend time. 
  • Roommate situations involving a couple versus a single roommate often create an inherent imbalance of power, which can lead to extreme boundary-setting, as seen in the story where a roommate's girlfriend imposed strict, isolating rules on the OP. 
  • A significant theme across the stories is the escalation of roommate conflicts from minor annoyances (like laundry placement) to serious boundary violations (like placing a GPS tracker on a car). 
  • The discussion highlights extreme roommate boundary violations, ranging from finding a GPS tracker on a car to one roommate moving all of another's belongings out of their room while they were on vacation. 
  • The hosts and commenters strongly advised the victim of the GPS tracking to prioritize safety and involve the police rather than confronting the potentially dangerous roommate directly. 
  • The final story revealed that the roommate's aggressive behavior was heavily influenced by her controlling boyfriend, leading to a resolution where the original poster helped the roommate escape the abusive relationship. 

Segments

Intro and Tour Announcement
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  • Key Takeaway: Smosh Reads Reddit Stories is launching a live tour across the US and internationally, including stops in Denver, Los Angeles, London, Boston, and Montreal.
  • Summary: The episode opens with sponsor reads before announcing the live tour for Smosh Reads Reddit Stories. Tickets are available via a link tree in the YouTube description. The live shows allow the audience to participate in voting on whether the Reddit posters are assholes.
Roommate Story 1 Analysis
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(00:04:32)
  • Key Takeaway: A roommate’s disappointment over a cohabitant spending six nights a week at their boyfriend’s place often stems from missing the friend rather than genuine roommate conflict, requiring direct emotional communication.
  • Summary: The first story involved a 22-year-old sleeping at her boyfriend’s apartment six days a week, causing her college roommate distress. The hosts noted that this dynamic often reflects the roommate missing their friend, especially post-graduation. An update confirmed the OP spoke to her roommate, who admitted she missed her friend but was not truly upset about the sleeping arrangements.
Sponsor Break and Laundry Conflict
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  • Key Takeaway: The second story highlights the extreme rigidity some individuals apply to shared resources, exemplified by a roommate demanding zero contact with their laundry left unattended in a shared dryer.
  • Summary: The second segment featured a conflict where the OP moved a roommate’s wet laundry from the dryer after waiting an hour for a response, which the roommate deemed an unforgivable violation of personal property. The roommate insisted that touching her things without permission is never necessary, even when shared appliances are involved and the clothes have been sitting wet for hours.
Coworker Moving In Request
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  • Key Takeaway: Coworkers who are not close friends are not entitled to move into one’s private, paid-for living space, and guilt-tripping tactics (like claiming homelessness) are manipulative red flags.
  • Summary: The third story involved a coworker asking to crash at the OP’s house for ‘a few weeks’ after being kicked out by her roommates. The OP refused, valuing her hard-earned private space, which led the coworker to spread rumors that the OP was letting her be homeless. The hosts agreed that the coworker’s immediate resort to guilt indicated manipulative behavior, likely explaining why she was kicked out of her previous living situation.
Roommate Tracker Discovery
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(00:49:37)
  • Key Takeaway: A roommate who exhibits controlling behavior after a friends-with-benefits arrangement ends may escalate to illegal surveillance, such as placing a GPS tracker under a car.
  • Summary: The final story detailed a 25-year-old finding a GPS tracker under her car after ending a friends-with-benefits arrangement with her 34-year-old male roommate. The roommate had previously become possessive, questioning her whereabouts, leading the OP to fear confronting him about the tracker due to having no local support system.
Roommate GPS Tracker Discovery
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(00:50:48)
  • Key Takeaway: A woman discovered a GPS tracker under her car after ending a casual hookup with her roommate, leading to immediate fear and uncertainty about confronting him.
  • Summary: The mechanic showed the OP a black box under her car, identifying it as a GPS tracker, which she immediately suspected her roommate placed there due to recent relationship tension. She decided to leave the tracker in place to avoid alerting the roommate to her knowledge of the situation. The hosts reacted with alarm, emphasizing the danger of confronting someone who previously became angry when relationship boundaries were set.
Advice on GPS Tracker Situation
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  • Key Takeaway: Advice centered on prioritizing personal safety by not confronting the roommate and immediately involving law enforcement to document the illegal tracking device.
  • Summary: Commenters strongly advised against asking the roommate about the GPS, suggesting it could put the OP in danger, especially given the rural setting and lack of local support. The consensus was to document everything and take the device to the police, despite potential skepticism from law enforcement about acting before a crime escalates. The OP later updated that the roommate was in jail, implying police action was taken.
Roommate Moves Out Mid-Lease
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  • Key Takeaway: The OP from the GPS story successfully moved out of her shared living situation and returned to her hometown after involving the police.
  • Summary: The OP packed her belongings and planned to move back home, leaving behind furniture she couldn’t take, and reported the GPS discovery to the police who documented the cheap device. In a subsequent update, she confirmed she confronted the roommate via phone, who admitted to placing the tracker out of concern for her safety after work, leading to a scuffle and the end of their relationship.
Roommate Swaps Bedrooms Audaciously
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(00:55:53)
  • Key Takeaway: A roommate moved all her belongings into the OP’s clearly superior, larger bedroom while the OP was traveling for a month, claiming it was fair because they pay the same rent.
  • Summary: The OP returned from a month-long trip to find her belongings in the smaller room and the roommate occupying the larger room, a situation the roommate’s boyfriend defended by citing equal rent payments. The OP, exhausted and jet-lagged, slept in the smaller room but resolved to move her things back immediately upon waking up. The hosts noted the audacity of the move, especially since the OP had previously offered storage space in her room.
Handling the Bedroom Swap Conflict
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(00:59:04)
  • Key Takeaway: The consensus advice was for the OP to immediately move her belongings back to her room without discussion, asserting her right to the space she secured first.
  • Summary: Commenters stressed that the OP had the legal right to her room since she secured the flat and made the room assignments clear upon move-in, regardless of the equal rent agreement. The OP decided to move her things back while the roommate was at work, preemptively texting her to avoid a confrontation upon return. This segment also touched upon the boyfriend’s manipulative influence on the roommate’s actions.
Boyfriend’s Controlling Behavior Revealed
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  • Key Takeaway: The roommate broke down after the room swap was reversed, revealing the boyfriend was the primary instigator of the aggressive behavior and was highly controlling.
  • Summary: Upon returning, the roommate panicked when she saw the rooms were swapped back, crying that her boyfriend, Tom, would kill her, confirming he was behind the manipulative actions. The OP and her aunt created a fake landlord inspection email to deter Tom from visiting, allowing the OP to support the roommate through the realization of her boyfriend’s abusive nature. The OP learned that Tom had been sending abusive texts demanding constant check-ins and photos.
Final Resolution and Wrap-up
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  • Key Takeaway: The OP’s final update confirmed the roommate broke up with the controlling boyfriend and moved into a new apartment with equally sized bedrooms, resolving both conflicts.
  • Summary: The hosts celebrated the positive outcome for the roommate, confirming she broke up with Tom and moved into a new place with equally sized rooms, resolving the secondary issue of rent division. The segment concluded with lighthearted banter about the episode’s themes, including jokes about tracking devices and unequal room sizes.