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How to handle roommate messing up clothes?
My GF and I got a new roommate because we have extra room in our apartment and it lowers the rent. He loves to cook and is really outgoing. He makes big breakfasts, lunches, dinners and delicous desserts. He also insists that he will take care of shopping, errands, etc. if we just sit back and try one of his pies or something.
But he has also been doing all the laundry and over the past few months my GF said a lot of her shirts and pants were getting tighter and a lot of mine were too. We think he might be accidentally shrinking them in the wash. How can we go about doing something about this nicely?
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Wow lucky girls! A guy that wants to do all the chores and not complain is a keeper :)
If he isn't doing the laundry properly you can just tell him that you both would rather do your own laundry. Tell him that you appreciate his help and wanting to do it, but that your clothes need to be washed and you rather do it yourself. He will understand.
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It's weird that you have a roommate that does your laundry.
You don't need to explain to him that he's ruining your clothes or anything, just tell him you'll do your own laundry and thank him.
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Did it occur to you that a reason the two of you find your clothing fitting tighter might be due to the constant big meals and lots of desserts? If you were eating less before he became a room mate, that would be my first guess.
Wool shrinks are far as laundry, jeans dried too long can be tighter but will relax and expand out with wearing, and material like in t-shirts takes more than just a few washes to shrink over time, more like 2 years for me.
I agree that it is weird to have someone else doing your laundry. Each of you should be doing your own. So instead of one central dirty laundry hamper, how about each of you have a separate container for your own clothes in your room and do your own. You are most familiar with your clothing and its needs in washing and also in drying. Some do better left to dry on a drying rack rather than going through the dryer.
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You just start doing your own laundry.
Criticizing this guy for doing a chore for you would not be cool and is not necessary. Just thank him and tell him you'd rather do your own laundry.
Either you or your girlfriend should be doing the laundry for yourselves. Having your roommate do it (in any situation other than as a desperately needed favour) is kind of weird.
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