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What to text back when your roommate says « just a reminder that the dishes have been in the sink since tuesday »

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Roommate

just a reminder that the dishes have been in the sink since tuesday

Polite on the surfaceKeeping count

What they actually meant

The date is there to make a point. They've been counting, which means this has been bothering them longer than this text suggests. Fix the dishes and the tone usually fixes itself.

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Replies you can send

Keep it calm

We'd send this one

my bad, doing them tonight

Hold your ground

on it. next time you can just say it, i won't take it badly

Change the game

done in an hour. should we sort out a proper system?

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