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What to text back when your roommate says « rent was due yesterday »

Already decoded. Here's what they actually meant, the specific words doing the damage, and three replies ranked by what we'd send.

Roommate

rent was due yesterday

Flat and pointed

What they actually meant

Flat, factual, and slightly cold because they're stressed about money and covering for you. There's no hidden meaning here. Speed matters more than wording in your reply.

How loaded this is · loaded

Replies you can send

Keep it calm

We'd send this one

sorry, sending it now

Hold your ground

sending today. i'll set a reminder so this doesn't repeat

Change the game

sent. want to move it to an auto-transfer?

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