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AIBU?

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To think flatmates should have told us they were dating?

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kelig · 18/03/2021 17:53

I lived in a four bed house. We all have busy professional work lives, but house share as we live in an inner city (very expensive city).

I found the property on spareroom, and it fitted all the boxes. So thought I would move in here for 6 months or so to see if I like it/need to move.

Two flatmates were moving out at the same, which I thought was a little odd. When I met the existing flatmates, they said the other two were moving out because they had just bought a house together. Fair enough.

So me and another woman both move into this house at the same time. She is lovely. The other flatmates are pretty nice too, and have been welcoming.

After a week or so, me and the fellow newbie, found out that actually, the two original flatmates are dating. When I asked during the house visit, they said they were friends. After a bottle of wine, the truth came out that the previous two flatmates moved out because they didn't like that the two flatmates were dating. Apparently things turned really nasty. This has made me worried that there is a side to the two that is being hidden.

AIBU to think they should have disclosed that they were dating? I would have probably still moved in, but I don't appreciate being lied to.

On the whole things are fine. But sometimes they are having 'couple time' in the living room, aka both snuggled up watching a film together. Absolutely fine, but I just feel so awkward when I go in there It's as if this is their flat and I am intruding. They've not said anything of the sorts, but you know when you can tell that your presence is unwanted?

As the kitchen is joined to the living room, I felt like I couldn't really cook myself dinner because they were obviously trying to have couple time. I don;t really understand why they can't go and do that in their bedroom if they wanna be all cutsey and snuggle up under a blanket. Idk. Maybe I am being precious, but it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.

Sometimes he does PDA things with her, like kiss her nape, or over the top compliments. I don't think I would do this in front of my friends.

What do you think?

OP posts:
Theshoepeople · 18/03/2021 19:35

I've lived in a few houses where people have ended up dating. It's always just been an unwritten rule of housesharing that you act as housemates when in communal areas and if you want to be snuggled up you go to someone's room. I don't think it's unreasonable to have those conversations and to expect them given that that's what they led you to believe, that they were just friends. If they told you they were just friends, in order to get people to move in, they need to act like just friends when they're around said people!

AnotherKrampus · 18/03/2021 19:44

@Stovetopespresso I was thinking about it but tried to come across as less of a cheeky moo Grin

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