My roommate wants me to pay his hospital bills after the food he STOLE from me 'poisoned' him
A young man has sparked a debate after revealing his allergic roommate demanded he pay hundreds in medical costs - all because the roommate secretly ate a slice of his peanut butter cake.
The 24-year-old, who lives in a two-bedroom apartment with a 26-year-old friend, said the pair had been mates before moving in together and had set clear ground rules, including a strict policy of not sharing groceries.
To avoid confusion, each of them keeps a separate mini fridge in their rooms - and even installed locks to prevent any mix-ups.
But things quickly escalated when one of them ignored the arrangement.
'One day I was out with friends and craving the cake in my fridge for when I got home,' he explained on Reddit.
'When I came back, I saw the fridge was empty and the plate was in the trash.'
His roommate had eaten the cake - which contained peanut butter - and suffered a severe allergic reaction.
'Turns out he was allergic to peanut butter, saw himself in the mirror all puffy and red, and called an ambulance,' he said, adding, 'Nothing serious happened to him.'
But after receiving the ambulance bill and being hit with the cost of an EpiPen, the roommate demanded compensation.
'He asked me to pay for it all because apparently I 'poisoned' him,' the man continued.
'I told him that he stole my cake without even telling me and told him to f*** off and went home.'
The allergic roommate then told all their mutual friends - and now, they're piling on the pressure, saying he should at least help pay.
The fridge, the poster added, was locked - but the key was sitting on the desk beside it because he thought he could trust his roommate not to steal his food.
Online commenters were quick to defend the original poster.
'This is no different than if he'd had an adverse reaction to your medication,' one person wrote.
'You didn't give it to him or agree to him having any. This is 100 per cent his fault.'
Another added: 'Your roommate stole your cake and now wants you to fund the consequences of his own snack theft? The audacity is almost impressive.'
'Peanuts aren't a subtle seasoning,' one user pointed out, 'how do you not taste peanut butter?'
Many agreed it was a boundary violation and warned that the demand for payment could just be the beginning.
'This won't stop at the hospital bill. It's the beginning of a pattern if you cave,' one wrote.
Others were baffled by the roommate's lack of preparation.
'He knows he has a serious allergy and still blindly ate something he didn't buy?' one asked.
'He should have already had an EpiPen - especially if he's prone to stealing and eating random food.'
'Even if it was actual poison, it would still be his fault,' another concluded.
'You wouldn't steal someone's car, crash it, and then blame the owner.'
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