I've just moved into a house for my second year at university with people I met the first year. There were originally three of us, then a girlfriend joined our tennancy. Great.
My problem is the wasting of food. The couple makes gigatic meals and every night throws away a good three portions of perfectly fine food.
Out of all of us I get the least student finance support and eat basic meals from scratch, while the two complain about money while being wasteful. Its really driving me crazy.
We had a talk last night about it and they wont budge. I asked if they could keep leftovers for later instead of throwing it out and she justified it by saying how she has mental health problems to do with germs so thats a no. I asked if she could adjust her portions then and she said how she suffered from anorexia and so she will never finish a meal and how I would want her to be anorexic again?? She flipped out saying how I was trying to change her lifestyle and that she will not adjust her lifestyle for anyone.
A friend who is staying with us joined in saying that it is their money and if they choose to use it this way it is fine. I'm talking three portions of food being wasted every dinner time..
We talked about how we have been raised differently but I see that as no excuse for being so wasteful. I would eat the leftovers myself, but due to diatery requirements I cannot.
I feel she is using her issues as excuses. The same happened when she wanted to get two rabbits. I was fine with it given the condition we could move in properly first and wait a few weeks. When the time came around for us to move in she said she needs them immedietely because she needs them to calm her anxiety and ptsd. Then was told that I had no say because they would not be mine and would not be in my way. Meanwhile the rabbits are ill a lot because we've had to move them several times while pesticide people did their job and pieces of hay are poping up everywhere.
I really need advice about this. I can't blame her for having mental health problems but at this point I see them only as excuses. They seem to be her reason for everything. We also dont need more pests (ants) because of this and the waste feels like a kick in the dirt at the rest of us who cannot afford much.