When my roommate Milly vanished to live with her boyfriend, she left her belongings — and half the rent — behind. For two months, I covered everything while she ignored my texts. Finally, I packed her things, donated the basics, and had the landlord change the locks.

Days later, she showed up screaming, demanding to know why she couldn’t get in. When I told her she’d abandoned the place, she lost it — especially after learning a “dusty old box” I donated held her grandmother’s wedding dress. She threatened police and lawsuits, but she had no case.

She ghosted me, and I simply made it official.