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Sat, March 25, 2023 | 20:05
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBYRoommate has worn out more than his welcome
[디어 애비] 너무 오래 머무르는 룸메이트
Posted : 2022-12-29 11:05
Updated : 2022-12-29 11:07
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[디어 애비로 배우는 생생 영어]


DEAR ABBY: I'm 55 and own my home.
애비 선생님께: 저는 55세이며 집 한 채를 소유하고 있습니다.


"Randall," 53, lives with me and pays me rent.
"랜달"이라는 53세 남성은 저희 집에서 월세를 내며 살고 있습니다.


We used to be a couple, but COVID caused too much togetherness.
저희는 한 때 연인이었으나 코로나로 인해 같이 있는 시간이 너무 많아졌습니다.


He's in the spare bedroom now.
지금 랜달은 남는 침대에서 지내고 있습니다.


My house is cheaper for him than anywhere else he could go. I was trying to be nice.
저희 집은 랜달이 갈 수 있는 어떤 방보다 저렴합니다. 랜달에게 친절하려는 노력이었습니다.


The problem is, he talks down to me.
문제는 랜달이 저를 깔보는 투로 말한다는 겁니다.


I want to have the interior of the house professionally painted, and he insists we should paint it ourselves. "It'll be fun!"
저는 집 내부 페인트칠을 전문가에게 맡기기를 원했지만 랜달은 저희가 직접 페인트칠 해야 한다고 고집을 부렸습니다. "재밌을 거야!"라면서요.


We were testing paint samples on the wall and disagreed over which shade of white to choose.
저희는 샘플 페인트들을 벽에 테스트해보다가 어떤 흰색 색상을 고를지에 대해 의견이 갈렸습니다.


He tells me I should "defer to him" and ends up swearing, and when I ask him to stop, he says I'm overreacting.
랜달은 제가 "그를 따라야" 한다고 말하고 욕까지 했으며, 멈추라고 하자 제가 과민반응한다고 말했습니다.


This is why we are not a couple.
이게 저희가 더 이상 연인이 아닌 이유입니다.


I arranged to have the house painted, and he's continuing to chastise me for it.
저는 집 페인트칠을 전문가에게 맡겼고, 이에 대해 랜달은 저를 지속적으로 비난하고 있습니다.


It's MY house!
제 집인데도요!


I want to ask him to move.
랜달보고 나가달라고 하고 싶습니다.


I feel like he's taking advantage of me.
랜달이 저를 이용한다는 느낌이 듭니다.


He has more stuff in my house and garage than I do. I'm a minimalist, and all his stuff drives me crazy.
랜달은 저보다 집과 창고에 더 많은 짐을 가지고 있습니다. 저는 미니멀리스트고 랜달의 짐은 저를 미치게 합니다.


How did I get into this situation, how do I get out of it, and how do I avoid it in the future?
제가 어쩌다 이 지경에 온 것이고, 어떻게 여기서 빠져 나갈 수 있으며, 어떻게 미래에 이런 일을 방지할 수 있을까요?


— FEELING CONTROLLED IN COLORADO
— 통제 받는다고 느끼는 콜로라도 주민


DEAR FEELING CONTROLLED: This man moved in when you were a couple.
통제 받는다고 느끼는 독자분께: 이 남성은 연인일 때 집에 들어왔습니다.


The circumstances have changed radically.
상황은 근본적으로 변화했습니다.


You allowed it to continue because it suited both of you.
두 분께 모두 편리했기에 독자분이 이런 상황이 지속되도록 놔둔 겁니다.


Because it no longer does, tell him you want him out of there because your relationship "is no longer working."
더 이상은 편리하지 않으므로 랜달에게 우리의 관계가 "전과 같지 않기" 때문에 집을 나가줬으면 좋겠다고 말하세요.


Then set a date for it to happen.
그리고 마감 시한을 정하세요.


This scenario won't repeat itself if you set boundaries and assert them when they are encroached upon.
독자분이 경계선을 설정하고 이 선이 침범 당했을 때 권리를 확고히 한다면 이런 상황은 반복되지 않을 겁니다.


P.S. If your renter is not cooperative, you may have to enlist the services of an attorney to get him out of there, so be prepared.
추신) 만약 당신의 세입자가 협조적이지 않다면 그를 내쫓기 위해 변호사의 근무를 요청해야 할 수도 있으니 준비를 단단히 하세요.

KEY WORDS
■ spare (현재 쓰지 않아서) 남는
■ talk down to ~를 깔보는 투로 말하다
■ professionally 전문가에 의해
■ defer to ~의 의견에 따르다
■ overreact 과잉 반응을 보이다
■ arrange (일을) 처리하다
■ chastise 꾸짖다
■ take advantage of ~을 이용하다
■ drive someone crazy ~를 미치게 하다
■ radically 근본적으로
■ suit 편리하다
■ assert (단호하게) 자기주장을 하다, (자신의 권리·권위 등을) 확고히 하다
■ encroach upon ~를 침입하다
■ enlist (협조를) 요청하(여 얻)다



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