( Image credit : Freepik | According to the original poster, his housing society has a strict rule: bachelors cannot host guests overnight. No exceptions, no clarification, just a cold, unceremonious restriction slapped onto their lives. )
Bachelors say they have had enough
The post quickly snowballed into one of those classic r/bangalore moments where everyone collectively says, “Yes, this is ridiculous.”
According to the original poster, his housing society has a strict rule: bachelors cannot host guests overnight. No exceptions, no clarification, just a cold, unceremonious restriction slapped onto their lives. Families, however? They can have their relatives, cousins, entire family trees over without a single eyebrow raised.
( Image credit : Freepik | According to the original poster, his housing society has a strict rule: bachelors cannot host guests overnight. No exceptions, no clarification, just a cold, unceremonious restriction slapped onto their lives. )
The “no overnight guests for bachelors” rule that started the fire
The bachelor explained that he pays the exact same maintenance as every other resident. He also mentioned that this incident marked his first so-called violation, and yet he did not even receive a verbal warning. It instantly made him feel inferior, as if his marital status automatically placed him on a lower rung of the residential food chain.He added that while this may look like a “small issue,” it dents one’s sense of dignity. Even if no big legal action is possible, he wondered: Is there anything meaningful we can do so societies reconsider these discriminatory rules?
Reddit did not hold back
The comments section exploded, with people calling the rule everything from “prehistoric” to “moral policing wrapped in a housing policy.”
Some users said bachelors are treated like walking liabilities, while families get the “innocent until proven guilty” default. Others joked that housing societies act like they are running a hostel run by a strict warden, not a residential apartment where adults live and pay rent.
One user said the rule made it feel like bachelors are “suspects by default,” while another argued that societies love enforcing random power trips simply because they can. Many encouraged the OP to push back respectfully, document everything, and demand clarity on where this rule even comes from.
( Image credit : Freepik | A post on Reddit’s r/bangalore recently ignited a firestorm: a young bachelor lamented that his society banned him from having overnight guests, a rule that no family seems to face. )
What the post revealed is something every bachelor renting in big cities already knows:
the restrictions are not about safety, they are about stereotypes.
bachelors are treated as though they:
throw parties every night
invite strangers constantly
cannot be trusted without supervision
Even when they follow every rule, pay maintenance on time, and cause zero disturbance, they are still viewed as temporary, questionable tenants.
( Image credit : Freepik | Even if no big legal action is possible, he wondered: Is there anything meaningful we can do so societies reconsider these discriminatory rules? )
So… can anything be done?
Reddit users gave realistic suggestions:
Ask the society to show where the rule is written.
Request a meeting with the association and share your concerns calmly.
Bring fellow tenants together, collective pressure works better.
Involve the owner; societies listen more to owners than tenants.
Document all communication politely in writing for accountability.
No one promised a courtroom victory, but many agreed that pushing back respectfully is the only way societies will ever reconsider.
The viral Reddit post hit a nerve not because it was shocking, but because it was familiar. Countless bachelors across Indian cities go through silent discrimination masked as “housing rules.” These restrictions are a reminder that society still treats unmarried adults with suspicion instead of trust.
The conversation sparked by the post shows one thing clearly that the unfair treatment of bachelors will not change unless people speak up, calmly, consistently, collectively.
And honestly? It is way past time.
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