For two years, my neighbor Marissa and I exchanged streaming logins: she used my Netflix, and I used her Hulu. Then unfamiliar profiles appeared, and my family repeatedly couldn\u2019t watch because too many people were using our account.<\/p>\n
Marissa admitted she\u2019d shared our password with three friends. When I said I would change it, she called me \u201cpathetic\u201d for complaining over $15 a month.<\/p>\n
Instead of arguing, I asked how she\u2019d feel if I gave those same friends her Hulu password.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s different,\u201d she protested. \u201cThat\u2019s my account.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Netflix is mine,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n
She finally apologized. That evening, I changed my password, signed out every device, and stopped using her Hulu. Our friendship cooled, but a month later, she brought iced coffees as a peace offering.<\/p>\n
We eventually became friendly again, but never shared passwords. This time, our friendship had clearer boundaries\u2014and more respect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"