The issue is less the mess and more the dwelling itself. No matter what, that looks like a shitty room. And, if they redeco'd it, it'd still look tiny.
As for messes, I've never been a tidy person. I've dated tidy people and, while I was with them, my place was tidy, but I'm naturally untidy and it only gets worse when I'm with an untidy partner.
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