For most of my life, I had my own room. I did whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted because I lived alone, so you can imagine the reality check that happened when I went to college and had to move in with a complete stranger. I mean, we were Facebook friends and met up once or twice (but there was still always a possibility she was a serial killer).
I was nervous. I had heard all the horror roommate stories of them turning out to be psychopaths, and my mom always told me the way I lived in my room back home would make my roommate want to move out. But, lucky for me, all those assumptions were wrong. I may have gotten lucky, but I can confidently say my roommate is my best friend. She deals with all the things my mom hated about my room back home: my messiness and my tendency to let cereal bowls sit out for days (sorry, Jess, I’m working on it). Yet, my roomie still loves me for who I am. Here are ten reasons why your college roomie is your best friend.
1. You have someone to talk to at night. This is routine for us. She will be on her loft bed, I will be on mine, and we will talk all about our days, things we are stressed about, drama happening in our friend group, and about our futures. It's the absolute best way to end every day I have here at school.
2. She will eat food with you at any hour of the night. Whether it be a pizza Lunchables or a late night trip to the caf for some cereal and cookies, she makes sure you don’t feel bad about yourself for eating so late at night, and there’ is no friend that gets any better than that.
3. Her closet is your closet and vice versa. One of the best things about getting a roomie is that my closet doubled. If I cannot find anything to wear to Wine Wednesday, my roomie has never failed to come to the rescue with some cute sweater she just bought from Forever 21.
4. You always have someone to take to a date event. Even though you still freak out about looking for the perfect guy, it is always comforting to know that you have the solid option of taking your roomie. It is a given that you two will have the best time together, drunk or sober.
5. She is your mom away from home. She will leave the door unlocked and a light on when you come home late at night. She will hold your hair when you just had too much fun at that darty. And, sometimes, if you are nice enough, she will get you some cookies from the caf to eat while you are studying.
6. She will cry with you when you are homesick. Chances are, she is homesick too. She already knows about your family and all your best friends from back home, so it’s easy to cry on her shoulder because she knows what you are missing out on. You don’t need to give her a background story, you can just cry. And best of all, you can cry together.
7. You have a show you watch together. Whether it be F.R.I.E.N.D.S or the eleventh season of Grey’s Anatomy, you have a schedule to watch your show together. It doesn't matter how busy either of you are, you make time for each other.
8. She has seen you at your worst and your best. Your roomie sees you at all hours of the day. She knows every mood you have and what you look like when you first wake up. Whether it be your messy bun in the morning or your face dotted with your acne medicine at night, she never looks at you differently and loves you all the same.
9. And because of that you are not embarrassed in front of her -- ever. Even when she walks in on you watching High School Musical on the futon alone, she will plop down right next to you and sing along.
10. You cannot imagine not ever living with her. But even if you do part ways, you will make it a point to see each other every day because a day without seeing your roomie will never, ever feel complete.
I love you, roomie!
