It’s pretty crazy that a relationship which begins as a random assignment followed by some awkward ‘getting to know you’ Facebook messaging just might turn into one of the closest friendships in your life. I’ve heard countless horror stories of college students who are grossly incompatible with their first roommate. One hopes that this stranger whom you’re about to live with (in such close quarters) won’t neglect their own hygiene, blast loud music at all hours of the night and/or set your things on fire in a Satanic ritual.

Yes, the incoming freshman has many worries after he or she has completed a mere 10-question roommate request form. Miraculously, this haphazard placement may link you with someone who is truly compatible! If any of the following signs apply to you and your college roommate, there’s a good chance you may have accidentally become best friends.

1. You eat all meals together.

Even though one person may have dietary restrictions and the other might love spicy, exotic cuisine, comprises are made. One roommate will sacrifice meat for a night and agree to that gluten-free, vegan restaurant. When you're both up late at night either studying or talking, you sometimes end up in the local 24-hour diner for a really late (or really early) breakfast!

2. You do stupid bits and shenanigans just for the sake of Comedy.

Separately, you both think you’re the funniest people you know. Together, you have the potential to take over the world. Whether this is true or not is irrelevant. You’re each other’s best audience and you can laugh for hours at the same dumb joke while other people just stare, mildly confused and disinterested. Your “mischief” is of the utmost importance to you, but in reality no one else cares.

3. You text so regularly that it takes about 30 minutes of scrolling to find a text from yesterday.

4. You go on adventures together...

Whether it’s a hike, a museum excursion, the top of the freedom tower, a tour of the east village, a Broadway show, a picnic in the park or a trip to Duane Reade. Playing dumb games using the aisles, escalators and terrain of a drug store is sometimes the greatest adventure.

5. You follow each other’s exes on social media.

6. You become interested in each other’s interests.

Sometimes the roommate on the top bunk ‘orangutans’ over the railing to see who ‘got a rose’ on “The Bachelor”, even though she most definitely does not watch “The Bachelor” and despises all Reality TV.

- "Wait, did Kaitlyn just get a rose? Asking for a friend…"

7. Personal boundaries are no longer a thing.

Changing in private and closing the bathroom door are barely necessary. You’re sharing a single with a bunk bed crammed into it; it’s scientifically impossible to have any privacy. So, it’s much easier to forego all modesty and propriety. A simple warning like “I’m going to be naked in .05 seconds” is sufficient courtesy.

8. You know every little detail about each other.

Although you met at age 18, you somehow know everything about each other’s weird habits, insecurities, childhood playground nemeses, middle school cliques, high school careers, medical histories, family histories and childhood pets. After you’ve shared a closet of a room and talked about life every night, there’s very little left to find out about one another. It’s important to be privy to all of this, because you’re each other’s emergency contacts and third references on job applications!

9. You watch documentaries on reincarnation and conspiracy theories together.

After a long night of Netflix, you stay up for an additional two hours having a shared existential crisis. Deep talks regarding philosophy and the universe go on and on.

10. You sometimes share a narrow twin bed even though you each have your own bed and would be infinitely more comfortable with more space.

Sometimes it’s because you fall asleep watching one of the aforementioned documentaries and sometimes it’s because the heat isn’t working in your apartment and you must snuggle for survival. Watching an episode of "Friends" will also always result in falling asleep in the same bed: it must be the lull of the laugh track!

11. You are invited to parties as a team.

If one roommate is invited, it’s sort of understood that the other is going. You also coordinate costumes for Halloween.

12. You indulge in ‘treat yo self’ days.

The one time my roommate and I decided to treat ourselves to taking a cab rather than the subway, we found a $50 bill lying on the seat! We were so excited to spend it on dinner at a nice restaurant, which we did, but we’ve subsequently been using the very same $50 bill discovery as our ‘treat yo self’ excuse for way too long now.

- “I'm so poor right now, but should we get Broadway tickets tonight?”

- “It’s fine! We found that free fifty once!”

It’s the magical fifty that never runs out!

13. You vent to each other without worrying if the other will think you’re a terrible person.

After a long day dealing with setbacks and frustrations and other humans, you can let it all out to your roommate over a cup of tea or an adult beverage. You listen to each other’s horrid, exaggerated venting without judgment.

14. You pick up each other’s verbal habits and gestures.

You may find yourself saying things that your roommate always says and vice versa. You adapt each others weird mannerisms and idiosyncrasies.

15. You have a running joke that your 6x11 ft. single room is a mansion with many rooms.

A typical remark you will make in this game is “Oh I left my phone in the living room!” when your phone is actually six inches away. The mini-fridge you share is the kitchen (while we’re playing pretend, we might as well pretend it’s not empty!) and the surface of the dresser is the dining room. The top bunk is ‘upstairs’ and if you’re lucky enough to have a desk, that’s the ‘office’. You realize you’re exactly like the girls in that scene from the “A Little Princess” when they pretend they have a banquet of delicious food and are not living in a cold, dark attic. Ah, the joys imagination can bring!

16. You participate in a nightly “screenshot review”.

After a long day of classes, work and subway rides, you’ve accumulated many a screenshot on your phone. These including funny memes, meaningful quotes or ridiculous photos that warrant conversation. You look through them together, because you’ve saved up your jokes and commentary all day in order to share them in person.

17. When one roommate tells a story, the other reacts to the story with the exact same opinions and level of emotion as the storyteller.

The scientific term for this is the “Roomie Chameleon Effect”. If you don’t know where the story is going, you simply nod passionately until the storyteller reveals which side they’re on. Then you go with that and agree.

18. You are each other’s biggest cheerleaders.

Sometimes a simple text from your roomie is the perfect amount of encouragement for a big exam, an audition, a long day at work or whatever. It’s nice to know someone has your back and is rooting for you! You advocate for each other to other people and when one of you has a rough day, the other is always there when you go home to provide some words of encouragement and chocolate.