"Whatever you do, do NOT live with your best friend in college!"
"Living with your BFF can totally ruin your relationship."
"Space is good, so try to live with someone who isn't your best pal."
These statements are very typical responses that you'll usually get from people if you dare to even mention that you're considering moving in with your bestie(s).
A lot of people say that they've heard absolute horror stories about best friends who move in together and basically end up hating one another's presence by the time they move out... Or even worse, things end up getting so bad that they feel as if they ultimately have no choice but to move out early.
While this can sometimes be true, as I personally have also known people who were BFF's and their relationship got destroyed from living together; it can, in fact, be the COMPLETE opposite.
My freshman year of college, I lived with two friends from my high school and spent a vast majority of my time with my two other besties. They lived together and I was always in their room just hanging or out doing things with them, and once the end of our freshman year came around, we all decided that we wanted to live together in an off-campus apartment complex our sophomore year.
While I was super excited to live with my best friends, I was also a little wary of the fact that people had warned me in the past about making the "mistake" of moving in with your best gal pals.
I really didn't foresee any issues with these girls since I spent most of my time with them anyways, but I made sure that I felt as if I was making the right choice.
Now, the end of my sophomore year is approaching, and I could not be happier to live with my best friends...
It's been basically a year of us living together and we just re-signed our lease for our junior year.
I can honestly say that we have had zero major issues and living with them has been one of my best moves in college. These girls have my back for everything and we even check up on one another if we haven't seen each other home all day, or if one of us goes out to a party or bar without the others we make sure they get home before we go to sleep, etc..
We love having our friends over since we all already hang out here anyways together, yet we're also understanding about giving each other space since we live together and each has our own responsibilities.
Boundaries and house rules are kept to a minimal, but of course, they are necessary to prevent certain issues. For example, we all make sure to do our own dishes before we go to sleep each night and keep our common space tidy.
I think we're definitely living proof that moving in with your BFF's can actually be an amazing decision. I couldn't be happier with where I live and always feel at home living here.
With that being said, trust your own judgement, and if you feel as if you CAN live with your bestie(s) under the same roof, I say go for it.
They're your best friends for a reason and you know each other better than anyone, so if you're living standards match up, why not give it a try?
I did, and can honestly say I have no regrets in doing so.