After high school graduation, I was extremely excited to live in my own apartment and have my own living space. I thought about the freedom, the parties, and imagined my future roommates and I being best friends. I think I envisioned something like the cast from "Friends," or like Meredith's house on "Grey's Anatomy." Unfortunately, not everyone gets that experience. Roommate experiences now are more like battle grounds, the German versus the French. We all experience bad roommates, so I have managed to gather the few types that exist and discuss them. They are not all bad, and not all good.
1. The Messy Roommate
I can proudly admit that this occasionally is me. I leave dishes in the sink and rarely make my bed.
2. The Ghost Roommate
You know they're there. You just never see them. They live in their own little nest and the only time you see them is when they're leaving through the door or getting a snack from the fridge.
3. The Loud Roommate
They always have guests over, they're always on the phone, or their music is blasting through the walls. But they will never be unheard.
4. The Neat Roommate
They never leave a crumb behind. Their bed and room are arranged with perfect symmetry and they would probably faint if you adjusted their belongings in any way.
5. The Roommate With a +1
This roommate is the roommate who lets their girlfriend/boyfriend stay with them every night. So you're basically living with an extra person. You go into the kitchen half awake with your ugliest sleeping shirt on to see a man pouring his milk in a cereal bowl. Ugh.
6. The Survival Roommate
This person has enough things to last them for the rest of the year plus a power outage. They continue to go grocery shopping even when their part of the pantry is completely full. They even make you wonder if they have little people living under their bed who your roommate is feeding.
7. The Post-it Roommate
Instead of texting or telling you in person, this roommate puts notes up. If the dishes need to be washed, if there's mail for you, or the air is up too high, expect a note.
8. The Soul Mate Roommate
There comes a time when you find the perfect roommate. You get them and they get you. You don't have to block off the whole kitchen or make arrangements for who does what. Everything just flows.
9. The Best Friend Roommate
Moving in with your best friend could be a success or a failure. Often people think that moving in with their best friend will work simply because they're best friends and they love each other. Unfortunately, sometimes best friends have different living habits that just don't mesh well and can lead to confrontation. However, sometimes it works! And all is peachy.
Whether bad or good, having roommates is quite the experience. An experience you may not be able to relive (unless you're from the cast of "Friends") and the crazy experiences you have with these roommates are the stories you will tell in the future. Now if all fails with all of these roommates, they do rent out one bedroom apartments for those who may not be so tolerant.
