Living with your best friends is one of the greatest opportunities you'll get in college. And after, if you're lucky enough to be headed towards the same city as your besties. People say that living with your best friends isn't always the greatest idea because you'll get to see all different sides of them. Including some that you may not like. However, I happen to think that seeing these sides and still loving and accepting your friends as who they are is the greatest test of friendship in life. I've been lucky enough to live with my best friends the past three years in college, and there are so many perks to having your partners in crime constantly by your side.
There is never a dull moment.
Your best friends know you. They know your personality, they know what you find funny, they know your favorite show on Netflix. And they're usually similar on at least one of those accounts. So whether you're lying in bed together binge-watching "One Tree Hill," dancing around the room to your favorite pregame playlist, or literally "rolling on the floor laughing" when one of you trips over the others' discarded heel, there is never a dull moment when you live with your best friends.
You have a second family.
Hands-down one of the greatest things about living with your besties is the sense of a second family. You tell them everything, good and bad. So when you get a good grade on that Stats exam you've been cramming for, they're thrilled for you. Or when your childhood dog passes away, they're there for you to cry on their shoulder (this actually happened to me). So not to fear when you depart from your support system at home for the semester, cause you have a second one waiting for you within the four walls of your dorm/apartment.
What's theirs is yours.
Living with your friends means everything you own has now doubled, tripled, quadrupled, and so on. Nothing to wear on a Thursday night? Browse their closet. Forgot to bring a cutting board when moving in? They brought one. The best part is that you're best friends and so you already know that everything you own also semi-belongs to them. So you don't even have to ask before borrowing that sweater or eating one of their bagels.
P.S. It's even better when your friends are the same size as you in clothes and shoes!
You can be honest with them.
People say that the worst part of living with your friends is that the little things they do will start to irritate you. However, I think this is one of the biggest perks. When you're not-so-close with your roommates, things will get awkward when you both get settled and start leaving your crap lying around. You probably won't feel comfortable confronting them about your annoyances which will lead to built up tension and eventually an environment that you don't feel happy in. But with your best friends, they know you're not a bitch because you nag them about putting their things into the dishwasher. And they won't hold a grudge when you throw their shoes into their room after they left them in the living room for the millionth time. You can be flat-out honest with them about the things that bother you because you know that it will only make your friendship stronger. Plus there's probably things you do that annoy them as well and you'd want them to let you know, right?
They will love you unconditionally.
There are times in life (especially in college) where you just screw up. You're still finding your way and finding yourself, and you're inevitably gonna encounter those moments where you idiotically run back to your ex for the 20th time or spill a secret about your bestie that you promised you'd keep. Your best friends may not always agree with your decisions, and sometimes you'll do something that straight up pisses them off, but they will love you anyway. They will let you vent after that fore mentioned ex screws you over again, and they will forgive you when you blab their secret. Because that's what best friends do. And through the crazy ride that is life, you have to have those few people who are always by your side. So why not live with them?
