When my best friend and I decided to go to the same college, we were both really excited. Obviously, we decided that we were going to room with each other. Everyone and I mean everyone, told us that it was a horrible idea. “You guys are going to end up hating each other”, “rooming with your best friend is never a good idea”, “you’re gonna get really sick of each other.”

Most roommates do fight. Being in a small, uncomfortable room while trying to do separate things is always difficult. It’s hard adjusting to college in general, and not having a lot of alone time can be challenging. Whenever anyone told me that I was going to end up hating my best friend by the end of the year, I never believed it. Even though we are only through the first semester living with each other, I can tell you that I was right, and everyone else was wrong. We do fight occasionally, but we are still best friends, and we are a lot closer now than we ever were.

So to anyone who is afraid that rooming with their best friends will ruin their friendship, just think of all the good things that could come out of it.

1. You always have someone to talk to!

If you’re bored, happy, angry, sad, annoyed, literally anything, your best friend will always be there for you. You can vent about how much your day sucked, how you did amazing on your exam, or how you got hit by a bike on your way to class. You will always have someone there who will listen to you.

2. It’s never awkward!

Rooming with someone you don’t know/aren’t friends with can be a little awkward. You don’t know them very well, you don’t know what they are okay and not okay with, you don’t know how clean or messy they are, you don’t know if they go to bed early or late. When you room with your best friend, chances are that you already know these things

3. You can tell each other to stop being annoying without worrying about if you are hurting their feelings or not!

If they are being annoying, you can just tell them to stop. They won’t get offended. You won’t feel uncomfortable asking them, and they won’t be upset. It makes everything so much easier.

4. You can study together!

My best friend and I are both majoring in the same thing, so we are in a lot of the same classes. It is really nice being able to study with them or just ask them a quick question about what happened in class

5. Everything is really funny!

If you’re already best friends, you probably have some inside jokes already, but everything just gets better when you are living with each other. You are with each other all the time, so you experience most of the same things. There have been so many nights where my roommate and I stay up watching stupid videos on Twitter or watching Netflix.

6. You can share things!

Sharing things isn’t weird, and it happens all the time. You know what your best friend will let you use and what she won’t. It’s never awkward asking.

7. You will never be lonely!

You will never feel alone. Even if they aren’t in the room, you know that they will come back eventually and you will have someone to talk to. It feels great when you are upset and can actually talk to your best friend about it, instead of hiding it in front of a stranger.

One of my friends chose to have a random roommate, and she is miserable. They don’t even talk to each other. Sometimes it does work out having a random roommate though. I know plenty of people who are now best friends with their roommate. It really just depends on what you think is the best for you, but rooming with my best friend was the best decision I ever made. I can’t imagine what it would be like not rooming with her. We always have a ton of fun, and it’s made this year a lot easier.

10/10 would recommend!