In every group of friends, there is at least one heroic soul that blesses the group with a house everyone flocks to. Being the owner of your social circle's home base is a responsibility only a select few have the strength and tenacity to ease into. It isn't necessarily difficult, but there are a few interesting discoveries only somebody with a perpetually busy house can relate to.

1. A lost and found box is created

With the incredible amount of people being ushered in and out of your house, the odds of someone leaving behind an item or two are fairly high. For this reason, you have a lost and found box. Don't feel guilty if you find yourself scavenging through it for a hair tie or phone charger. It's not your fault you have forgetful friends.

2. The trash is constantly overflowing

It's Sunday morning and you awake to the smell of rotting pizza boxes, sticky solo cups, and general debauchery...and there wasn't even a party last night. It's just that your house has such a reputation of openness, it always remains an option for any passerby and the trash they bring. Who needs arm day at the gym when you can just carry the pounds of garbage spilling into your living room out to the dumpster?

3. Surprise visits when you're naked

You're coming out of the shower only to find a small gathering of people in your bedroom you had no idea was coming. As you stand there, searching for clothes, your friends are casually asking you if the dishes in the dishwasher are clean. This happens often and you still haven't learned yet to lock your door.

4. Your taste in entertainment widens

People have different hobbies and like different things. Put all of these different hobbies and interests together in the same room and odds are somebody is going to turn you on to your new favorite band or a new Netflix series you won't be able to stop binging. It's through these conversations that you find out who actually has taste and who you'll eventually dread handing the aux cord to.

5. You've stopped locking your door to save time

Getting up from the couch multiple times to answer the door is just too demanding. Sometimes you'll be blessed with the true MVP of a friend who gets up to answer the door for you, but in the end, keeping the door unlocked is just way easier and makes the risk of robbery somewhat justifiable.

6. Everyone assumes the worst if the house is empty

"Hey, man! You feeling okay?" is a text you'll receive all day from different people until you either respond or open your front door. God forbid you ever get sick, want to spend time with your significant other, or just want the house to yourself. You just won't hear the end of it.

7. When you're out of town, your friends have nowhere to go

When the role of maintaining the friends' home base is thrust upon you, a feeling of guilt might occur when you have to leave your friends "homeless" for a week or two. The panicked chaos of leaving it up to the rest of the group to figure out how to entertain each other can be fun to watch from afar, however. Cherish the anarchy while it lasts, though. The second you return, it's ground zero for your living room.

8. You're constantly meeting new people

Your buddy just got a new girlfriend the same time your roommate's brother is in town. It seems as if every day somebody new is walking out of your bathroom but you don't mind. You're used to meeting new people and you've mastered the art of introductions. Some newbies will leave the social group just as mysteriously as they arrived, but the heroes that stepped up to the plate with their first impression will hopefully stick around long enough to be just as confused as you are when Steve's cousin's brother's girlfriend's neighbor from that one Halloween party is at the door wanting to hang out.

9. Your Netflix history keeps changing

Each time you open up Netflix, it's clear somebody has had their way with your account behind your back. Whether it be the new titles added to your list you've never even heard of, or the initial shock of seeing somebody has jumped ahead and lost your place in your favorite TV series, your Netflix has been compromised in an act of betrayal that'd make Brutus and Caesar uncomfortable. Only you have access to your secret Hulu account and that's how it's gonna stay.

10. There's always someone to party with

When all is said and done, the memories made in your house far outweigh the messes that need cleaning. No matter the burdens that comes from a full house, knowing that old friends and new friends are ready to party makes all the chaos worth it. You supplied the spot and now it's time for you and your buddies to turn it into the legendary center for depravity that future generations will forever try to duplicate.