When the semester comes to a close and you are finally single again, as in you no longer have a roommate for a whole month, you begin to reflect on your semester with your best friend. You remember the fun, the bad, and the ugly moments, which are all archived by the hundreds of pictures and Snapchats that may or may not have made it public. However, we often overlook the simple things. We forget about the things that are not recorded or captured by our iPhones.
What keeps our “roomie” relationships going? What makes up the conversations we have with our housemates? What are the things we all have in common? When you look back at the semester, the words you exchange with your roommates are as sporadic as the list of phrases below. They often don’t make that much sense alone but in the moment your mind is racing with so many ideas. There is no question, no statement, and no comment that is too dumb to tell your favorite person! Here are a few phrases that more or less make up the daily conversations with the person or housemates that share in our undergraduate life and experiences at the best place on Earth, Rutgers University.
1. How was your day?
2. I feel like I haven’t seen you in forever. (After a long day of classes)
3. Where are we living next year?
4. Would you be opposed to hosting a pregame on Friday?
5. Are you going to Alex?
6. *Texts while walking to Alex* Where are you sitting in Alex?
7. Do you want to grab Hansel?
8. I have no money.
9. Should I get a fake?
10. Is Romwe a real website, or are those prices too good to be true?
11. Can you send me pictures from last night?
12. Can you move your car, I have to leave for an hour.
13. Be right back, I’m going to the gym.
14. “Hello, it’s me.” After listening to Adele on repeat for 3 hours.
15. That one is the mission.
16. It’s totally a sign.
17. “Is it too late to say sorry?” After talking about last night.
18. When are you coming back? I’m lonely.
19. I’m questioning if we are part human, part superhuman after this weekend.
20. Is the door unlocked? I forgot my key.
21. Can I borrow that shirt?And while I’m at it, can I also borrow those pants, shoes, and socks?
22. Goals tonight? Pizza!
23. Do you like this pic? Should I insta it? Is it insta worthy? SOS I need advice.
24. I’m 100% not going out tonight.
25. *9 am the next morning* Why did we go out last night?
26. OKAY Dad.
27. Am I crazy for thinking that?
28. I cannot.(In reference to really anything)
29. You deserve so much better. *hair flip*
30. You will not believe who I saw at Brower.
31. *Text Monday afternoon while in library* “Just remembered to tell you, guess who I saw at the bar on Saturday?”
32. Did you hear what Trump just said?
33. We are out of toilet paper.
34. “You used to call me on my cell phone.” *When my phone dies*
35. Have you seen my phone charger?
36. Do you want to go to the diner?
37. Which tailgate are you going to?
38. We are not ending up there again.I refuse to be a groupie.
39. I don’t even care that our football team sucks.
40. Did you see the crime alert?
41. I don’t understand how someone can be so perfect.
42. What does the key emoji mean on everyone’s insta, tweets, and snapchats?
43. Do our professors understand that we are human beings with actual lives?
44. What do we have to do to get on the Rutgers snapchat?
45. It’s about to get lit. (Roommate pretends to light the plastic menorah)
46. Have you seen the latest Jimmy Fallon video?
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47. I think I’m going insane.
48. *Text Sunday morning* R U alive?
49. I don’t know what I am going to do all winter break.
50. I can’t wait until New Year’s Eve because we will be back at RU!
