Roommates

Once you move out, the chance is big that you will be living together with one or multiple roommates. This is a pretty new experience, and you have to make sure you can get a long at least for a bit. You are living in the same place, after all.

A very big advantage is when your roommate is or becomes a good friend of yours. This depends on a lot of different factors, like interests, personalities, time schedule and a ton of other reasons.

Actually, living with a roommate does not require being friends with him/her, but offers a very good opportunity to make a new good friend. You’re probably going to be together a lot, so why not make the best out of it?

Tons of sitcoms and movies always bring in roommates being best friends, and this is one thing that is true for a large part. I’ve been living together with someone for almost 2 years now, and this guy is also one of my very best friends.

One thing you should look out for is roommates becoming romantically interested in each other. I’m not saying that it is impossible to pull off, but I have also seen it go wrong countless of times. After a roommates-break up things can get very awkward.

This can prevented by moving in with a roommate you could never become sexually attracted to. It might seem unnecessary at first, but it is probably a better idea to search for romance outside of your living room.

A good idea is to set up some basic rules or a cleaning schedule. This will most likely positively affect the living atmosphere of your apartment or dorm. I’ve seen places where the kitchen turned into a dirty dishes storage room, and who knows what kind of creatures grow under all those piles of garbage.