Attribution: [image description: two black women with curly hair hug each other and softly smile.] Via Hian Oliveira on Unplash
Throughout our lives, we have a lot of roommates. And it takes a lot to find a good one. But when you do, the bond between you is inseparable. My relationship with my roommate is one of the most unique relationships I’ve ever experienced. Heres why:
1. They’re there every morning when you wake up.
[image description: White woman with brown hair jumps on a bed with two people sleeping in it, captioned “wake up!”] Via GIPHYDepending on how you’re feeling that day, that is either deeply disturbing or extremely heartwarming.
2. They know how you take your coffee.
[image description: White woman with brown hair and a pink shirt gestures to her arm and says “I need coffee in an IV.”] Via GIPHYThey can see when you need to have it, too.
3. They know what you spend your money on
[image description: a white brunette woman on a stage speaks into a microphone and says “I spend money like I have it”] via GIPHYWhenever I’m buying too many things from Amazon, all I need sometimes is a judging look from my roommate.
4. They know your schedule and more importantly, they know when you’re playing hooky.
[image description: a black woman with curly hair turns her face in suspicion, while the camera zooms in on her face.] Via GIPHYShe knows when I’m working (or should be), and this usually guilts me into getting it together.
5. They know what you eat.
[image description: white woman with brown hair scoops a huge amount of green ice cream into her mouth, closing her eyes.] Via GIPHYAnd when you eat it, which is why I stopped eating Lucky Charms before bed and yoga class.
6. They know your vices.
[image description: an animated teacher with yellow skin and brown hair catches a student, with yellow skin and brown hair, passing notes, saying “nelson, what are you doing?”] Via GIPHYFor example: my roommate knows I never say no to Lucky Charms.
7. They know what Netflix shows you’ve been watching.
[image description: a white woman in a pink sweater picks up a bowl of popcorn and prepares to watch TV.] Via GIPHYWhen you share a TV, they have access to everything you watch on Netflix. I was shocked to find We Bares Bears on my 21-year-old roommate’s history (sorry Amber, didn’t mean to expose you).
8. They know when you’re having a good day.
[image description: one woman with brunette hair and a black dress and one woman with blonde hair and a white dress dance with very quick movements.] Via GIPHYThey will also help you celebrate, which is definitely the best part.
9. They know when you’re having a bad day.
[image description: a white woman with brown hair says “you need a drink, and a woman with blonde hair responds, “yes”] Via GIPHYWhen you’re having a bad day, sometimes all you need is for someone to acknowledge it.
10. They know when you poop.
[image description: young black girl putting on oversized sunglasses captioned “yea… I know] Via GIPHYLook, I didn’t really understand intimacy until I found out my roommate knows when I poop and neither one of us cared.
11. You get scared at potential intruders together.
[image description: a woman with brunette hair says “you’re panicking,” and a white man with brown hair says “uh huh! Join me why don’t you?”] Via GIPHYI don’t know, there’s just something about living in a city as two young women. It’s a bonding experience.
12. They know how many clothes you own.
[image description: a white woman with blonde hair sorts through her clothes and says “I have absolutely nothing to wear”] Via GIPHY
13. They remind you to call your mother
[image description: a black woman hugs her friend, and stops smiling to have a concerned look on her face. captioned “when you forgot to call mom”] Via GIPHYSometimes my roommate and I call our moms at the same time.
14. You’ve fought over where to put your furniture
[image description: a white man with brunette hair hold a couch that is stuck in a stairwell and yells “pivot”] Via GIPHYIt might just be me, but the bickering and passive aggressiveness feels like a precursor to married life.
15. They know your very strange habits.
[image description: white woman raises her right hand and says “guilty as charged,” looking at the camera as if to charm it.] Via GIPHYI don’t think I’ve ever finished a cup of coffee in my life. I always leave a little swallow. And the only person who knows that is my roommate.
16. They know your very bad habits, too.
[image description: an asian woman with shoulder length hair and a blue coat points her finger at the viewer and says “I see all”] Via GIPHYIts been too long since laundry day and my roommate is definitely judging me.
17. They get on your nerves when you see them too much.
[image description: a white woman with long blonde hair puts one finger up and says “shh… you’re getting on my nerves.”] Via GIPHYBut honestly, its so nice to come home to one person. Consistently.
18. They support you, in their own special way.
[image description: white woman with long brown hair claps her hands and looks supportively at her friend, giving a thumbs up.] Via GIPHYWhether you want them to or not.
19. They’re there every night when you go to sleep.
[image description: one baseball player brings a towel over to his sleeping teammate and tucks him in.] Via GIPHYUntil they’re not, and you’re all alone, and can’t go to sleep because there might be someone in your home.
Our roommates are with us every day, for better or for worse. Mine’s a keeper, and I hope yours is too.
