22 Ways You Know Your College Roommate Will Be Your Friend Forever

By Nicole Mainardi on October 20, 2014

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College is a confusing time, and it’s not made any easier by roommates who are nothing like you. Chances are, you’ve already fought about something trivial and are plotting each other’s demise.

But then you meet that one roommate where you automatically click. And after spending some time together … you just know that the two of you are going to be friends long after you’re not living together in college anymore.

Here’s how you might find that out:

1. You watch trashy and/or dramatic cop shows together.

No matter what’s going on in your lives, there will be many a time when you’re both sitting on the couch and watching “Love & Hip Hop” or “Law and Order: SVU.”

And if one of you has to leave, the other has to tell them what happens at the end.

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2. Whether they’re asking to go get food or go to the gym, you’re excited.

Because, really, when else will you get to breach deep, important subjects without the trashy cop shows in the background or party music blasting in your ears? Gyms and food places are true bonding fun!

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3. And when it comes to eating, there’s no judgment.

Barring bringing home a tub of lard to binge on, you’ve both pretty much seen it all. In fact, you’re probably sharing the Costco-sized tub of chocolate chip cookie dough. You both know where to buy the best foods, and you’ll always ask if the other needs to go.

But then there are always those food items that have been in the fridge for … honestly, neither of you have any idea and it just needs to go or it’s going to grow legs and walk out.

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4. There’s no shortage of alcohol.

One of you is going to have alcohol, but most of the time you’ll both agree that it’s not enough. That it will never be enough.

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5. You’re always honest with each other.

I don’t know why, but it seems to come with the territory. It can be about apartment issues or the hideousness of that shirt your mom bought you. If you can’t have honesty, things are going to go bad very quickly.

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6. They know you wore the same pants the day before, but they don’t bring it up. They know that you really just DGAF right now and the effort of getting a new pair of leggings or jeans dirty just seems to be too much.

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7. But they will tell you when you’re looking too slutty.

Seriously, they’ll be blunt about it. But it’s only because they care about you. They’re not judging you; they’re judging your debatable choice of clothing.

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8. You both need your quiet time, and while it’s fun to hang out with each other, there are times where being alone is probably the best thing for both of you.

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9. Doing something stupid while drunk is inevitable, but the chances are that they’ve gone through something similar, so there’s very little judgment.

Besides, by the time you go out and party together, you’ve both seen some things.

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10. Burping becomes the norm.

You burp more with your girl roommate than you do around your guy friends. It may stem from the fact that you spend so much time with each other, but likely you’re just more comfortable doing it in your own home.

Still, you trust your roommate enough not to judge your gassy ways.

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11. Being a participating part of their Tinder convos is expected.

You’re going to run into some serious weirdos on there, so who else are you going to share your lack of shock with?

Plus, you always make yourself available to hang out with your roommate and someone she found on Tinder, because there can be some total creepers out there.

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12. Seeing each other half-naked becomes completely acceptable.

You’ll be talking, and one of you will be getting changed, and it just happens. Honestly, we’ve seen it all. We know what boobs look like and what a butt in a thong looks like.

You’re not fooling anyone … even if their body does look better than yours. Gym anyone?

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13. You talk to each other about cleaning your rooms and washing your clothes, but you both know it’s not going to get done in a timely manner, and probably won’t be taken care of until the situation becomes unlivable.

When there’s a severe lack of motivation to clean the apartment that multiple people share, there’s no way your own things are going to get clean.

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14. One of you guilts the other into going to the gym.

It’s not a critique on you–quite the opposite. They feel like they need to go to the gym and they don’t want to go alone. Besides, sharing that cookie dough has created some serious love handles.

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15. Listening to them vent is not an option; it’s a privilege! And saying otherwise is blasphemy.

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16. Toilet paper doesn’t have to come from the store.

That’s what boyfriends and drunk neighbors are for. Same goes for dish soap.

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17. You both have every right to use each other’s hair dryer and straightener … as long as you don’t break it.

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18. There will come a time when you both realize that going outside during the day is optional and often not preferred.

If there’s nothing going on and you’re both tired from the day/week, then the couch it is! As a bonus, when the sun is optional, so are pants.

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19. There are going to be those nights where you’re both ready to go out and party hard …

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20. … but sometimes it’s nice to stay in and watch a movie together while gorging on that cookie dough and getting drunk on cheap wine (because we all know what’s really in Spongebob and Patrick’s mugs).

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21. Most importantly, you’ll always be there for each other.

Whenever she calls, you pick up. If you need her, she’ll be there to the best of her ability, no matter how small the problem is or what time of the morning it is or how far she has to drive.

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22. And after all this has come to pass, it doesn’t take long to realize that you’re going to be friends for a long time.

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