Getting Along

By Candy

A lot rests on the roommate/significant other relationship: approval or condemnation, you stay or you go.

If your boyfriend’s buddies don’t enjoy your existence quite as much as he does, chances are you’ll be single a lot sooner than you think. So shower them with your charm, kill them with kindness, but don’t smother them with your constant company.

Do’s

1) Be one of the guys. You don’t have to know baseball stats but learn to respect the testosterone. They’ll think you’re cool, because you&#8217re making an effort to hang with them.

2) Hook them up with your girls. Expanding their social network means more face time for you and your beau. Bring your friends to their apartment for a round of beer-pong — it could lead to double dates and further conversation.

3) Make friends with them. Share class notes or eat lunch with the guys if you run into any of them in the cafeteria. HOWEVER, do not go out of your way to hang out with his roommates — it could be easily misconstrued.

Don’ts

1) Move in. Sweetie, you’re name isn’t on the lease. Spending every waking moment there is not going to fly with them. So alternate nights at each other’s apartments and keep the peace.

2) Destroy boy’s night. A lot of guys are uncomfortable with the idea of their friend being “taken hostage” by a new girlfriend. Disrupting poker night with incessant calls is out of the question. It’s important to spend time away from him, too. Let him live his life.

3) Get naked in front of them. Light PDA is fine — holding hands, kissing goodbye — but his roommates do not want to see (or hear!) you getting it on during 24. They’ll lose their lunch and respect for you.