Ask a Roommate: Can I Borrow That?

December 28, 2011 7:00 pm     Posted in College  Candy -- NYU g+ page


By Candy

Living with a roommate is usually a lot of fun. Living with a roommate who has a dream wardrobe is…well…a dream. Cute going out tops, designer skinny jeans, sparkly long necklaces — it’s all enough to make a girl feel like she lives in Forever 21. But unlike a fabulous store, you can’t just try on your roommate’s clothes, drop what doesn’t fit on the floor and walk away with the rest.

If you’re roommate openly tells you to borrow whatever you’d like, that’s one thing. But it’s a rare occasion when that happens. Usually there are some pieces that are off limits — her grandmother’s pearl earrings, her favorite Marc Jacobs clutch — and some rules to go along with it all. Case in point, don’t even think about what happens when you spill beer down the front of her silk cami.

So, in order to avoid arguments and awkward moments, see how Marysa suggests you ask your roommate if you can borrow the item of your desire!

If you have a question for Marysa, ask her on twitter @Marysa_Miller or by sending an email to editor [at] collegecandy [dot] com with “Ask a Roommate” in the subject line!

5 Comments on "Ask a Roommate: Can I Borrow That?"

  1. Samantha says:
    Wed, 28th Dec 20119:28 pm 

    Don't take anything expensive or old! Don't even ask! My friend asked me if she could HAVE, HAVE my late grandmothers belt and pearl necklace. HAVE?! One thing is borrowing but TAKING it another. I will lend out almost anything, a friend of mine has a couple of my favourite sweaters and another has my only oxford shoes right now but expensive/old things is just too much! Wait till they offer!

  2. JanJan says:
    Fri, 30th Dec 20119:46 pm 

    I agree! Some peope are so greedy and ungreatful these days! I think some of the biggest offenders are girls who always get what they want, because they don’t realize how much our clothes/posessions might mean to us in comparison. There is a girl who lives on my floor who I would be comfortable sharing clothes with, but one day she looked at my shirt and said “I should borrow that sometime.” I found it very offensive, because she assumed that she was entitled to borrow my things without asking. If she had phrased it differently I might have sad yes. But her attitude was off-putting and suggested that she didn’t respect my oppinion. Of course, I never lent it to her.

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