At some point in our lives we will all have to live with a roommate, whether it’s in college, when we’ve finally moved out of our parent’s house, or when we take that giant leap in our relationships. Whatever the situation may be, remember the piece of advice that we learned when we were kids: Treat others how you want to be treated.

I will preface my list by saying there are a few types of roommates that are not even worth trying to help. These are my top three to avoid at all costs:  The harlot– brings anything with two legs into his/her bed; strings of strangers in the apartment are a big no-no. The dirt bag slob– falls asleep clutching a bottle of hot sauce on your bed.  This person will never change. Lastly, the Squatter– doesn’t pay a dime, but somehow still thinks is entitled to live there. You’ll never get money out of this freeloader.

That being said, if you follow my guidelines you’ll not only get along better with your roommate, but you’ll love coming home!

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In April, I made a decision that I knew would undoubtedly change the rest of my college experience: I signed a lease to share a five bedroom duplex with not one, not two, not even three – but a whopping FOUR girls.

I was excited to be living with these girls because although we aren’t the best of friends, we spent the better half of our last year partying at each other’s respective houses and decided that in an effort to make it easier on all of us we’d just… live together. We eliminated the need to sleep on each other’s uncomfortable couches in dirty, beer-stained clothes and brave the BRUTUAL winters to walk home.

Regardless of how fun and exciting this whole idea was, though, I was still scared sh*tless to share my life/belongings/food/drinks with four estrogen-filled, sometimes catty, often-drunk females. We’ve all heard roommate horror stories and let’s face it – with five girls occupying such a small space, I figured The Hills-esque drama was inevitable.

BUT, not to jump the gun (it’s only been about three weeks since we moved in!), things have been great. FABULOUS. I’d even go as far to say that I actually thoroughly ENJOY living with girls – and that having roommates (especially four of them) really has its perks: Read More »