This article goes out to anyone out there who knows the pain of having a roommate who is in a great relationship. You know you're happy for her, and her boyfriend is probably the most awesome guy ever, but... here are a few things that inevitably start to happen to you, the single roommate, on the other side of the room:
1. Third-wheeling is now a part of your everyday life
-You all wake up in the morning, get out of bed, brush your teeth, etc. Then before you know it, the three of you are eating in the cafeteria or at a breakfast taco place together... table for three.
2. Self-pity
-Come on, you know you start to feel bad for yourself and you definitely start to miss the time when you and your roommate were both single and you would laugh about boys you were interested in, make lists of which guys you thought were a good or bad match for them, and sometimes cry together at the end of a long/tiring day or when one of you got rejected.
3. You start buying things you never thought you needed
-stuffed animals to cuddle with
-copious amounts of candy
4. You accept the fact that you have two roommates (your roommate and her boyfriend)
-And sometimes you accept the fact that you now have your own room
5. It becomes hard to talk to your roommate about your own boy drama
-You find that when you start talking about some guy you met at a bar that you thought was cute or that moment when your long-standing crush looked at you from afar while you were walking to class and you almost peed your pants (it all just seems irrelevant and uninteresting)
6. Your friend and her boyfriend try to set you up with one (or more) of his friends
-You know they thought they were doing the right thing, they totally thought you two would hit it off! But it usually ends up being the worst double date ever!
7. Your friend’s boyfriend sometimes becomes your big brother
-You catch him interviewing guys that start to show interest in you. Just let it happen, you know that if any guy disrespected you, your roommate's boyfriend would punch him in the face immediately.
8. Jealousy… yeah, just admit it
-You know that there are those days when you get jealous of your friend’s relationship – even though you know you wouldn’t be happy in it yourself, it does start to look nice from your perspective after a while.
9. When you do start talking to a new guy and you see some potential there, you subconsciously start to compare him to your roommate's boyfriend
-Yes, it's super weird but you find yourself envisioning how this guy would react in certain situations you’ve witnessed between your roommate and her boyfriend.
10. That loneliness…
-It’s inevitable to feel a little lonely when you are constantly in the presence of a happy couple. But maybe it is NOT such a bad thing. It’s good to be lonely for a while, because when the right person comes along, you’ll be that much happier!
Stay strong everyone! And always be happy for your roommate and her boyfriend because one day they will be just as happy for you!
