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An Open Letter To The Roommate That Wasn't My Best Friend

I used to think I got unlucky in the roommate game, but maybe I got luckier than I thought.

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An Open Letter To The Roommate That Wasn't My Best Friend

Hey,

I know we don’t talk much…sometimes not at all, but I feel like there are some things that need to be said, so here goes nothing. At the beginning of the year, I had the hope that we could become really good friends, but given how different we are that wish never came true. I always envied my friends who did everything with their roommates, but reflecting back, I realized that maybe having a roommate that isn’t your best friend can be a blessing in disguise.

Most importantly, thanks for never stealing my stuff. Even though I don’t know a lot about you, I do know that I can trust you to leave my things as they are. I have to say, it’s pretty nice that I don’t have to lock my closet every time I leave the room. I knew a girl that took pictures of her stuff every time she went home for a weekend because she thought her roommate would take things. Thanks for being so much more trustworthy.

Thank you for giving me my space. Let me tell you, first semester was a day-to-day emotional rollercoaster and it was really cool of you to head to the library to study when you could tell I was having a rough day. Even though we never had heart-to-hearts about our daily emotional trials and tribulations, it was just as thoughtful for you to leave me the room so I could cry in peace. Also, thanks for letting me borrow your keys that one time you locked me out of our room when you were leaving for class, because it would’ve really sucked to sit in the hallway for two hours waiting for you to come home.

Sometimes I wish we talked every day, but on second thought, our comfortable silence isn’t so bad. In our room there’s never pressure for small talk (something I hate more than anything), and it’s way easier to get things done without you distracting me. I’ve never been a huge extrovert and neither are you, so I guess we do have something in common after all.

Even though I wish that you would take your trash out a little more often so our room didn’t always smell like cheddar and sour cream chips, I did get some really nice air fresheners over break so you keep on snacking girl, whatever makes you happy.

Overall, I’m glad that we’ll be parting ways at the end of this semester but I’d like to thank you for not being the roommate from hell, tolerating my obsession with Disney movies and the days that I didn’t get out of bed.

Fondly,

Jessi

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