Your best friends are your soul mates no matter what, right? That's why you decided to get an apartment together.
Living with friends is amazing, but it's not always easy.
When you and your best friend got an apartment together, you didn't realize that at times it would be more than you bargained for, but that doesn't mean that you two won't have an amazing experience when you live together.
Here are your expectations versus the harsh reality of what life is like living with your BFF in New York City.
Expectations
Your apartment will be super social all the time, and you'll throw parties and have other friends over.
Reality
Sometimes you guys will throw super awesome parties, and sometimes, the whole crew will come over.
But the reality is that you live with your best friend now, so your favorite social interactions will involve spooning him or her while eating something fabulous like ice cream or takeout, binge watching good TV together, or laughing at stupid, funny things on the interwebz.
Because you only have eyes for each other.
Expectations
Your best friend will be your dream roommate with no flaws whatsoever and a similar living style to you.
Reality
Maybe, but probably not. When you move in with someone, you inherit everything about living with them. Everything.
If you're messy and he or she is a neat freak (or vice versa), things may get complicated. You already love each other though, so you can learn to deal, right?
Expectations
You and your best friend will never, ever fight. That's just not what you do.
Reality
Well... you may have a few times where you guys get into it and things may be scary and hard.
But your roomie fights will be more like married couple fights: complicated and annoying, but you'll soon reconcile and continue to be in #roomielove.
Expectations
There's no baggage involved between you two when you moved in together.
Reality
You didn't just move in with your best friend: you moved in with EVERYTHING they bring to the table. That means that you may find out more than you wanted to know and even get to experience things you never wanted to be involved in.
You may hear things getting hot and heavy between him/her and his/her significant other, or he/she may accidentally walk past you while you're casually peeing with the door open.
But come on, you guys are already on a level of TMI with each other, right? You know all their sexcapade stories and their bowel movement habits, so what's the big deal?
Expectations
Neither one of you guys will be a diva ever.
Reality
Uh, okay! You're both self-proclaimed divas separately, and when two divas collide, the result is beautiful... but scary.
Just try to take things with a grain of salt, would you?
,Expectations
You can steal each other's things and it won't be weird.
Reality
Dude, don't be such a mooch! If you finish his or her Cheez It's, go grab a new box! If you get his or her Netflix password, don't share it with all your friends!
You are best friends and you live in harmony, so you better share your things too.
Don't be the lazy boyfriend or girlfriend that lives off of his or her stuff, eats all the food, and lounges on the couch all day long. Make this a partnership that other best friends will envy.
Expectations
People will think that you two are a couple from how cute and loving your roommate situation is.
Reality
People will think that you two are a couple... and a damn cute one at that.
Expectations
You and your best friend will throw awesome pre-games that the neighborhood will be jealous of.
Reality
You and your best friend will kill a bottle of wine together, then head out to the pre-game.
Because why waste wine outside of this beautiful friendship?
Expectations
Your best friend will try to mother you like he or she always does, and it will kill all the fun.
Reality
Newsflash: if your best friend is trying to mother you, it comes from a place of good. You're soulmates, remember?
That means that he or she knows what's best for you-- sometimes when you don't even know what's best for you.
So if your best friend is trying to prevent you from going home with that person that has been playing with your emotions, you'd better take it into account.
Expectations
You and your best friend will have the best time as roommates.
Reality
You and your best friend will have the best time as roommates, but this may also be marred with a few bad situations.
But remember: your friendship is worth everything to you, and you won't sacrifice it over a stupid fight over who needs to buy the milk and eggs for the apartment this week.
Because at the end of the day, you love each other, you respect each other, and you can't live without each other. #SOULMATES
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