So this past school year I decided to live with three of my male friends in an on-campus apartment. I mean that was clearly an unorthodox choice, but to be quite honest I wouldn't have it any other way.
I obviously get the same questions/reactions when I tell people that I live with three guys but I've pretty much desensitized myself from all of them [e.g. "How do you deal with living with three guys?" "Your boyfriend let you live in an apartment with guys?" "Your apartment must always be a mess then, right?"]
And since the semester's coming to a close, I just wanted to dedicate a blog post to my guy roommates who have both kept me sane and driven me crazy throughout this past year.
Living with three of my guy friends have been roller-coaster of a ride but it was definitely a great experience. If we haven't already learned from FOX's "
New Girl," sometimes living with guys end up actually being fun in surprising ways. Sure, they may never live up to my standards of 'being clean' but they definitely always give me BS free advice that I sometimes don't get from my girl friends... and to be quite honest, I've learned so much from them that I might actually prefer living with guys rather than girls. Sometimes I just feel like the older sister that has to deal with three younger brothers... which can be good or bad all at the same time.
OH, and I never have to worry about my cycle matching up with my roommates' (HOORAY!)
Here are a few things that I learned from my experience with my guy roommates:
- Not all guys are trying to get in your pants or are trying to make a move on you.
- Stop being so damn emotional all the damn time.
- You don't need to take three hours to take a shower and get ready (take a cue from the guys and you'll learn to get your shit together in half the time)
- They really don't care about what you look like (e.g. the 'just rolled out of bed in my PJs' look is 100% acceptable in my apartment).
- Guys give the best unbiased advice when it comes to working out/losing weight/eating healthy, etc.
- Do not underestimate guys and their cooking skills
- Cut the bullshit (no. but seriously, guys hate when girls do this)
- Stop whining and complaining... just do something about it.
- They're always willing to help (well at least my guy roommates' were) -- need someone to open a jar, pick up late night take-out, carry boxes, check your tire pressure, or reach for stuff on the top shelves? They'll do it.
- They will ALWAYS, always, argue about the movies or TV shows you watch (I don't know why, but they just do)
- Do not mess with guys and their video games. They are serious with their video games.
- Guys are funny... even when they're not trying to be
- And as much as they try to deny it... sometimes guys act like girls too
I personally feel lucky to have been given the opportunity to live with a fun group of guys. They can be assholes sometimes, but I wouldn't have them any other way
