<p>ok so my cousin and i are going to the same college and we are both very excited about it, and we have decided to live together. we want to have a suite so we also meet new people but are not sure if that will happen. we have been very good friends all our lives and see alot of each other even though we live in diffrent states. however, people keep telling us we are crazy and will hate each other in two months. so what i am asking is can this work or are we going to be no langerfriends by the end of the semester, whih would be bad since we would see each other at family events like new years, thanksgiving, easter and during the summer.</p>
<p>I’ve never been totally sure why people say not to room with friends. I roomed with my one of my best female friends for both my sophomore year and my junior year, and we had no problems. We’re both going to have singles next year, but we definitely anticipate still remaining friends. And I’ve had good luck with the randomly-paired roommates, too (one my freshman year, and two during a semester abroad).</p>
<p>One thing you do have to watch for when you’re rooming with a friend, though, is not to depend too much on each other. Don’t expect to be her only (or even best) friend, and definitely don’t feel like you have to do everything together. Other than that, respect each other’s privacy and personal belongings, and you’ll do fine. Basically, be as polite and considerate of her as you would be for someone with whom you were randomly paired and didn’t know well at all.</p>
<p>Rooming with a friend is one thing, but I definitely wouldn’t room with a family member. It might be awkward at times, and it’ll also get in the way of meeting new people.</p>
<p>It might be a good idea…at least you pretty much have to love each other, even if you hate each other…if that makes any sense</p>
<p>I’m living with my cousin right now in an apartment, but I’m a junior and she’s a sophomore. My cousin and I get along great most of the time (although we used to fight alot when we were little). I think it’s great if you get along really well, because… well, you HAVE to love your family. If a friend is getting on your nerves, it might take it’s toll on your friendship but you KNOW you’re gonna have to see family members again after you move out so it helps you resolve things better, I think.
I roomed with a friend of mine last year, and as much as she’s a sweet girl and everything, I absolutely refuse to live with her again. Sometimes friends are better off being friends and not roommates.</p>
<p>Seems like you guys know each other well enough it should be ok. I roomed with my best friend in high school who i thought i knew really well though, but I found out new things that we got into arguments about. We got over it though, we are good friends</p>
<p>My friend roomed with her older sister for 3 years at Berkeley and love it. She felt that it really brought her and her sister close. Now, they have a great relationship. </p>
<p>In any case, trust your gut. Don’t let others dictate your relationship with your cousin!</p>
<p>Unless you’re on different ends of the social spectrum (quiet introvert vs big partier) I don’t see why there would be any huge problems.</p>
<p>When I was a freshman my best friend and I chose <em>not</em> to room together because we thought we’d meet more people by doing so. Looking back, I think this was a huge mistake. Assuming that your cousin is someone you get along with pretty well, having a compatible roommate will do MORE for branching out and meeting new people because when you are friends with your roommate then all your friends can hang out in your room. I ended up having a roommate with which it felt too awkward to bring acquaintances in the room at any given moment. I noticed, throughout the year, that most groups of friends end up hanging out in the room of two roommates who are best friends. Perhaps this varies from the social atmosphere of different dorms, but at least in my case, I know I would have been better off rooming with my best friend. This is definitely an angle that I wouldn’t have considered before I made my decision; I had thought that if I roomed with someone I knew, I wouldn’t meet anyone new; but now I realize I probably would have met more of my best friend’s new friends and vice versa because we already had stuff in common whereas the roommate I ended up with didn’t really connect.</p>