I’ve never had my own place in NYC, but now, for the next six weeks, I do! I currently live in a dorm, and I’ve had the same roommate since September. We get along really well, even though we are very different people. I’m an Art Education student and she’s a huge history nerd (she wrote a thesis on something about 18th Century British legislation… god I love her though). Socially she’s a lot more quiet, and only comes out with me once in a while. I like to go out once or twice a week, and I don’t like to hold back when I’m trying to have fun. This has led to some uncomfortable moments in the past, but we both work around it and try to be respectful.
Unfortunately for me, that compromise is hard. I can’t just assume that I’m able to bring a guy home. So, I’ve either had to arrange it way in advance (which is 0 fun) or get extremely creative with how I play around.