<p>I really like my current roommate and we have become good friends. He has similar views to me morally, religiously, and politically. We have a good system of mutual respect and get along well. With that being said one of my good friends on campus asked me to room with him next year. We are both religion majors so it would be cool having the same major. We also are involved in a lot of the same clubs and briefly worked together. He stays here most weekends unlike my current roommate who goes home every weekend. He also likes to get out of the room and have fun just like I do and we share common hobbies. My current roommate is content to never leave unless he has to and thinks its weird that I go out of the room. But I do sincerely like my current roommate and we work well together. We had basically mutually assumed we were rooming together next semester and my other friend just asked. I don't want to leave my current roommate hanging. Me and my current roommate also play football together so I don't really want to have bad blood with him or have it be awkward. Should I switch roommates and maybe have more fun at the risk of losing the good relationship I have with my current roommate?</p>
<p>I don’t know it is a gamble… Personally I would stick with the current roommate because you two seem to for the most part mesh well. Although you feel your lifestyle may be more similar to your other friend that doesn’t necessarily mean you two would be comfortable living together. Your sleep schedules could be off, may not be as considerate as your current roommate, and may just have all kinds of annoying habits you won’t know about until you live together.</p>
<p>I agree with California. I would stay where I’m at and not risk the chance of getting a bad roomate (even if he is a good friend).</p>
<p>I say that there is a virtue to experiencing different people as room-mates, and that there should still be time for your present room-mate to look around for an alternative for himself. You guys should be able to remain on good terms–you do like him, after all, which is the main thing.</p>
<p>get a single room.</p>
<p>I decided to keep my current roommate. Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>“get a single room”
What would be the fun in that?</p>
<p>No problem, and good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah well he actually ended up getting a different roommate, so now I’m the one who got switched on the last second. Its all good though I already found another roommate.</p>
<p>if you have trouble with them then request it</p>
<p>Wow that sucks, but at least everything worked out in the end.</p>