Want to Bond With Your Roommate? Try This! [7 Activities]
You already live together, now get to know each other! From studying to taking turns cooking dinner, these are fun, simple ways to bond with your roommate.
Do you feel like your roommate is a mystery?
They’re an excellent roommate, to be sure. You may get along just fine too, but you don’t really know that much about them.
Well, it’s time to remedy that! If you want to get to know your roomie better, there’s no better way than to amp up the activities!
There are all sorts of fun activities you can do together. So, let your roommate know that you want to hang out!
Here are some excellent ideas that you can add to your calendar ASAP.
Study Together
Studying may not be the most fun activity.
Even so, it can be nice to learn alongside your roommate. It gets boring studying alone, so remedy that by keeping one another company!
Depending on if you share the same classes, you can ask one another questions while studying. You may have similar learning styles and can help one another. And if your learning styles are different, that’s not to say you still can’t teach one another things.
You can also invite a few friends over to have a collaborative study group.
Studying gets boring, so if you want to make it better, put some popcorn in the microwave. With popcorn and other snacks, you can have a study party! It’ll make the time pass by, all the while getting to know your roommate better!
Go on a Bike Ride
First off, going on a bike ride is a great way to exercise. Also, riding a bike is an exhilarating way to go on adventures with your roommate!
You may not both have a bike. If that’s the case, see if you can borrow one from another student. Or, you can always rent one if you’re biking in a specific area.
Exploring a new town on a bike is a fun activity you can take part in together. You’ll get to explore the area while using an environmentally-friendly source of transportation.
Another idea is to bike to school together. Depending on how far away your apartment is from school, riding your bikes to campus can be a blast!
Watch a TV Show Together
It could be you have a TV show you both like. Instead of watching it solo, ask your roommate if they’d like to watch it together!
In the era of having subscriptions to sites like Hulu, you don’t necessarily have to watch the show live. Instead, you can come up with a time to catch up on the show when your schedules allow it.
Now, if you don’t have a TV show that you both watch, find one you both may like and start watching it together!
No matter what you watch, It can be fun chatting about the plot and characters. And, not to mention, you’ll both love voicing your opinions during the exciting parts!
Go to a Game on Campus
Do you have any games on campus?
Then, there’s no better way to bond than during a sporting event.
There are likely several sporting events that happen at school. Whether it’s football, baseball, or tennis, cheering for your college team creates wonderful memories.
Not only will you get to look back at unforgettable events like these, but you’ll get to support your school.
Showing your team spirit will connect you to your school and your roommate!
Spend Time With Mutual Friends
If you have mutual friends, what better way to get to know one another better than through them?
Plus, if your roommate is shy, they may be better at opening up when they’re around other friends.
Having mutual friends creates twice the amount of joy and laughter. You get to joke about things and bond during various outings.
As for the activities, do your best to do something everyone likes. A few ideas are playing volleyball or watching a movie. Or, you could always do something different. For example, you might try going to a museum or visiting a scenic destination for a one-of-a-kind outing.
Trade-off Making One Another Dinner
Put your kitchen to good use by making dinner for one another. Before you do that, though, you need to find out what your roomie likes. You don’t want to make dinner for them only to find out they have a food allergy!
If you decide to make dinner for one another, think about putting together a menu. Then, you both can pick different meals you enjoy so that no one ends up with food they can’t or won’t eat.
When putting together the food options, think of special dinners that your roommate approves of, and vice versa.
You may end up really liking cooking for one another. Or, you may “cheat” occasionally and get a meal to go. If sharing meals is a hit, you could even trade-off and make dinner for one another every other night.
Try this activity with your roommate and see how it goes!
Go Shopping Together
If you need new furniture or accessories for your apartment, make a date to go shopping together!
You may have different decorating tastes. So, shopping will give you a chance to find something you both can see in your apartment. And if you’d instead like to go to the mall and get some clothing and accessories, that can be fun too!
During the outing, you can chat about life and get to know one another better.
If you’re not sure where to go, consider heading to a store like Target or Ikea. You can never go wrong with either store. We all know it’s never tiring to browse all the new inventory that’s there!
Conclusion
As you can see, there’s no shortage of activities you can do with your roomie. Of course, you may be two very different people. But that’s okay because you’ll likely find common interests.
You don’t have to become besties, but you’ll find it’s easier to live with a friend. Remain open-minded as you get to know your roommate better. It’s best if you’re willing to try new things and meet new people along the way.
Growing a friendship with your roommate will be beneficial to you both. You’ll likely both end up with a friend for life!
[Author Bio]
Adam Marshall is a freelance writer who specializes in all things apartment organization, real estate, and college advice. He currently works with Grove at Moscow to help them with their online marketing.
