I've had good roommates and bad roommates.
I moved in with one of my best friends once, and long story short, we aren't friends anymore.
I moved in with a friend of a friend who I didn't know before he moved in, we became good friends and are still good friends to this day
I moved in with someone I didn't know at all. He may have been the easiest guy I've ever lived with.
I think overall, it just has to do with the type of person you are and they are. Even if the person is your best friend, they can be a pain in the ass to live with. A complete stranger can sometimes be much easier to live with than your best friend. The most important things I feel are paying rent on time (obviously), being clean, and respect. I don't mind if my roommate smokes weed, that's not a problem for me, but no excess of hard drugs. Shit if he wants to blow lines once a month, not a problem for me so long as he doesn't bring a bunch of coke heads over to the house to blow lines with him. I smoke cigs, but I DO NOT smoke in my house. Never have, never will. Even if I lived alone I still wouldn't. My last roommate didn't smoke weed, I do sometimes. I never smoked in the house out of respect. It wasn't a big deal for me because weed isn't that important for me. If I wanted to burn I would simply go outside or to the beach, no problem.
I moved in with one of my best friends once, and long story short, we aren't friends anymore.
I moved in with a friend of a friend who I didn't know before he moved in, we became good friends and are still good friends to this day
I moved in with someone I didn't know at all. He may have been the easiest guy I've ever lived with.
I think overall, it just has to do with the type of person you are and they are. Even if the person is your best friend, they can be a pain in the ass to live with. A complete stranger can sometimes be much easier to live with than your best friend. The most important things I feel are paying rent on time (obviously), being clean, and respect. I don't mind if my roommate smokes weed, that's not a problem for me, but no excess of hard drugs. Shit if he wants to blow lines once a month, not a problem for me so long as he doesn't bring a bunch of coke heads over to the house to blow lines with him. I smoke cigs, but I DO NOT smoke in my house. Never have, never will. Even if I lived alone I still wouldn't. My last roommate didn't smoke weed, I do sometimes. I never smoked in the house out of respect. It wasn't a big deal for me because weed isn't that important for me. If I wanted to burn I would simply go outside or to the beach, no problem.