my friend asked me to be roommates
Me and said friend have been friends for over a year, and we’re both getting ready for college. we wanna go to the same college so he asked if i wanted to be roommates with him. my initial thought a were: oh my gosh the coolest person ever wants to be roommates! we have a lot in common and think the same so agreements wouldn’t be an issue. plus we’re both organized and like our own space. But, i come from a VERY conservative family, and to them boy+girl+roommates=relationship. Neither of us feel that way and we’ve made it clear so i don’t see that being an issue. my family likes to be in my space a lot so im worried they’ll gossip about me for YEARS if i go through with this. It doesn’t sound big but it is at family dinners or holidays which i genuinely can’t miss out on without being iced out from the family.
Another concern is that hes gone to private school his whole life and had access to some of the best educational opportunities, while i’ve been in public school my entire life. Our education is different and sometimes he makes me feel inferior because of it. not directly but he’ll say “your school is SO easy!! u have (insert super complicated class) and (insert super advanced program)!! all you do is basic stuff”. It’s just small stuff that makes me feel stupid and i’m scared that if we go to the same college and live together, where he’ll see me do homework or study, he’ll just keep saying how much easier my stuff is. idk what to do