Abby and Norma --- by Erika Hammerschmidt --- Oct 22, 2007

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TEXT OF COMIC:

I don't know how anyone can ever get married.

Remember freshman orientation, when they took us on a tour of the dorms? I remember when the hall director said, "Don't choose your best friend to be your roommate. There's one set of personality traits that will make a good friend for you, and a totally different set that will make your ideal roommate."

She's right. The chances of both those sets of traits occurring in the same person are virtually nonexistent. And yet, in order to get married, you must find a person who is both a good friend and a good roommate.

And not just any good friend and good roommate. A friend you would be willing to spend most of your time with for the rest of your life. A roommate you would want to share your home with forever. And in addition, you have to find the person physically attractive.

It can't happen. I can't imagine how any marriage could ever succeed. I mean, I can't even keep a roommate.

That's because you're the only student on campus who decides in the middle of the night that the floor absolutely NEEDS to be vacuumed, and that you can't sleep until it's done.

I've been happy ever since the special ed office convinced the residence office to give me a single dorm.