I Met My Soulmate In College. (I’m Not Talking About The Person I Married)

I got my letter with my assigned roommate’s information in the summer of ’93 before attending my freshman year in college. I decided to go to school a few states away and couldn’t wait for the adventure.

Instead of asking to room with another girlfriend who was attending that school and playing it safe, I wanted to make new friends.

I skimmed over the letter and reached for the phone dialing her number– I wasn’t even nervous; she was from New York and I had family from New York, we already ha...