I'm moving in with my best bud in NYC, any advice to keep the friendship strong?

With my best friend in NY, I am moving to a new apartment, a 3 bedroom. We’ve yet to find a third, but we will. We move in June 1. The third was supposed to have been another person we both know, but he backed out and my friend and I have decided to move forward with the place anyway because we like it.

Here’s the thing: my friend is someone I cherish here, but we can get burnt out from one another. I want this to work out. I don’t want us to resent each other. There’s the friendship, and there’s the roommateship. I think we can handle it. We communicate. I imagine it’s like any relationship, giving space, having your own lives, etc.

A second wrinkle in this is that we are creative partners, in writing and filmmaking…so….we plan to ramp that up when we live together. Perhaps schedulings would help?

Any advice or questions are much appreciated.

Truly,
JC