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Why does my roommate not talk at all. I say thank you or hi and no smile or anything they just walk away. I’m so uncomfortable when we’re both in the room. I understand that they’re shy but it I’ve tried talking to them several times and nothing.
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Anonymous 1w

No because it actually makes me uncomfortable, every time I get home she gets up and goes to her room. I’m not even staying in the living room or kitchen, just coming through the front door to go to my room 😭

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Anonymous 1w

Yes but it’s even worse when we’re in a dorm cz I can’t go anywhere and I’m not in the mood to get out of bed to leave. Everytime I leave to use the restroom down the hall she locks the door likeee

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Anonymous 1w

girl my roommate is the same way… she is WEIRD

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Anonymous 6d

i do this. after classes & work im burned out. i physically cannot talk sometimes bc of this & other issues. sometimes i just wanna be home & silent. i’ll try to like smile or something or say a quiet hi if i can, but that’s rlly it. some ppl just don’t wanna have to socialize in their home while needing to all day

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

YES MINE DOES THIS TOO, like girl i know how to knock😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6d

but like… every day? for a month?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

mhm. i’ve had times where i barely spoke for like a week in general i was so exhausted. i know when to not push myself past my limits now because if i do the damage to my personal life from burnout can be severe

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6d

We don’t socialize, nor has she even tried since we moved in together over a month ago. I’m not asking a lot but it’s just basic communication at this point.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

Yes like I get being burned out but like she hasn’t talked to me since we’ve met like what. And sometimes she look at me and not say anything

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

LITERALLLY. like tf i do to you?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

i get it. but if it’s anything like my experience than it’s a misunderstanding more than anything. not all of us are gonna wanna talk to anyone, especially after a long day of needing to socialize already. it’s nothing personal. and like i said some ppl who are like that like me cannot physically talk at times when burnout is severe, or being too overwhelmed. i recommend if u do need to communicate on anything surrounding the living situation to text her

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

may not be ideal for u i get it. but just like u think she should talk to u bc it makes u uncomfy, that does not mean ur right of comfortability trumps her own too. if it doesn’t make her feel comfy to talk than that’s that. i used to make myself uncomfortable bc ik the way i go silent or my social skills make other ppl feel weirded out. i don’t now bc i shouldn’t have to make myself feel so drained just to make other ppl feel okay abt it haha

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

i get it if u need to sit down & talk abt the living situation fs as that is important. try either texting her or even writing a quick note if there’s important stuff u need to talk abt. you don’t have to physically speak to communicate. as long as she’s not actually doing anything bad then just let her be her silent self

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

you get being burned out based on how you personally burn out. that does not mean you get it for other people. some people react to burnout by taking a nap or a personal day from work/class. other ppl literally fall mute & shutdown verbally because they physically have nothing left in them to give

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6d

I’m a silent person too like I don’t like talking that much but I tried talking to her like a simple hey just to be friendly especially if imma rooming with you for a whole year yk. Like I don’t blame her or anything it’s just weird to me igz no hate to her or anything

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

i 100% get it. ik it can be upsetting or feel like it’s something with u personally. and you are absolutely valid in how u may find it weird. everyone has feelings, and ofc urs matter & what i was saying ^ wasn’t like anything against you. it’s just that for some ppl things like that may be a little different for them. i don’t blame anyone for thinking the same about me. but it just may be who she is as in it just may be how her mind functions. if this is ur first year then especially then

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

anxiety over that can make it hard for ppl to talk. ik my first year in school i barely spoke to my roommate too. when everything is too much it’s like there’s a physical block in my throat i just cannot force out, even for a simple hello or a quick convo. just know im sure it’s rlly nothing against u

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