Have you ever dealt with a roommate who kept to themselves?

Yep. That was the way it was for both of my previous two roommates. Got along, and talked sometimes, but kept to ourselves for the most part. A lot of times, we would even spend the entire day without saying a word to each other.

I think this happens with a lot of people because it’s just easier to be roommates with an acquaintance than a best friend. Some people want to just lay down on their beds and relax a bit after a long stressful day of classes instead of chatting with a roommate (or anyone really), don’t want their roommates distracting them while they’re trying to study, and in general just want their alone time. Before I went to college, I imagined that my roommate would become like a BFF, but now, I’m kind of glad we did end up being more like acquaintances than friends because I really liked having my own space, and I especially liked not having to answer a bunch of annoying questions like “How was your day?” when coming home from classes for once.