<p>Hello everyone! I 've been placed in a new dorm where I hadn't know a soul. I met one girl who seems really cool and we hang out quite a lot even though we've known each other for just 2 weeks. However, she lives on another floor and here I am stuck with my two roommates. I tried to be friendly but can't really find a common ground with them. We talk (okay, mostly me) but I don't think we are going to be good friends. The room is so quiet and it just feels awkward. I've been thinking about transfering rooms but I'm afraid that the problem may arise again (and again?). Maybe I should try to be roommates with the girl I befriended? I've had bad experiences living with friends and so has she. She admits she's kinda bossy (well she doesn't seem that way to me). Now that I told her I have had problems living with then-friends she may be afraid of roomming with me anyway. It's just that she is the only person I really like and know here... </p>
<p>Quiet roommates doesn’t seem SO terrible…work on making other friends.</p>
<p>I would first try and poke around some more to find out what interests them - they might just be shy… find something they like talking about? If they are just naturally quiet, then I agree with @bopper in that that’s not such a bad thing. Perhaps you could spend more time with the girl you get along with better, or find other activities away from your dormroom, or when you’re in your dormroom, listen to music.</p>
<p>Really there are a LOT worse problems than quiet roommates! The dorm is always greener on the other side. </p>
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<p>This. My roommate and I barely talk, but we get along great. Right now I’m at my desk “studying” (read: procrastinating for about 15 more minutes) and he’s at his. We just don’t see our lack of conversation as awkward, but YMMV.</p>
<p>Consider rooming with the friend next year.</p>
<p>I don’t see that there’s an actual problem here. You don’t seem to have any conflicts with your current roommates, simply that you don’t think you’re going to be good friends and they don’t talk to you as much as you’d like. But that’s okay - you and your roommates don’t have to be the best of friends; you just have to get along and live together. Simply feeling a bit distant from your roommates isn’t a good reason to want to move to another room.</p>
<p>Awkward isn’t really a problem. No one is being mean, sniping. taking stuff, ignore polite requests to change behavior, etc. Just continue to be polite to your current roommates, but you will want to figure out next year’s rooming situation. If you and your new friend are still getting along well by after winter break, you should talk about rooming together next year.</p>