<p>I've been thinking about whether or not it's a good idea to get some curtains to put around my bed in the dorm. Would they get in the way and be annoying or will they be useful?</p>
<p>If you share a small room it would seem pointless to me.. why would you want curtains tho?</p>
<p>I thought it might be nice for the privacy sometimes.</p>
<p>It'll take up too much space and why would you do it? Privacy? Your roommate is still going to have to HEAR whatever you're doing up there.</p>
<p>^ LOL (10 char)</p>
<p>Hahaha! Yeah, how do people have intercourse or self-pleasure in college?</p>
<p>haha self-pleasure</p>
<p>Well, as for "self-pleasure" you do it either when your roommate isn't there or when you are in bed at night (as long as you are quiet about it). For sex, you just have to either do it in the other person's place, when your roommate isn't there, or kick the roommate out.</p>
<p>Curtains can be useful if you have different sleep patterns than your roommate. Like, my roommate went to bed most nights at 10PM. I would get my studying done early and then be like, "now what?" I didn't have class until noon but most of my friends had earlier classes so going across campus to hang out made no sense. I often ended up in the hall playing games on my laptop or watching DVDs because the light from my computer kept my roomie up. Having some kind of curtain around my bed would have made that more comfy. </p>
<p>I'm also a very private person and a few times woke up with random people just hanging out in my room (sometimes with my roommate not there). Even though I asked her not to do this, it happened- or the door would be open. I've never seen anyone with a curtain but it would be nice for privacy.</p>
<p>This is why I got a single.</p>
<p>If I had walked in on move in day last year to find my roomate putting up curtains around her bed, I would have thought, "freak!". I'm not trying to be mean, but I doubt I'm alone in that thinking. Hopefully you and your roomie can work out the privacy issues without having to put up a curtain, because it won't give the impression that you are an approachable and friendly person. Besides, putting up hooks and such would be more trouble than it's worth. AND, if you did manage to get it up, you'd probably have to take it down whne your RA comes around to do fire safety inspections. My school is pretty lax about that kind of stuff, but they do make you move or take down stuff that is considered a fire hazard.</p>
<p>i agree 100% with the first impression you'd make on your room mate when they saw you putting a curtain around your bed. or for that matter, when anyone saw them.</p>
<p>Reminds me of:</p>
<p>LMAO. ;)</p>
<p>Not quite as bad.</p>
<p>To the OP: I'd say skip it. I think you'll probably be alright without the curtains. The beds aren't usually that close to each other, and there's usually a little space between the bed and the desk (or closet, depending on how the room is set up) where you can duck down and change if you want without being seen. But I think you'll quickly become comfortable with your roommate, enough at least to ditch the privacy curtain.</p>
<p>I remember that, it was nuts.</p>
<p>What that girl get banned for anyway? Did she ever construct the box? lol</p>
<p>I knew some people who put up curtains for a small changing area for them both to use...that might be useful if it's something you're worried about.</p>
<p>If you're concerned about the sleeping...I've found that a sleeping mask is a very useful thing...it really helps block things out. This coming from a person who goes to bed at 11pm and had a roommate who went to bed at 2.</p>
<p>hahahaha! thank you for sharing the fortress thread. it kind of made my day.</p>
<p>maybe you could use sheer curtains..that could be cute (for whatever that's worth haha), and you'd still get some of the privacy you want.</p>
<p>your roommate most likely isn't going to be in the room 24/7 though, so you'll get some alone time..don't worry about it too much.</p>
<p>The rooms in my dorm last year all were halfway divided (there was a wall with built-in shelves running the length of each bed) and a whole lot of people put up curtains from one wall to another. I didn't, but probably 60-75% of people did.</p>
<p>A couple of semesters ago I put up curtains around my bed to keep the light out. My roommate just had to sleep with a night light. <em>sigh</em> It worked well for me though (ventilation being the only problem), until I got a new roommate.</p>