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<p>me too Gaiou37 ! I would bet the roommate does not post on CC ever either! The horror! </p>
<p>scienceguy- my son deleted his FB during finals so that he was not distracted. I would bet he deletes it when he heads to college next fall.</p>
<p>How do you know he doesn’t have a facebook if you’ve barely talked to him? Some of the most social people I know don’t have a facebook because it’s a waste of time.
I’ve been in a situation where my best friend was my roommate and we got in a horrible fight. Believe me, it’s a lot easier to have a roommate who you don’t have a emotional connection to. It sounds like you got pretty lucky, but your roommate, not so much.</p>
<p>regarding your comment to someone on how people who don’t have a FB are antisocial: I don’t have a Facebook–I’m not antisocial. I hang out with my roommates all the time and I prefer FACE TO FACE chatting with people I know. How you can think someone is antisocial for not having a FB is laughable–maybe they prefer other sites or, like me, prefer face to face conversations. </p>
<p>Keeping to one self isn’t antisocial behavior either. I’m introverted myself and prefer to keep to myself most of the time unless I’m with close friends. Some people also study BETTER by themselves–not everyone needs to study in a group, so your roommate is not weird for wanting to study in the library by himself.</p>
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Of course it isn’t, I did not insinuate that. However, not having a single friend and not talking to anyone on campus is antisocial behaviour. You believe you’re introverted and keep to yourself, but still have friends. What about those who don’t have friends or anybody they socialize with and prefer to isolate themselves from everyone?</p>
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<p>You are giving WAY too much credit to Facebook. It’s actually disturbing.</p>
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<p>I couldn’t stop laughing at this. My friend has around 300 “friends” on Facebook. You know how many of those he talked to in the past month? Less than 5.</p>
<p>People need to catch on to this faster… he made an account this month and is acting like this… really?</p>
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<p>So you know me more than I know myself? Wow.</p>
<p>Having Facebook doesn’t make you social and not having Facebook doesn’t make you antisocial. And if you think that is the case, you need some serious help.</p>
<p>Just because someone does not have a Facebook does not mean they are antisocial. I don’t have one and I’m not antisocial. I just hate the damn website. I prefer Tumblr over FB anyday. Also, have you ever heard of something called a introvert personality? There are people, who, unlike you, like to keep to themselves and don’t like talking to people constantly. A quiet person =/= antisocial.</p>
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<p>No it is not.</p>
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I know full well what an introvert is, it seems you don’t. I have a friend who is an introvert, and while he may need to “recharge” with some alone time, he still engages in people socially and comes partying with us every once in a while and has friends. There is clearly something wrong when someone goes out of their way to avoid their room-mate and everyone else on campus. </p>
<p>Is it wrong if I want to at least be on speaking terms and know a few things about the guy who sleeps 2 feet away from me every night? You and the few others in this thread can probably sleep comfortably with a complete stranger in your room, but most normal people cannot and would never be comfortable.</p>
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<p>Just talk to him then, engage him in a conversation! If he’s still reluctant to talk, he may just be very shy and introvert. Honestly, as long as he is respectful and nice to you, I would not complain. If the whole situation feels uncomfortable/awkward for you though, I would just be upfront about it with him (in a very nice way though) and maybe say that you would like to interact with him a little more since he’s your roommate.</p>
<p>Don’t be too hard on OP. I perfectly understand where he’s coming from… basically, your ideal roommate you basically dream about when you’re still in high school… aka you meet randomly and he becomes your best friend and go on to keep in touch for years after undergrad… </p>
<p>The truth is that sometimes it materializes into a great relationship, and sometimes, it doesn’t. My friend, she hit off well with her random roommate, while me and roommate barely even said a word to each other the entire semester.</p>
<p>OP, you might as well be describing me. I too didn’t have a Facebook (I use it during the summer and breaks) during the school year, was only in my dorm to sleep, and was pretty much a gym rat. My roommate and I weren’t best buddies, so we only spoke in the room. Since my friends and I hung out in places other than the dorm, the roomie never met any of my pals. </p>
<p>We got along fine and sorted out any room issues pretty quickly. Your roommate sounds like a good guy.</p>
<p>Honestly, I had a friend last semester who hardly ever spoke to his roommate. As in, they greeted each other for the first few weeks of school and then just fell out it and never really spoke. It’s not that they disliked one another or had any issues, they were just fine with living like that. I know I, personally, would being very concerned if it were my roommate and he/she acted like that, but for him, maybe it’s just the way he prefers things.</p>