<p>I'm not that close with my hall or roommate. My friends all live in a different building, so I'm not around much. I feel bad. Is it bad to not be close to your roommate or hallmates?</p>
<p>as long as you've got friends, and you're feeling comfortable about it, I don't think its that big of a deal. If you're upset about it, maybe you can attend more hall events and try to bond with more people on your hall.</p>
<p>I hardly ever talk to my roommate and I'm perfectly fine with it since we're very different people. We wouldn't hang out normally so I don't see a reason to force myself on someone else when neither of us would really enjoy it.</p>
<p>"I hardly ever talk to my roommate."
Is that because you don't spend time together in the dorm? If he/she is around often and you guys just don't talk, that is pretty unusual. Even if the roomate is completely different from you in every aspect, you should still be able to carry a conversation with him/her and be relatively close. Otherwise, the atmosphere will be pretty awkward and unconfortable, I imagine.</p>
<p>I know plenty of people that would say hi, and that was about it, and they had perfectly good years. I think its more important not to force something that neither person wants or is comfortable with than to be super conversational with your roommate if thats not what you want/need.</p>
<p>We carry the occasional conversation when we see each other. Most of the time when we're both in the room one of us is sleeping (he sleeps a lot during the day) or doing homework or otherwise occupied. To me, its not very awkward to being doing homework as he walks in, say hi and go back to my work.</p>
<p>I talk a ton with my roommates but I don't ever talk to anyone on my floor. I think it's generally normal in an upperclass dorm...</p>