Should I hang out with my roommates this weekend?

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<p>I'm a college freshman, living in an apartment-style dorm for 4 people with two separate bedrooms. The girl that actually lives in my own room doesn't really live there anymore. Since she stopped living there, the other two girls that share the other room have been becoming better friends with each other, and I'm beginning to feel left out. They aren't actually mean to me, but I feel excluded sometimes when they talk in their room without me. Maybe I'm just overly sensitive to that feeling because I was unpopular and often excluded in high school, which I think I've posted about on CC before. </p>

<p>Anyway, a few days ago these roommates mentioned going out to a club on Friday night, and just on an impulse I asked if I could go with them. They mentioned a few other girls who are going who I sort of know but am not great friends with either. Like aquaintances. My own closer friends at college are more the introverted type and don't really go out and party. Personally, that's how I used to be, but now I want to experience that type of life in college. </p>

<p>My roommates and these other girls said sure, I could go with them, but now on Thursday I'm starting to feel kind of weird about the whole thing. Like, am I actually invited or were they just saying that? Do you guys think I should ask them about it again on Friday and seriously try to go out with them, or should I just let it slide by and not do it? It could either be really good, like a bonding experience, or just really awkward, and I don't know which it will end up as.</p>

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<p>Go. Maybe it’ll be awkward. Lots of things are awkward. It’s not the worst thing. Maybe it won’t be awkward, or it might start awkward and get better. Or start better and get awkward? Hard to know, but awkward social situations never killed anyone (probably). And anyway, it might not be that awkward anyway. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.</p>

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<p>Go.</p>

<p>Go with an open mind and a good attitude. You might end up having a great time and really bonding with your roommates, or you might meet some other great people. You never know until you try. Things are only as awkward as you make them, and even if you don’t have the best time, you will definitely not meet anyone or develop any friendships just by hanging out in your room all weekend.</p>

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<p>Definitely go! It will give you more in common with them, and let them know you would like to be friends with them, more of a “roomie” too</p>

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<p>Go. Get them to know better, have conversations, talk about college life (duh?).</p>