Navigating silent treatment/communcation
I woke up today to my friend (who is also one of my three roommates, we’ll call her ‘A’) and her boyfriend ignoring me. Any time they spoke to me, it was very minimal, at most “hi”. This happens every time she’s upset with me, she gives me the silent treatment. Unfortunately, in more cases than not, my other two roommates learn the situation before I do, and it becomes a very isolating environment. My other roommates do not ignore me, but spending time together becomes difficult because they essentially have to spend time with us separately. I reached out asking what would be a good time to talk, A read the message but didn’t respond. I managed to ask her in person, she responded with “I’m not talking today”. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with needing to take time to process emotions, but I’m honestly really sad and frustrated with this behavior. I do intend to discuss it with her when we talk, but I don’t entirely know how to navigate this. I would like to add that we had a very normal day yesterday with no indication from her of something being wrong. It wasn’t until this morning when I had realized something upset her.