r/etiquette • u/ThirtyfiveNsurviving • 12d ago

Bedroom Door Ettiquettes

What is the etiquette for bedroom door when one is not in their room?

I don’t care about my bedroom door when I am alone, but when I have house guests such as my family or my partner’s or when I am staying at someone’s house, I keep the door to the bedroom closed at all times.

I have noticed, however, that others always keep their doors open when the room is not in use and sometimes even when it’s in use during the day time.

It brought me to think that maybe what I am doing is coming across as ill mannered or hostile.

What is the general consensus on etiquette around that?
What should I be doing as a host? And what should I be doing as a house guest?

Thank you!

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u/Corner_Office_ 12d ago

I keep it closed because I don’t want dogs or kids going in there.

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u/Elohims-sixth-wife 12d ago edited 11d ago

That’s how I operate too. I grew up in a house of pets so if you didn’t want the dogs or cats in your room, you should’ve left the door closed.

On principle, we left the bathroom doors closed as well (because of the trash), but I realize that my family was pretty atypical for that. Most households leave the bathroom doors open to signal that it’s not occupied.