To think that people who keep their curtains closed all day must be ill, or hiding something?

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The first thing that I do, when I get up in the morning, is to open the curtains. Possibly a window as well, to let a breeze in. There are a few houses nearby, who never open any curtains. Bedroom and lounge curtains are always firmly closed, even on lovely summer days. The gardens are unkempt and scruffy, all the paintwork is peeling. But someone definitely living there, as in one case, a brand new car on the drive and I've seen pizza delivery to the other. Does anyone else find this really odd, and think that there must be something amiss with these people? It must be so dark inside. I find it almost a bit creepy.

We have privacy blinds that might make it look like the curtains are closed, when they absolutely aren't. Could you be seeing this? On very hot days we close curtains on the south facing wall to try and reduce heat.

There could be lots of reasons why they want privacy or less light, it’s quite mean of you to jump to the conclusion that it’s something creepy.

I open the curtains once DH is up and dressed (he has a tendency to walk around naked in the mornings). All fine when I'm working from home but when I'm in the office I normally come home and all of the curtains are still closed. I don't know how he does it, I'd hate to be sat in a dark house all day.

I think you might be my neighbour! 😂 our front curtains stay closed because I don't like people walking down the street looking in, it feels invasive. And our garden is scruffy because we're too busy with work and it's not a priority.

I keep all my curtains shut on ‘lovely summer days’ especially because it keeps my house cool

Maybe they don’t want nosy neighbours looking in

We never open our curtains. House is directly on the street, so it would be very awkward if we did!

We have curtains which let a lovely amount of sunlight through.

So people like you don't peer in?

We are very overlooked and we have entitled extension-building twits in the house behind, who seem to think it is OK for their wretched brats to use binoculars to look at us. The extension has been swarming with noisy builders for months (on days when they are at work or school only, so it doesn't disturb them).

So, yes, we often have our curtains closed.

Not to mention in this heat, it keeps the house cool to close windows on the sunny side.

I'm not hiding anything. I hate the hot weather and will open them up once the weather cools down a lot more!

Want for privacy is not dodgy

My mother always kept the curtains closed in her lounge because she was worried that the sunlight would fade the furniture. The only time they were ever opened was if she was having non-family visitors or Christmas Day.

I ALWAYS have my curtains/blinds shut. I just like to shut the world out when I'm at home. Same as above poster I dont want people looking in as feels strangely invasive. Dh likes them open so he walks round the house opening them and I follow him closing them again

@NcagainNC

I keep all my curtains shut on ‘lovely summer days’ especially because it keeps my house cool

Yes, me too, helps to keep the bedroom cool with the window open.👍

Keep them closed in hot weather to keep house cool

I was brought up outside the UK and you don't open the shutters to let the light in, you keep them closed to keep the sun out so it seems normal to me.

I keep my bedroom curtains shut all day every day otherwise it's belting hot in there at bedtime.

I was just pondering this as I walked home. There's a couple of houses in our grotty estate who never ever open their curtains. It's weird.

Ours are shut mostly to keep the house cool in heat, or the front of our house blinds/curtains closed as passerbys are close and could see right in. DP and I usually wearing minimal clothing and looking like trolls!

YABU & judgemental.

we keep some curtains & blinds closed to keep the heat out, others to give us privacy.

We used to be in the situation where in winter we left for work in the dark and came home in the dark. Meant we got out of the habit of opening curtains unless we’re in the room in daylight. Nothing to hide here!

My house opens directly on to the street so I'd feel very exposed if I opened the curtains!

Sometimes I just forget to open them!

we keep ours closed for several reasons.. keeping nosy looky-lou's out of staring in. to stop the dog going off at anything that breaths/moves outside the window, to keep the sun/heat out.

The only thing we're 'hiding' is my habit of roaming around in just my bra when its hot.

We have some neighbours who in the 10 years they have lived there never open the blinds or windows. They’re a young professional couple and honestly I think it’s weird. I feel mostly sorry for their dog.
One of their dads comes round when they are away and the first thing he does is open windows/blinds.

My MIL HATED opening the curtains. On every window she had nets, pull down blinds and curtains. She hated the idea anyone might see her inside. She didn’t really open windows really. The air quality inside was horrible.

our garden facing windows/curtains are generally open ,as no-one out there to look in.

Hi! Well because it keeps the house cooler during the day.

Because I work odd shifts and sleep at odd times.

Because local children think it’s fine to come up and gawp through my windows.

Because I like to walk around naked in this heat and don’t want to scare the wildlife.

Because it’s my business and no one else’s?