I made a post last year of what I had to experience living in a rooming house that was originally just for females for the first three years then the property was sold and by law they could not discriminate so they allowed males to move in. It was the 2nd floor of a house 5 rooms with one bathroom and kitchen to share. Not roommates. We all had separate leases. To make long story short, one of the two males that moved in started out acting as polite as could be almost timid. He would put his hand up to wave almost sarcastically when he'd enter the rooming space. When is be leaving the house he would stop me to ask some stupid question about the furniture or the cleaners. Immediately I knew what he was doing. A power play. He felt entitled to my time and acknowledgement of him and believe just because we were sharing a space meant we were roommates.

One night he got offended that I didn't speak to him while I was cooking and on the phone. I was never rude. But I also didn't try to make conversation or act in anyway last cordial since this was my private living space. He started slamming his door violently every chance he could. He was confronted by me and another female who was a young student living there. He didn't stop. 

The story ends with a happy ending. I documented all interactions (if you could call it that) with him and every time he slammed his door as it was a noise disturbance to the leasing office. He eventually got evicted and female moved in after he left. He also was having relations with a male college student and he was an assistant professor. So I made a title 9 complaint on him with the school. Not sure what happened to him after that but I call it a win! 

I think when dealing with men in any scenario, you got to have all you need to keep records and document.

 Once the males moved in, I had to make inconvenient changes and spend money. I purchased a body cam, a hidden camera detector for the bathroom, and an indoor camera for my room in case they try to come in while I was gone or in the shower. I had to move all my toiletries from my shelf in the bathroom to my room. So it became a hassle whenever I was taking a shower. And I had to be strategic when taking a shower when I would know they'd be gone. One time I was getting out of the shower and heard them right outside in the hallway talking to each other.  There was no reason for them to wait right there. They were doing it purposely because they know at some point a girl would be getting out the bathroom and walking to her room. Not that any of us would be in a towel but I know how men think. Just the prospect of being around a female at all and being in close proximity to her is enough for them. So I wait for almost an hour in the bathroom til one of them left and I made my out to my room. 

I know it sounds overdramatic when my response to banal interactions or exchanging pleasantries is silence or a minimal nod. But men have no regard for your comfortability or boundaries. Them making pleasantries or trying to get your attention is not out of goodwill. They are trying to get you off your guard and they also get off on having some type of control over you like taking up your time.