askchapo

Only time I don’t mask is when no one is around.

I sympathize with the situation of living with people who don’t mask though. I only very recently was able to move out of my parents house, and from 2023 (when they stopped masking) to a couple of months ago was masking in the house. Only place I didn’t mask was my room (where I had a window open) and when taking a shower. Was able to have a window open and have the vent open when taking a shower though.

Fortunately in my situation I was in a mid-sized and very old middle class house, so there was a good amount of space and the house was very porous (for air exchange with the outside). My mom was working in a library the whole time and as far as I know I never got Covid. This was pretty extreme though and was very stressful, so I’m not sure if it is what you want to do. If you are in cramped living quarters it might be even harder. Even if you don’t mask at home though, I don’t think masking out of the home would have no benefit. Things like viral load affect the severity of the disease and chances of developing long Covid. Also as someone else said just cause your roommate gets Covid doesn’t mean you will. If you are able to keep air flow in your living space good it will be more possible to avoid. It’s easier to avoid Covid in a space with one other person than in a cramped space with a bunch of people. So I suppose it depends if you feel those benefits are substantial enough to justify continuing to mask. Or start masking in the house if it’s important to you.