Do you turn the knob when you close doors?

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This is not counting slamming a door in anger, just going about a regular day. Just wondering how common this is.

I find the sound and feel of the spring-loaded latch engaging to be very annoying. That, plus I feel I have less privacy, since others in the house can keep track of my coming and going just by listening. It's definitely more the former than the latter, but I do feel that way sometimes (especially if I'm having a reclusive or paranoid day).

Early childhood ingrained it into me to be as quiet as necessary depending on circumstances (basically, was dad home and was he in a crap mood).

I don't like the clunking sound the latch makes when it hits the door frame, so I tend to turn the knob and then push or pull the door closed. Let go and then pull on the knob to make sure the latch clicks. Then I lock it. Although this has become such a routine action that I'm often not even aware that I've done it.

Turn knob, open door, release knob, go in, turn around, turn knob, close door, release knob, lock door, turn knob, check that door is locked.

It takes a bit of space to write out like that, and only a few seconds to do. It is mostly habit now. I always felt like the door did not not close as well when you did not turn the knob as you closed the door.

The latch CANNOT be sticking out because it drives me CRAZY, I either let the door slam if I am in a rush and there is no need to be quiet or gently turn the knob if I am not in a rush and or need to be quiet.

I also learned to walk and move quietly when I was a child. I don't know whether I'd let the latch click if it weren't for that.

It's no longer a neurotic "please don't notice me" thing, though. It's just habit.

hmmmm.... interesting.... I seem to have a different method depending if it's a public door, and if it's a home door, then it depends if it's the door leading to outside, or if it's a door on the inside, from one room to the other. Basically, in public, I don't linger. I go through and the door is heavy enough to take care of itself. If I'm leaving the house, I want to hear it go click, I want to be sure it's closed, so I just pull it shut, because I'm about to walk away and want to know that it's good and shut. If it's an interior door, they are more fragile, and if I have a need to actually close a door -- as opposed to just walking through and leaving it open, then I am probably going to be pretty quiet about it. The fragile door in combination with the fact that I'm using my "inside manners" LOL.... but, this is honestly the first time I've ever analyzed it

Huh, interesting. I learned to walk and move quietly in childhood as well (and I always thought that other people were terribly uncouth - my sister would stomp around all over the place). I don't even consciously think about it anymore, but I tend to be good at accidentally sneaking up on people.

My niece insists I slam doors all night, but since I only use two doors at night, and I don't let the latch click, I suspect she is making it up.

Turn knob, open door, grab and turn other knob, close door, release knob. Simple, really.

At one time my household had 5 others, and they'd latch-pop the door closed, but as myself I don't lke the sound of it, and turn the knob on closing ( only inside doors-- 'outside' doors I need a verification of a positive closure).

They did it -- didn't care-- didn't bother me, but strangely it does for me doing it. When I walk you can't hear me -- no stomp.

Is is it neurotic?

Only if, like me, you're doing it because you're paranoid your dad will chew you out for walking too loudly. Which, seriously, he did. He found lots of reasons to chew me out. I think he just liked taking things out on me whenever he felt like it.

No. But when I turn a certain left corner in my home, I touch a part of my part of my left hand to my side. I don't know why.

i have always much preferred to close the door by turning the knob, but ever since i figured out that to do so is a signal that i'm "up to something" i only do that when i'm by myself.

(--the rules you have to learn!)

I've always tried to open & close doors quietly to be polite, unless I want people in the room I'm entering to know someone's coming in (and deliberately make an audible click; also to be polite and not surprise anyone). I don't like the uncontrolled CLICK of the striker popping back out when I don't hold the knob turned. That's just a personal thing. Vehicle doors are a different story, of course it's very hard to close them while holding the latch open due to the spring-loaded nature of car doors. I actually like the "dead klunk" that is made by a heavy older car door. The ultimate being a '49 Buick door. It feels like closing the door on a bank vault, and sounds orgasmic! Whenever I encounter a 1940s car, I ask if I can open & close the doors!

Charles

Hard for me to answer, since in Norway we don't have door knobs, but door handles. That makes it harder to just push the door shut, so its more common to push down the handle while closing the door.. I do have a knob on my bathroom door tough, and I just push it shut without turning the knob

I don't think I've ever noticed what I do.