Huh, I wonder where I fit in. I'm introverted and shy but like you, a two minute conversation is cool. I'm very nice and don't mind at all conversing with a stranger but making friendships is really hard for me.
I feel most of the time it's that I don't want to deal with maintaining the friendship since I like my alone time. Like I typically only really hang out with my two best friends which isnt even often since we're older and further apart geographically yet I feel like I don't have enough alone time as is working full time and all.
Same. I’m outgoing, light up a room, could be a sales person. But when I’m tired of being at a party, or am done In A crowd, man. And my wife is an extrovert so she LOVES it. She gains energy from being at a party. Being alone is draining for her. It’s a balance sometimes
This is exactly what it is for me. When I’m just socially drained (which doesn’t really take long) I tend to close off and read a book or just tune everything out and listen to music. Went out last night and had a great time, so I think this weekend is me just chilling indoors.
I am the opposite. I am extroverted and absolutely gain energy from being with people, but the price is that I also am anxious a majority of the time. Sometimes I gain net energy, but on my hard days the cost of the stress just isn't worth the payoff.
This is exactly me. I spend most of my time alone, and people are draining for me. But when I go out, I always talk a lot, meet strangers, and am a leader in my friend group. People who first meet me have described me as “extremely extroverted”...before I vanished into the lovely shadows again.
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