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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Tell me about it. Sometimes I'm so bad that even introverts think I'm too much of an introvert  |
That's me.
I get asked a lot if I'm not lonely, because I don't have a lot of good friends and prefer to do things on my own. But I'm not. I'm perfectly happy to potter about doing whatever on my own.
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Originally Posted by Freeshadow
That.
The thing that drives me nuts is that extraverts don't get that having a problem-solving or other discussion centered around tweaking lifehacks etc. is not the same as their "small talk" Thus I positively HATE being accused to be social based on the fact that I like and prefer talking with and to others when it leads to mutual learning.
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I loathe small talk. Occasionally I can't get out of going to a birthday party and most of the time I just sit there waiting until enough time has passed for me to make my escape. Luckily, if it's a family birthday party they know me well enough and don't mind me occasionally join the conversation (when I have something relevant to say about the subject) and otherwise zone out or read.
Unfortunately for me November and December isn't just busy in the store and the normal holiday time social events but there are a lot of birthdays of family and friends. So I've found that after the first week January it's a good time for me to have a "reading retreat" and recharge my batteries.
For me it doesn't help that people usually have a party on Saturday night; it's the busiest day of the week in the store and I'm usually tired and not in the mood to be social.