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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Someone once described me to someone else as, "He's been having a mid-life crisis since about the age of 12". 
My sweet, as I think I clarified in that other thread, I would find the interruption to my reading annoying, but that annoyance does not apply to the person doing so. I know this sounds like semantics, but the point is that no more than I expect you to try change me would I expect for you to change. I am nervous and sometimes a little embarrassed around extroverts (not as an aspect of shame, but of attention I don't desire), but they are no less on my radar of available friends than any other. They remind me of individuality. They remind me of things I don't do. They most often remind me of a life lived to the extent of all parameters, and the joy to be had in every quarter. I do not desire to be them, but I do desire that they exist in the world to complete and most brightly highlight the spectrum of human nature. So long as you're not trying to drag me along to some 8000-people rave ("COME ON! YOU'LL LOVE IT!") while knowing I'm an introvert, I am certainly open to your enthusiasm, even if I do not necessarily share it, or share it in such obvious ways.
Incidentally, I have no trouble being an introvert or "alone" in crowds. One of the most solitary places available is in the middle of a busy city. 
Cheers,
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Marc, What a lovely way to describe our extrovert friends who are often "The Life of the Party!"
They are usually the ones drawing us out of our shells and encouraging us to experience life a little more fully - albeit with the understanding that the introvert needs to take it all in at their own pace!
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Originally Posted by Curly
I'm with kazbates and zelda on this one -- friendly with shy undertones. I love going out with friends for a coffee after school drop-off or for drinks in the evening. I chat away happily to the older ladies at church or to the the staff at the library or to my neighbour down the street.
But don't make me go to a large party where I don't know anyone -- I'll be the one tightly gripping my drink, browsing the host's bookshelves trying to look relaxed and hoping someone will come talk to me.
But I do love to be at home on my own or with my family reading or pottering about the house. If I'm on my own, I prefer silence when I'm reading, but if other people are around and watching tv, I can tune out the background quite well.
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Curly, that's usually when my bolder Gemini half comes in handy! It kind of suppresses the shyness and out pops a more gregarious personality.
I can't explain it, (and yes, I know it sounds like I've got a little of the Sybil thing happening) but in those situations, I tend to talk too much!!
Kaz