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I am sort of 50-50... I am happy being alone a lot of the time. And I like natural background noises, or possibly quiet music with no words. However if something talks to me (TV, radio, whatever) I can't possibly ignore it; if I don't want to give it my full attention it is terribly distracting and annoying.
I can be alone a lot of the day and be happy but don't like being completely alone for more than that. I like being around my husband pretty much anytime, and I enjoy small groups of friends, but a large group of people I don't know well is very intimidating. Add into that the fact that I can't pick speech out of background noise very well, and a party can be extremely isolating--it's hard to have a conversation when you can't tell what your companion is *saying*. I know a little ASL but that doesn't help me because nobody else around here does.
I tell people I'm a facultative extrovert--I like being around people but it takes energy and after a while I have to go away and rest.
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