Are you an extrovert or introvert?

More to the extrovert side. At times, I am quiet because I am trying to be a good listener. When I was younger I was a terrible listener and paid the price for it. I had many report card comments that stated doesn’t listen, talks too much and doesn’t sit still. My grades were still good. I was just bored. Back then they called it “hyperactive.” Today ADHD?

I try and get out among others daily. My ex used to say socializing would recharge my battery. That is the only thing I miss about work. The socializing.
 

jujube said:
People are always surprised to know that I am really shy. I was a shy child and had to work so hard to be outgoing that I got good at it. Inside, I'm still shy.
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Me too jujube.

Although now being an old fart I've a tendency to being more extrovert.
Because OAPs are known to be rather erratic, forgetful, cantankerous, or a pain in the ass..... I know I can get away with doing those things and making mistakes (and sometimes I do it on purpose), just because I can. :D
In general we worry more when younger wanting to be accepted and liked and such.

Having said that, I do still blush on occasion interacting with the young male species if in my youth I would've thought they were rather ........ 😉
 
I'm not sure I belong in either category. I'm very definitely a loner - preferring solitary activities to groups. I tend to be an independent thinker so I tend to keep my opinions to myself (most of the time) and pursue a lot of interests by myself. I've always had many hobbies and an immense curiosity. As an adult, I tended to do my traveling alone. Not too many other women would have been willing to do the amount and destinations that I traveled on my motorcycle (at least I never ran across any). I spent a lot of time when growing up in living conditions where I passed a lot time alone. I came to prefer it.
 
I'll never know. I don't consider myself to be a friendly person but I believe in being cordial and treating people decently. If I like them or not, in the work place for example.
 
I think I'm 80% introvert and 20% extrovert. I like spending time and talking with people, but only in small groups that I'm familiar with. I avoid large groups, and when I find myself in one I'm terribly uncomfortable and look for a way out.
 
MarciKS said:
Pretty much a total introvert now. I would so rather sit at home alone and just basically lock the world out.
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Me too. I loved the covid lockdowns. I quit having to make excuses for why I didn't want to join in the card games, line dancing, meeting for dinner, getting together on weekends.......I feel like my face to face socializing needs can be met as I pay for my groceries and 'chat' with the cashier.
 
I am an introvert in general. But I open up when with family and with close friends. With folks outside my “inner circle”, I prefer to correspond via email or message, kind of like I am doing right now. I do not have the “gift of gab” and have a difficult time verbally mixing with casual acquaintances or strangers.
 
I enjoy a social life, and having fun with other people, which suggests an extrovert. However, I don't consider myself an extrovert. Certainly as I get older, I've turned inwards far more, and I love alone time to ponder life, love, and the world about me. I no longer seek other people.
 
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