Are you an introvert?

Hollydolly, any wedding is hell to me. I'm a great supporter of marriage, but not weddings. I once remarked to my brother that I knew about half the people at my wedding. He said that I was lucky that I knew that many.

I suppose I'm slightly Ambivert, but planning? no, you never know who you will be talking to or on what subject.
Apart from weddings, I usually enjoy meeting strangers. I worked abroad for many years and had some great (and often amusing) conversations with them. I miss the level of social interaction I had when I was working.
 
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It took a lot of years to realize that I am an introvert, and really just don't pay attention to others...I was a drunk for 25 yrs, and part of the pattern was drinking to "fit in", I.E. not be an introvert!! Confused? Hell I am too even after 39 years sober!!o_O
 

I am an introvert but have learned to be much more social than I used to be. I used to avoid people in groups of more than two. Now I will walk up to a group of people and feel like I "fit in". Toastmasters is a great program if you want to learn to interact with a group of people. I have joined Toastmasters twice and was glad I did both times.

I recharge by walking outside with my dog or reading a good book. Or by being with my spouse.
 
I'm so much of an introvert that the Covid year of isolation didn't bother me at all. I do enjoy most social activities, once I get there, but I have to push myself to go and am so relieved and exhausted by the time I get home I sleep for hours.
 
I am an Ambivert - enjoy being around people but also enjoy my alone time. I am married to an introvert. We make a pretty good team but it has not been a cup of tea and honey. We both are sooooo different. However, I feel my introvertness has helped in our marriage. I am more on the Extrovert side. Love to have fun..I bring fun where ever I go - hubby rather sit in a corner. But he understands I am not the one to sit in a corner with him and he has no problem with that. I am reading a book The Introvert Way.. helped me to understand my hubby a lot better. Next month will be our 37th wedding anniversary.
 
Della said:
I'm so much of an introvert that the Covid year of isolation didn't bother me at all. I do enjoy most social activities, once I get there, but I have to push myself to go and am so relieved and exhausted by the time I get home I sleep for hours.
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You are a true introvert. Took me a while to figure out introvert personality being my hubby is an introvert.
 
Some research on the thread topic:

https://reinventinghome.org/how-introverts-and-extraverts-shelter-in-place/

In his observations of how people relate to the world, C.G. Jung described a continuum from extraversion to introversion. Extraverts like to go out and interact with people; introverts turn inward in order to process their experiences. Since I fall at the far end of the introversion scale, I normally find myself at a disadvantage in our extraverted society that requires me to go out to meet it
 
Ladybj said:
I love my hubby dearly. If anything ever happened to him, God forbid, if I decided to marry again or just have a companion, I would prefer an Ambivert.
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Never heard of an Ambivert Ladybj, so I looked it up
a person who has a balance of extrovert and introvert features in their personality.
 
I say I'm okay with it but really I wish I was more outgoing, I have one daughter (extrovert) who married an extrovert and they live such a fabulous life, out on the boat every weekend with their adult children, grand children and stacks of friends (sigh) and another girl who is the opposite (my favourite). I know, I know, we shouldn't have favourites but I can't help it.
 
mellowyellow said:
I say I'm okay with it but really I wish I was more outgoing, I have one daughter (extrovert) who married an extrovert and they live such a fabulous life, out on the boat every weekend with their adult children, grand children and stacks of friends (sigh) and another girl who is the opposite (my favourite). I know, I know, we shouldn't have favourites but I can't help it.
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I can definitely see married extroverts have a wonderful, fun life. I can also see the same for married Introverts.
 
People tend to label themselves in terms of two extreme opposites, either introvert or extrovert. The truth is, most people lie somewhere in the middle. Yes, I will admit to like being centre stage, love vivacious and funny people...I love lively dinner parties on the one handā€¦ however, I also love my own company and relish in alone time. Iā€™m never bored and could spend several days or even longer,completely on my own enjoying the quiet and doing my thing!
 
grahamg said:
Some research on the thread topic:

https://reinventinghome.org/how-introverts-and-extraverts-shelter-in-place/

In his observations of how people relate to the world, C.G. Jung described a continuum from extraversion to introversion. Extraverts like to go out and interact with people; introverts turn inward in order to process their experiences. Since I fall at the far end of the introversion scale, I normally find myself at a disadvantage in our extraverted society that requires me to go out to meet it
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You don't have to meet it... as long as you love who you are, that's what matters.
 
This is another case of one or the other terms. The majority have some of each.
 

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