What are you like socially

I used to get together with about 6-8 other old farts and we'd have dinner at McDonald's in the evenings back home. Even that was uncomfortable for me but healthy. I've changed in the past few yrs so I'm not really interested in being around people anymore than I have to. I get enough at work. Sometimes I can't even handle virtual contact. Depends on the day.
 
Lee said:
pre covid....Nothing like an old fashioned coffee clatch with the gals, 4 or 5 of us to discuss the rest of the block. Also comfortable in a group of less than a dozen or one on one. Large groups, not so much.
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OhI like coffee with the girls too. Pre covid 5-8 of us met every morning at McDonald’s and while I hated getting up so early and actually “function” 😂, I loved it once there. No better way to start the day than by sitting around laughing with a bunch of friends and boy do I miss it. But would I want to have coffee with just one of them? No, not so much.
 
MarciKS said:
I used to get together with about 6-8 other old farts and we'd have dinner at McDonald's in the evenings back home. Even that was uncomfortable for me but healthy. I've changed in the past few yrs so I'm not really interested in being around people anymore than I have to. I get enough at work. Sometimes I can't even handle virtual contact. Depends on the day.
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Marci, I think the key word there was “healthy” which is why, the older we get we should keep pushing ourselves to do it.
 
My wife is a retired professor from a very large university here in the east. From time to time, she would host a cocktail or dinner party for some of her colleagues. I never seemed to fit in because I like having fun, tell jokes and have conversations about different topics, other than yourself.

At the one dinner party a few years back, this lady started telling me about all the traveling her and her husband had done. One story after another. I was absolutely bored to tears, especially when she told the story about the trip to Egypt. She just went on and on. I never knew anyone could talk so much and say so very little.
 
I am basically an introvert too. I hate large gatherings, even if I know everyone. I pushed myself to go to the various functions that take place in my apartment building community room. Once I did that though, I found that I looked forward to them. There was never a large amount of people at them. Less than 10 at most. Now I miss them. I think I do better one on one.
 

What are you like socially​


Don't know
You'd have to ask those around me

I can do one on one, or groups

I can take or leave any of it

Most times, people seem to migrate my direction
That can get a little tight

If I get trapped with a wordy person, I switch on internal ignore with a fixed smile cemented to my mug
Drinking helps

Thing is, a lot of folks really love talking about themselves.....a......lot

Reminds me of a poster I made in another life;

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Gary O' said:

What are you like socially​


Don't know
You'd have to ask those around me

I can do one on one, or groups

I can take or leave any of it

Most times, people seem to migrate my direction
That can get a little tight

If I get trapped with a wordy person, I switch on internal ignore with a fixed smile cemented to my mug
Drinking helps

Thing is, a lot of folks really love talking about themselves.....a......lot

Reminds me of a poster I made in another life;

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😂. I can easily see, from your posts, why people migrate towards you!
 
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