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What are you like socially
- Thread starter Kathleen’s Place
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That's me, Aunt Bea! ROFLMAO!!!
I'm a big-time introvert... I don't do crowds, and I can't stand being around lots of people.
My senior-high years I loved getting together with my girlfriends over a cup of tea or coffee at our favourite haunt. There was 4 or 5 of us, and some nights we'd take turns hosting tea or coffee night at our houses, with our moms often joining us.
I miss those days in a really big way, it was a lot of fun.
My senior-high years I loved getting together with my girlfriends over a cup of tea or coffee at our favourite haunt. There was 4 or 5 of us, and some nights we'd take turns hosting tea or coffee night at our houses, with our moms often joining us.
I miss those days in a really big way, it was a lot of fun.
asp3
Senior Member
- Location
- Silicon Valley, CA
It depends on the size of the group/party and what percentage of them I know. Generally if I'm at a party where I only know a few people or don't know any people the part is probably associated with some sort of other gathering (a convention for example) I force myself to interact with at least a few people. Since we often have a common interest that is usually the starting point of any conversation I start or participate in.
If it's a party given by someone I know but I don't know anyone else, sometimes they steer me towards people I might enjoy talking with and sometimes they don't. When they don't I often start with "How do you know..." or "Who are you associated with?" when the party is given by a couple or a group.
In both cases if I find someone or a few people interesting then I usually stick with talking to that person or those people and don't try to meet most people.
For those groups where I know most or all of the people I try to at least say hello to everyone I know or at least everyone I know and like and then usually stick in longer conversations with the people I enjoy most.
If I'm at a gathering with for example a work group I'm a part of I'm usually one of the people who listens more than talks (although you probably wouldn't have guessed that by the way I'm going off on the topic here). However if the subject is changed to something I'm passionate about I can be one of the primary contributors to the discussion. Then I'll clam up when the conversations moves to a different topic.
Overall I'd rather get together with just one person or sometimes two or three at a time rather than attending events with larger groups.
If it's a party given by someone I know but I don't know anyone else, sometimes they steer me towards people I might enjoy talking with and sometimes they don't. When they don't I often start with "How do you know..." or "Who are you associated with?" when the party is given by a couple or a group.
In both cases if I find someone or a few people interesting then I usually stick with talking to that person or those people and don't try to meet most people.
For those groups where I know most or all of the people I try to at least say hello to everyone I know or at least everyone I know and like and then usually stick in longer conversations with the people I enjoy most.
If I'm at a gathering with for example a work group I'm a part of I'm usually one of the people who listens more than talks (although you probably wouldn't have guessed that by the way I'm going off on the topic here). However if the subject is changed to something I'm passionate about I can be one of the primary contributors to the discussion. Then I'll clam up when the conversations moves to a different topic.
Overall I'd rather get together with just one person or sometimes two or three at a time rather than attending events with larger groups.
Irwin
Well-known Member
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
I'm fine at parties... as long as there's alcohol. The more alcohol I consume, the more social I get. Otherwise, I try to avoid people.
old medic
Senior Member
- Location
- Western NC
No... It was actually in the pits at one of our race events....Fun at a party I take it?
and me!
I've discovered, in the past 9 months or so, that I am very much a people person. I really need and miss in-person social interaction. Zoom, internet forums, texting, etc. do help to fill the void, but I am so much looking forward to the return to normality!
I'm not completely an introvert or an extrovert, probably somewhere in between.
I'm not completely an introvert or an extrovert, probably somewhere in between.
debodun
SF VIP
- Location
- way upstate in New York, USA
Being an overprotected only child, I have always found it difficult to socialize easily, especially in large groups or functions where I don't know most of the people. I can "put on an "act" however, and usually get by, but it is a psychological strain.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I love big chaotic parties and often throw them (pre Covid, of course). I also enjoy small gatherings with good friends.
Like @asp3, when attending an event where I don't know anyone I tend to introduce myself and ask how the other person happens to be there. That's often a pretty good jumping off point.
Like @asp3, when attending an event where I don't know anyone I tend to introduce myself and ask how the other person happens to be there. That's often a pretty good jumping off point.
Giantsfan1954
Senior Member
Same here!
It's been so long I don't remember