Introvert or Extrovert

[civilspouse]

Same here. I love my children to pieces and think they're wonderful...but I need a LOT of alone time. (which is why I stay up until 4am half the nights of the week.)

I often stay up much later than I should too because I want some time to myself.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Ha!

A lot of my friends would probably say I'm an extrovert - but I'm actually an introvert. 75% of the time, I socialize because I "have to" (real or perceived expectations), 25% of the time, it's because I want to (generally one-on-one time with great people). My introverted nature has been the hardest part of parenting. I need to be alone, and that can't include time that I'm asleep. .

This perfectly describes me.

I am a very good listener and conversationalist because it's a useful skill that I learned but if you asked me what I want to do tonight, I would choose "stay in and wear sweatpants" about 300 nights/year.

I don't gain energy from being around people, it's draining for me.

[Thirteen]

The older I get, the more I tend to stay in.
Having said that, I will socialize, but I feel less of a pull to meet new people or impress them. Haha!
If I spend time with you outside of my cave, you've passed the test.


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[Michele]

Extrovert here! I'm more shy than you'd expect but I NEED people. I do much better if I talk to at least 5 people a day. And I love the energy of large crowds.

[alison]

I always thought of myself as an introvert, and then I had dd. I was so lonely. We didn't know anyone in our new town, and I looked at the clock all day long until dh came home from work. I didn't get along with moms in my neighborhood moms' group, and it wasn't until I met a woman through a baby meetup group that I had a friend. I really had to "put myself out there" Bachelor show style to even have one person that I could share a conversation with. When it clicked with her--and we are still great friends, despite our distance--I felt like I could get through the rest of fellowship year without waiting at home for dh. Without a social circle of any kind, I was lost!

I am totally fine on my own, but when dd is in school, I do look forward to picking her up and having her, my buddy, around for the rest of the day. I'm always super glad when she wakes up in the morning so that we can do something together. In the end, I would always pick time with her her vs time away/without her. Yeah, this isn't going to be pretty when she goes off to college.

[GrayMatterWife]

Extrovert.

I knew it!! I totally thought you'd be an extrovert! You seem bubbly, social and a people-person!

(Most people I couldn't guess--web personalities can be hard to call!)

[SoonerTexan]

And I love the energy of large crowds.

Going to a beach or an amusement park that is empty makes me sad.

I love networking, too, and connecting people to get them where they're going.

Yes to both of these. I'm definitely an extrovert. However, I'm also finding more and more that certain types of people exhaust me.

[MsSassyBaskets]

It's funny, my gut reaction to this question is Introvert, because I am somewhat shy, I need plenty of alone time, and crowds tire me out. However, I also recharge by socializing. Maybe it's a consequence of working at home all the time, and not having a big social network where we live now, but spending time socializing in small-medium groups is really energizing for me. Even bigger groups are good if I can break off into smaller conversation groups. I gladly accept any social invitation that we get. I'm craving an office environment again, where I can feel more in touch with my organization and bounce ideas off of people in everyday conversation -- hopefully this can happen in our next move. Even back in my last city where I had a tight little social network, I spent time with friends 3-4 days per week. If I like the company and the conversation I can talk your ear off. So I guess I'm somewhere in the middle. I need a happy medium of socializing -- not too little, not too much. And it has to be with people I click with... I can't get comfortable with just anyone. Then when I'm done, back to my happy little reading corner with a good book and a cat in my lap.

[weeniegeniewife]

And I love the energy of large crowds.

I would rather have a root canal.

[BonBon]

I would rather have a root canal.

LOL, me too!! And going to a park or a beach when it's empty? Pure bliss. I used to live near Niagara Falls, and I loooooved going there in the winter for walks. Beautiful, and EMPTY.

[diggitydot]

LOL, me too!! And going to a park or a beach when it's empty? Pure bliss.

I was thinking the same thing. All the hypothetical large groups and socializing in this thread is making my ass pucker.

[Thirteen]

I was thinking the same thing. All the hypothetical large groups and socializing in this thread is making my ass pucker.

You crack me up!


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[MarissaNicole]

Extrovert although I have to say that being married to DH (introvert) we have somewhat balanced eachother out a bit. I enjoy staying in a bit more and am not as much of a blabber mouth.... but I still need to see people every day and would be lonely without it! DH has learned to enjoy large groups and my huge crazy family.
The only time I prefer to be alone is when I need to get things done.

Wife to PGY3

[Thirteen]

I am going to a concert tomorrow night, and it will probably take me a week to recover.



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[reciprocity]

I'm extroverted around people I know, but have a lot of anxiety about new people (or, as I put it in shorthand "I hate strangers")

So this results in me going to parties and talking to the people I know and never talking to new people, or new people thinking that I'm aloof because I am so animated with my friends but then don't talk to them.