However many people also are incapable of going this route and work is their own socialization. Never underestimate the number of introverts who only have "frie

However many people also are incapable of going this route and work is their own socialization. Never underestimate the number of introverts who only have "friends" through work. Thirty years later I still have friends from school who I swear have no other friends other than those from school days or their current job. Some don't even know their neighbors! The difficult part is they look just like the rest of us and the cues are different for determining who is who though usually avoidance of after work get together and even lunch are clear sign. The key is to know when to back off as some are very comfortable in their personal world