Most introverts are totally fine with spending time with people (albeit in smaller intimate settings). They are just (a lot) more comfortable with "awkward sile

Most introverts are totally fine with spending time with people (albeit in smaller intimate settings). They are just (a lot) more comfortable with "awkward silence" than extraverts are. Spending time with someone shouldn't mean the entire occasion is filled with talking amongst eachother. Honestly I'm glad I can appreciate both. Introvert social recipe, mileage may vary 1. Cozy room, moody lighting 2. Nice vinyl (harder to pause ). You'll probably want a print out of the lyrics if applicable 3. Maybe some projected visualizations or visualizations on a TV 4. Vibe 5. Discussion time at the end will vary, but idk, it's still fun to me to sit around cool people and have a mutual experience that doesn't require talking, so that's enough for me. It's also an opportunity to have them suggest a new album to listen to next time, but you also have to accept you might not get immediate feedback because they want to spend more time thinking about it. Think of basically anything else that doesn't require talking and you can spend time with an introvert doing that. Part of what makes them uncomfortable in social situations is feeling pressure to say something when they have nothing to say. Allow the silence to happen. You do have to have introvert break out rooms at parties. A sound machine drowns out the noise. No extraverted behavior in the break out room! Extraverts who can't respect the boundary don't get another invitation. Oh and of course extraverts should know better than anyone that sometimes people just don't like you and that's ok. That's one downside of hanging out with some extraverts... extravert-on-extravert violence is pretty exhausting. The best thing you can do for comprehending an introvert is realize that not all social interactions have to fit your preconceived notion of what a social interaction is.