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During COVID lockdown with: - my wife - au pair - 3 kids (all under 5) - dog I thought that was plenty of human interaction (I'm somewhat extroverted) unti
by alexpotato 2mo ago
During COVID lockdown with:
- my wife
- au pair
- 3 kids (all under 5)
- dog
I thought that was plenty of human interaction (I'm somewhat extroverted) until we had a friend come over and chat with us outside on the porch.
I couldn't believe how, for lack of a better word, "refreshing" it felt. It was an excellent reminder that we are largely social creatures who also need some variety in the social circles we interact with.
- adrianN 2mo agoAt least the extroverts among us.
- m463 2mo agoMany (most) introverts turn into extremely chatty individuals when talking to the right person regarding the right subject(s).
- thaumasiotes 2mo agoHow does that support the idea that they need variety in who they're socializing with?
- S_Bear 2mo agoI read something a while ago that said a lot of 'introverts' are just extroverts with social anxiety.
- kakacik 2mo agoIntroverts behave (almost) the same among their close ones. Its just that that bar of social need fills up much quicker
- matthewdgreen 2mo agoI was an introvert to the point where I started getting my hair cut at a place that plays movies, just to avoid awkward conversation with my hairdresser. Post-pandemic, I love talking to barbers and cab drivers, even if they have crazy ideas about the world. I wasn’t even socially starved, but just that limited period of socialization made me hungry for human interaction.