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How Introverts Make Friends
Feb 13, 2017 4:13 PM
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CakeBeans
This makes introverts look like we're some kind of anti-social, awkward being. Not all are like this.
molycakes
Confirmed. Now good at pretending to be an extrovert for short periods of time.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
And then going home to recover for a day
molycakes
Oh, the recharge day is so very necessary
ItsaConundrum
"dog" can also be used as "cat"
Zivirus
Cats count as friends
DontDropYourSmile
Introverts are my favorite kind of people and I'm an extrovert.
centcom1600
Well I've just learned a lot about my self.
StRocketScience
One of these things is not like the other
MermaidDolphin
As an introvert, this is true. And the extrovert friend is nice enough to have gatherings at places I feel comfortable at so I'm included
MeanWinchester
I think you're underestimating how many dogs I consider my friends... (The answer is all of them)
Malkariss
My dogs and I can confirm all of this.
JadedWombat
Once I met this guy named Tom. He was really nice and befriended literally everyone he met. What happened to you, Tom from Myspace?
lifeisapicnic
My two best friends are also introverts but we love each other a lot so it works out
PMMeYourPopplios
*cat
somanywonders987
Don't forget being added to a social circle by an extrovert, and meeting other introverts very quietly.
NoLongerFoamingWolffo
Can confirm. *plays video games with dog*
DetectiveSherlockHolmes
I'm an introvert and me and my introvert friends just kinda slowly molded into each other
10tacles
This, introverts can be spontaneous and playful in small groups.
Landshark1
Flabort
Can too!
JohnSmithIncognito
I'm imagining a Sarah McLachlan commercial for adopting introverts.
TheeKingsWit
Y'all make the best friends but gatdamn if it isn't hard work getting y'all to trust us.
KamSolastor
It's because we spend all day on the internet and know how fucked up y'all can be (and us too).
jbu26
But when we do, we evolve into an octopus and you're literally stuck with us. Wrapped around you forever. *The love of an introvert*
Cerinna
Hee hee. This. I get very clingy once I like a person.
MadScientist356
Same. Once I have passed a threshold, I instantly be their best friend ever.
Cerinna
I call it the "friend crush" that I get with a new friend. It dies down a bit after but that makes it deeper. :)
MadScientist356
Mhm. And sometimes you're reminded of it when they do something funny or something that made you like them in the first place.
Temptedweeds
If you have been burned by many friends in the past it makes it hard to trust new ones
TheeKingsWit
I know bb, i know but maybe cut your extrovert friend a break because we really do love you
iMalinowski
But how do we know you're not faking it for an advantage over us?
TheeKingsWit
Shmeesh. why won't you just let us love you?! we just wanna love you!
Attacker732
*Still suspicious*
sitmeherenexttobritneyspears
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Not so much trust. Just learning to externalise what's in our heads with someone else.
eetsumkaus
for me at least, it's not so much trust as getting used to thinking someone other than yourself is a part of your life now
domenick91
Yeah pretty much. I wait for people to approach me, not the other way around
lmt2683
Sucks when it comes to dating and you're a guy
DrTacticalKeyboard
I feel ya bro
domenick91
ohhhhh and when you move to a new city and have 0 friends nearby. Tell me about it.
fsboroboto
Extroverts freak me out because you don't want to be "abandoned" by them at group functions where they're the only person you know...
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TheRapMan
Oh, every time ( that is to say when I actually do get invited to partys... that's pretty rare though (
Zombraina
My extrovert best friend in high school was good about not abandoning me at events, but would abandon me as a friend periodically for others
PuppyDontCare
That's healthy for both of you
ShabaDababa
Still waiting to be adopted
YouHadToSayItDidntYou
hahah. Finally a comment i could relate to :)
jodwin
Speaking from personal experience, you have to make yourself adoptable first. One does not simply walk into an introvert's life uninvited.
HawkthePlayer
Does anybody else notice how weed makes extroverts introverted and visa versa?
FilthyLaplander
Yes
HoochIsCrazzy
I'm an introvert and weed makes me paranoid and gives me panic attacks in social situations
HawkthePlayer
Hm, now I'm questioning whether I've just pretended at being an extrovert, weed does the same to me.
LMeire
It's not a real term, just a generalization of lots of different behavior. Brains are too complicated to neatly divide into two categories.
BoxesofFoxes
I'm an introvert, and it makes me want to laze around my house with just my cats and husband, all cozy-like.
123kittycatz
As an introvert this speaks to me on so many levels. Except there needs to be a portion for cats too.
Travisad16
I have hope in humanity because you mentioned this. Thank you.
JadedWombat
And other pets. Don't be speciesist!
djagir
Cats are extroverts who find you, like you, and adopt you.
123kittycatz
My whole life makes sense now
maybeamonster
Cats are not your friends. They are your owners.
somewhatvaguelywitty
I once tried to befriend an ambivert. She said she realized it was intentional the third day I sat by her at lunch. Didn't even talk.
skrapsan
Ambivert? As in a bit of both?
somewhatvaguelywitty
Yeeep
themeanbeans
Aren't most people ambivert? In the middle and don't identify with either completely..?
somewhatvaguelywitty
I think mostly, yeah. But I also think most people still identify with one or the other, compared to totally split like she did
Cerinna
My brother is in the DEAD center of it. I kid you not. MOST people are on the scale somewhere. I'm like 95% introvert hehehe
AkhalTeke
con of being adopted by an extrovert is being dragged to social events you really don't want to be a part of
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Personally I just say no.. that is a word that exists
MyBonesGotALittleMachine
I don't get invited anymore because I just don't go. And that upsets me almost as much as having to go out. Can't win.
Qumefox
here here brother.
UnknownSquid
Personally I love any party that has alcohol. Is the only time I get to be less of an introvert. Being tipsy is amazing.All becomes so easy.
jbu26
Sometimes I think it's a pro because I know DAMN well I would never go myself. The struggle is real.
Kehy
I got dragged to a drag show. I'd never gone before, but i regret not going earlier
Cerinna
I've allowed them to do so once or twice, then decided I don't like drinking-and-dancing parties.
KingKrown
The upside,sometimes I enjoy myself.
FreyaNicci
Family once forced me to go to a baseball game. Sat there listening to nightwish and reading webcomic on my DSi.
starshroom108
Yeah, I try to just always invite "my introverts" so they have the opportunity, but not pressure them. Seems to work out well enough
AroAce
Well you could say no.
FilthyRedmond
Yeah, but then you get called a narc!
AroAce
So ?
catsaregroundowls
Yeah! It's super hard for an introvert to say no. But you need to practice! Self advocate! Quietly. But stern.
ABillionDucks
Then you lose friends
AroAce
Then they weren't friends to begin with.
ABillionDucks
Well, that's the point. You are trying make friends. Of course they aren't at the beginning.
AroAce
But then you don't lose them you are just not getting them
UnknownSquid
Easier considered quietly than said, for some.
AroAce
For sure but when they are your friends you should be able to say them no.
TroutYabo
Tylerinator
I had this as my background for like a year
elbdms
I am an introvert who only likes other introverts. I don't have any friends.
TheRapMan
Hit me up, I'll be ya friend
elbdms
I don't hit people up :)
TheRapMan
Oh, I'll hit you! Wait... no... I mean... uhh... awkward conversation man, awaaaayy
elbdms
[uncomfortable silence]
AladdinTheMuffinMan
Maybe later...
elbdms
I am an introvert who only likes other introverts. I don't have any friends.
FistingWithJalapenoDoritoFingers
Me neither, the only time im socializing is on the internet with a bunch of idiots
wasting2muchtime
BAD SPELLERS!!! UNTIE!!!
ACheapskateFaery
EYS!
ThisIsMyWork
What do we want? Not to be here! When do we want it? Immediately, if not sooner.
XanderMan
Dyslexics Untie!
DoctorGoldfish
I'm dyslexic and I honestly read that as unite.
minionsandbananas
ist speld dyseletrics
thefucksnotgiven
Warrom spreek je Nederlands?
toomuchkentucky
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toomuchkentucky
If you type out .gif .jpeg or .something after the gallery link, or copy the link to the direct image or gif, it will show a preview
GotTheBends
Thanks I'll have to try it
bond674
I began laughing after seeing this picture.... and then i remembered that it's very much like what i am like when out and about.
JupiterJedi
And we are NOT here to stay!
GotTheBends
https://imgur.com/7jRiFE4.jpeg
AliiGames
Well done indeed
ImBrutallyHonest
Did you hand craft this? If so then, well done
ImgurMakesMeCringe
"I'll call you later then. Wait...I mean..." *both chuckle nervously* "Obviously I meant to say 'text'." *both say awkward goodbye*
ThisIsCanadaWinterIsAlwaysComing
Good username for this
TBotAlpha
"You too..."
Andromedator
*both scold themselves internally for being like this*
TheEmporer
Ouch man... right in my little introvert heart...
DamnIAmSmart
Man, it's so true it hurts
CossackHD
I gnow dat feeling. *proceeds weirdo-nerding with IT/media/gaming*
SeriouslyAwkward
Rookie mistake. Nowadays just use the more neutral term I'll message you later. That way if you used smoke signals it's not your fault they
ieatham
Or just not care because you can trust those people and be yourself.
SeriouslyAwkward
Didn't recieve it cause it just so happened to be windyish! It's not their fault for not responding!
SeriouslyAwkward
Fml I mean to say it's now their fault for not responding. Curse YOU auto correct and the letter T!!!
W0LFCola
'Alcohol' could also be included
RoseFaery
And conventions
thetain
Yeah. I hate that drinking makes interaction easier
3001100113
Now that would make this chart scary accurate.
mareli82
this is how i made all my current friends , so i have no friends to do non drinking things with .
Junktrunkjunkie
I am an extrovert with ADHD. Alcohol isn't required my brain is naturally socially drunk.
DeltaLevelResponse
YOU WANNA GO RIDE BIKES?!
BewilderedBeaver
Alcohol makes me more extroverted. Conclusion: Extroverts are naturally always alcoholized. Conclusion: I should stay away from them.
divebombdan
Fact.
illadelphin006
I can dance for laughs on the alcohols.
GiveMeAllThePizza
This.
DamnIshouldreallybestudyingrightnow
When I drink I become even more fun at parties, in the figurative sense, doesn't help much.
DrunkGermanGuy
MDMA. It tears down all the barriers and social inhibition.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
As an extreme introvert, I find that it doesn't affect me in that way at all. Just get super cuddly with my gf.
deltajesus
And mosh pits.
TylerTheAnarchist
Its weird Im a huge introvert but when Im drunk I become an extrovert. I have more friends drunk than sober.
Cere4l
just watch out, i got to the point where almost none of my friends had ever seen me sober at some point
amil1lion
That's called normal.
W0LFCola
It's weird that I've been drinking less and less every yr since college and I'm getting pretty deep in my introverted-ness. Go figure...
Buster2684
Buy a bottle of vodka and some sugar free Rockstar.... getting drunk alone is the shit! :/
Isrslydonthavetimeforthis
Some serious life advice up in here lol
cupitr
Bottle of vodka, bottle of coffee liqueur, cream, ice and games were my weekend. I'm the dude, man.
BrawndoTheThirstMutilatorIsWhatPlantsCrave
We all have those friends that we never talk to sober but when we get drunk with them we are buddy buddy
DoublevBomb
eetsumkaus
I'm kinda the opposite. I stop giving a shit about people when I'm drunk, so I socialize sober mostly
AreYouGonnaBuySomethingNoImJustDancingToTheHumOfYourFridge
For me that's whoever is around me when I'm drunk
ImJurj
This
grapesforducks
Ditto! I'm a happy, friendly drunk generally
molycakes
alcohol is love. alcohol is life
ib0b
AnythingStupid
It's also a solution
molycakes
also yes
RCTX12
Alcohol is technically poison though, so Poison is life?
InboxMeYourHDGIFs
"What could be more beautiful than doing something that puts your life at risk, because that's what it means to be alive!"
molycakes
Yes?
DukeDarkwood
To order poison at a bar... is illogical.
JumpBaconSpy
Nobody can find you if you don't leave the house
AroAce
Ok ?
Greypuppy
You underestimate how friendly and invasive extroverts naturally get if they sense any human life withing a few miles.
KawaiiTwat
Thats why we have the Internet!
JumpBaconSpy
So I can play Overwatch with people all over the world and they can tell me to die in a car fire?
KawaiiTwat
YES! Aren't you excited! People are fucking great! ᵖᶫᵉᵃˢᵉ ˢᵃᵛᵉ ᵐᵉ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵐʸ ᵉᵗᵉʳᶰᵃᶫ ʰᵃᵗʳᵉᵈ ᵒᶠ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵒᶰᵉ
JumpBaconSpy
No, people are, in fact, the worst.
usercide
I know, but there are people outside, and my computer, food, and peace of mind are in here.
Kyurias
This quote will stick with me for life. Put it on my tombstone and then put all those things in the grave with me. #happyafterlife
Littleman88
I go to work, that count? 'Course, the pretty single ones give me that "don't talk to me, I don't want to be mean" face.
Littleman88
Ironically, coupled/married/mothers find me totally approachable. I must be the Chernobyl of fucking. Beta. Vibes.
TurangaLeeIa
Mine found me via the internet. NOWHERE IS SAFE
JumpBaconSpy
Yea, I tried that. Then I got my heart ripped out and ditched on the side of the road.
ThisMayBeMyLastPost
Then I don't want to be found.
SometimesILeaveTheHouse
Can confirm. I have one friend.
ButterMyButt
Me too! Maybe we can share and then we'll both have two. Oh, and your username is very relevant.
Hypercube9
I'm sorry... "leave the house"? I don't understand. What is "leave the house"? Is that a new game show or something?
TheNotSoStoicShoebill
This is painfully true
Hornchief
Insomnia297
But uh... how do I do that? Where do I go? What do I do there!? Teach me oh great one
jodwin
Go to places you feel comfortable going to by yourself. If that equates to "nowhere", then that's fine too, you can find people online 1/2
jodwin
too: forums, pen pal listings... I've found my friends on pen pal sites, and it's great because there's no pressure for meeting people IRL
AtomicBuddha
crunchyintheory
thelegendarybacon
Exactly
AroAce
Ok ?
KawaiiTwat
Thats why we have the Internet!
yomancs
I know!
Justaclevername
You must be an extrovert...
TheHeathLedger
But then you won't meet dogs...
MinisterofToques
Foster shelter pets: meet dogs AND never leave your house!
JumpBaconSpy
I don't know if maybe meeting dogs is worth dealing with people. People are the worst.
TheHeathLedger
But... But... Dogs...
JumpBaconSpy
I do love me some dogs.
ChiLLeCheeze
I can attest to this. I've gone out with my dog only to come home with 2 dogs.
Tylvian
but i don't like dogs
ManicDepressiveMuffin
I've successfully avolded people, but not dogs. Stupid sister had to get two.
licklicklickmywenis
Minkaf
licklicklickmywenis
Morpheous
No
cupitr
Oooooh I memba
InboxMeYourHDGIFs
rgzdev
FUCKING MAJESTIC.
Isrslydonthavetimeforthis
esracoon
this reply chain is beautiful.
warick
Can confirm. My extrovert wife adopted me.
lowbike1
Me too!
GrowlingCat
My extroverted husband adopted me
borealis
Mine adopted me!
scarywaffles97
My extrovert best friend adopted me. She makes life wonderful
TheScarletBitch
My best friend adopted me. Then after she moved, booze adopted me. Both worked well.
MakeMeStarlit
Same. Cant tell u how many times i called her crying drunk about how much i miss her. Every time she visits we pick up right away love it
CommanderCheesewheel
She singl
onlyveganreplys
confirmed. my bromance started with my adoption
PapyrusFont
This is kind of adorable
thatabbyrose
My extroverted husband adopted me. I beg to go to all the things and then cling to him the entire night.
twinklelilstar
can relate. lol
begbietossesapint
I adopted my introvert husband!
Shepsus
I adopted my lady.
mallywanders
My husband and I met through a large group of friends that was just introverts one extrovert had adopted. I'm an extrovert who joined by
mallywanders
Befriending the main extrovert. There are a couple other extroverts who joined when the main extrovert adopted their introverts.
crimson26
My mother swears my ex dated me because he didn't have to talk to anyone when we went out...
Cerinna
I want my future husband to be an extrovert as well. Innie relationships may work well but I'd never get anywhere. :(
darkninja2992
lucky, you got a friend and a wife.
lmt2683
Teach me
TheSomethingSomethingGenericReplyGuy
be yourself, eventually someone will find that cute and will take you home, even if that means being alone for 27 years in this world =)
Skaitavia
Can confirm too. My extrovert fiancé adopted me
alticaarden
I'm an extrovert with only introvert friends. My new boyfriend is another extrovert and it's refreshing, I don't have to slow down for any1
MyUsernameNeverChecksOut
Extrovert friends plus another introvert (total of 5). Adopted me not knowing I was one
Givemesomepuppylove
Can she adopt one more introvert?
TheSomethingSomethingGenericReplyGuy
Mine went the extra mile and made me father
Zoidbergh
same
whathappensifichangethistext
Happened to me
PandaS2Fox
Same here! :D
SweetPotatoSmallPotato
Same except my slightly less introverted husband adopted me. He's tall and I can hide behind him while we avoid people together.
samsonguy920
Can also confirm. My best buddy who has lots of friends refuses to let me go. Bless him.
samsonguy920
And yes, I do relate to Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday so much.
shortcakechuckles
My extrovert husband adopted me.
MandsLeanan
I adopted my extrovert husband. He panicked when I asked him what he was reading.
twinklelilstar
hahahaha I just said thanks to my husband for adopting me
RollforDiplomacy
Confirmed: I adopted my introverted wife. SHE IS SO CUTE!
ComradeSillyOtter
Squish her with hugs
JeepJoop
Did she say yes because of the ... implication?
DarthFutuza
Where do you find these? Is there a store?
kazumy
Me and my introverted girlfriends mostly stay at home, but when we do go out, we go to the liblaries, book stores...
kazumy
cute comfy coffee shops (if they sells books there, too, it's even better), and sometimes to a cinema or a theatre.
kazumy
To sum it up: silent places with barely any people where you can feel comfortable.
zeethenomad
This literally how I got married, too. She came and brought me a coffee at work one day and asked "when's your break?" "Right the heck now!"
owlest
step 1: be attractive
zeethenomad
No.... no.... I'm not hot at all. Apparently I said something she found charming.
TheSomethingSomethingGenericReplyGuy
"or else"
Znayx
idontbelieveyou.gif (or maybe I'm just jealous)
TheSomethingSomethingGenericReplyGuy
believe him, we do have amazing stories to tell, all of them taking place in our minds without time nor space boundaries
sumowoman
We are both introverts. I have three friends, he has none. Our life is strange. Quiet and in balance, but strange.
owlest
that sounds like the best life
groundhogsday
Same here, except with a surprisingly large number of (also introverted) kids. Loud at home, quiet everywhere else.
Cerinna
Exactly how my dad's current life is with his new girlfriend. It's shown me that for me, an introverted boyfriend probably won't work.
Rollswetlogs
So is it your dad that doesn't have friends?
Cerinna
No, it's the girlfriend. My dad is like me: introverted but makes friends easily.
CrossBetween
Same. And now she's sometimes angry @me because I can't always be arsed to go out socializing with her or attend parents nights etc.
Zombiedrd
I had a similar situation. She ended up cheating and I've quit relationships.
Whatspoon
It might be cute to take a introvert under your wing and all that. But if the energy of each person doesn't align, you're gonna have a bad
KarRuptAssassin
sex life
Whatspoon
time.
KarRuptAssassin
sex life
MakeMeStarlit
Omg u HAVE to go to parents night at schoollllllllll!!!!!!!!!! Just go with her
CrossBetween
Easier said than done sometimes.
CrossBetween
Maybe an explanation needed: Some days I just cannot stand loudmouthed retards driveling about unimportant topics that could have easily 1/2
CrossBetween
been announced/discussed via email. Or people who "stand up" for their brats who have screwed up in school and try to pin it on the teachers
MakeMeStarlit
Ah i see now, i dont blame u
ClickityDoucheBabaGanoosh
Is she maybe looking for an addition to the family?
MetaSomma
Tamales maker hired!
SnortingCocaineFromAProstitutesAss
I can make a mean Tamale
CanadEh
Maybe two. Im good at turning things off and on again to fix it, occasionally ill unplug things and plug them back in.
WalrusDongle
Add 3. I can't contribute much other than self depreciating jokes
username29470
IT eh?
REV076
You gave me hope, thank you sir.
baddrunkneighbor
I'm good at crying myself to sleep
Caspooky
Maybe three? I'm good at sitting still, whispering Latin, and occationally summoning Bygror, the demon of self-deprecation.
WalrusDongle
Add 3. I can't contribute much other than self depreciating jokes
Buckbeak1486
4. I'm good about vacuuming and doing the dishes everyday.
DickTugsMore
Better count in a 5th. I'm good at making the other 4 look more attractive
TardWrangl3r
I'm the extrovert that feels honored when the introvert lets me befriend them
TongueTiedLabourerfromtheLandoftheLittlePeople
May you be half a hour in heaven before the devil knows you're dead!
zzaannsebar
Same. I definitely pulled a bunch of introverts together to make a lovely group of friends, but they were so hard to motivate at first!
abbadactyl
Me too! It's like the equivalent of a Disney Princess being raised by birds
SilusCrow
You've gained their trust. Not an easy thing. Treasure it, for once it's gone, it's gone for good.
ATransgenderedRose
So how would you feel about introverts who want to meet more people but also don't want to meet too many people?
RetardedLobster
Adopt*
TardWrangl3r
Pretty sure I'm also adopted by them. I'm the energetic puppy to their mature cat
applesforjuice
I'm an introvert who has no problem finding my own friends
elbdms
Yeah. Well, it really is that I'm comfortable alone. Then, sometimes someone will talk to me and I don’t feel an instant urge to repel them.
applesforjuice
I'm perfectly comfortable alone, and I like spending time with people but too long wears me out
starshroom108
I love my introverts so much, we can hang out alone together and chill for half a day and it is so much fun.
Juantapman
It's like an accomplishment.
miidnightbleus
We introverts absolutely love you. Well I do at least
keyblader1985
*coughs conspicuously*
AMFMAN
Fuckin a right!? Its a big deal for some people
Dyspie
When an introvert I tried to ask to hang out multiple times finally agreed, I was so happy. She's now one of my closest friends. :)
SumoSGazer
I was an introvert, but an old classmate pulled the ol' adoption, and I've been doing the same ever since
Cerinna
As an introvert: we're not necessarily antisocial. Some of us are, but others REALLY like the company, just too shy to take the first step.
mimichuuu
I love company, but get anxious when thinking of asking people to hang out. My extroverted SO does all that for me. I just tag along.
Cerinna
Oh I can't ASK people. But I can BE asked, I guess.
borealis
I like be social, sometimes. Then I need to charge my social battery with alone time reading, gaming, or doing creative stuffs :)
fierebras
I totally agree with this, sometimes socialising really poops me out, even if it's just chilling out
Cerinna
Socialising ALWAYS poops me out, but then again, so do many other things that I find fun. Gaming or reading fixes that.
WeylandAve
You feel honoured? Are you sure you not confusing introverts with unicorns?
elbdms
They are making it sound like they are animal handlers or whisperers, lol.
WeylandAve
Seriously. I hate the web glorification of introverts. They are just regular people who are either socially lazy or incompetent.
elbdms
I wouldn't say either lazy or incompetent. Socializing is just on a very very low order of priority, such that it is not worth the stress.
elbdms
I wouldn't say either lazy or incompetent. Socializing is just on a very very low order of priority, such that it is not worth the stress.
Dyspie
You know anxiety is a thing right? That's why lots of people are introverted, social anxiety.
elbdms
Anyone knows where I can get som extrovert repellent? There seems to be an infestation here.
Znayx
Being an introvert is usually good extravert repellant, but I guess not on the internet.
Cerinna
That's because two thirds of the western world at least are extroverts my friend. :) I've learned to love them.
elbdms
Maybe out there. We are the rulers of the internet.
Cerinna
Wait. I just learned why internet interactions are so much different! Thank you. :)
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
One of my introverts hates hugs and touching, but is working on it so it isn't as weird for her. So I give her giant hugs when I see her :-)
SnookerSylph
I'm getting more used to people touching me because my friend asks to braid my hair all the time. I'm a guy but she loves to french braid
justhereforvoting
Ugh my giant friend does this to me. I love it really
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
We know y'all love it, and it comes from a good place, as to help not induce the anxiety and help with later interactions with strangers.
Cerinna
I'm an introvert and I love hugging. But only with people who are VERY close to me. I will randomly touch people's arms/shoulders a lot.
ATransgenderedRose
So I'm not the only one? Though I do enjoy hugs from people moderately close as well.
Cerinna
I've had things happen in my life that make those less enjoyable for me, but I think otherwise I would too! We're not antisocial, just innie
ArcaneEmma
One of my friends has a phobia of physical interaction. After a year of bonding over shit memes, he hugged me. We've been dating 7 months :)
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
That's beautiful. +100000000
PeopleSeemToHaveLongNamesOnImgur
It's over 9000
urustai
All these introverts confessing their love of hugs and I don't even like to hug my own family
Obigelo
Hugs!? Blasphemy!
Shrekhead
Extroverts! Adopt me! Adopt me so hard!
PeopleSeemToHaveLongNamesOnImgur
I'll adopt the shit outta you and I'll have proof that you were totally asking for it.
jbu26
"one of my introverts" haha you seem to be a fair and just extrovert
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
sit on the couch, order a pizza, and watch Netflix. She definitely helped change my perspective on introverts as a whole. For the good.
TheRapMan
Is she single?
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
I upvote you, sir. Nice.
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
My wife is one & has taught me a lot about being one. I used to drag her to lots of parties when we were younger. Now, sometimes we just 1
ATransgenderedRose
What if I'm an introvert that also enjoys hugs, but mostly long hugs that involve a nice sigh or two.
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
I'm your man.
ATransgenderedRose
You know, some people may interpret that as flirting. (also I have no idea if chat is supposed to be working yet or not.)
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
Well, I am pretty flirty. But, when hugs are needed, they are aromantic. They are there for help and love.
RobertJones57
Name checks out...
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
I do what I can.
IllegalDuckling
I am an extrovert in training and have recently adopted my own introvert. Progress is moving slowly but it's there.
IllegalDuckling
Which is pretty amazing since I'm not quite there yet myself.
ATransgenderedRose
How do one train to be extrovert? I'm feeling kinda in the middle lately because I enjoy people, not crowds. Also not good at meeting people
IllegalDuckling
I dunno, my extrovert just kinda dragged me to some concerts and.. talked. Those drunk talks somehow changed the way I look at everything.
IllegalDuckling
Having them add random people to daily skype calls also helped.
PeopleSeemToHaveLongNamesOnImgur
I feel this way. Not introverted enough to relate to the "I hate everything" people. Not extroverted enough to be a dude bro.
ATransgenderedRose
Huzzah for not being (overwhelmingly) weird (only moderately so!)
thetain
I am one of those. I have a big fluffy friend from the Bronx. It's just so nice when he hugs me that it's making phys. Contact less scary.
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
I'm glad, not because you should have phys contact to be normal. It just makes it less nerve-racking when it does happen. It's a good thing
thetain
I'm getting used to it. All the contact I had before was usually fighting (friends and not friends), so I'm a little sensitive to it
AroAce
Well it depends on who has phys contact. I´m for example ok with it with family but beyond that no touching if possible.
motherfuckinghedonist
How do I find an extrovert that befriends me?
crimson26
Go out and if someone says hello, you have been found. (if you live in PA I may be one of them)!
Alternativefarts
I gotchuuuu
Midderz
Hi!!
motherfuckinghedonist
Hi :)
DickyOldman
Go into theatre. Best way I've found.
LordEddardStarkLordOfWinterfellWardenOfTheNorthAndHandOfTheKing
You cant, the wand chooses the wizard and all that
cupcakeblitz719
We are usually at home, binge watching netflix.
Flobmmando
Or playing Video Games.
cupcakeblitz719
We are usually at home binge watching netflix.
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
If you're ever in the Dallas area, hit me up. We will chill and watch movies
motherfuckinghedonist
Unfortunatly I'm a few thousands of kilometers away from Dallas. Good old Germany :)
abbadactyl
You may have to leave your house.. but if you go up for adoption look for an extrovert who respects your communication and you! Good luck!
SometimesILeaveTheHouse
I don't always leave the house....But when I do, I usually avoid extroverts.
PeopleSeemToHaveLongNamesOnImgur
Extroverts aren't all bad. The Rock is probably the most extroverted guy on the planet and I'd poop my pants if I got to be his friend.
JekkJekkTarr
Hi!
motherfuckinghedonist
Hello :)
JekkJekkTarr
I didn't see the red thingy. Anyways Ill befriend you!
gawdeenie
There should be a website for this
Fiercestleaf
I want to join!
jupgem
Ditto!