I'd like to discuss this. As we know, extroverts and introverts can be complete opposites. Sometimes, a person is on such an extreme end of extrovert or introvert that they may find it difficult to mix with someone on the opposite end of the spectrum.
From my experience as what I would probably call an extreme extrovert, I can get along with introverts as friends ok, but as a relational partner, not so much. If a person exhibits some introvert characteristics, the works fine alone, can be quiet, etc, I can get along with them just fine. My own significant other right now is a mix between an extrovert and introvert (though if you ask him, he might say he's more introvert, however, I know better.)
However, in past experiences, I can't seem to make it mix with an extreme introvert. Maybe it's just me and that's why I want to discuss this. But someone who is completely closed off with their thoughts or goes out in la la daydream land way too much or just wants to stay home all the time and be alone or play video games or not talk about things, drives me insane.
As an extrovert, I like to talk. I like to listen and communicate. I like to be around people. I like to have fun and be with my friends and do things outside of the house. I can hang around a house too, but I'll quickly feel lazy and need to get up and do something. Or I'll just get bored. It's like there's no stimulation for me just sitting around. I like to keep busy.
What I'm wondering is how consistent this thought may be across the board. Whether you're hetero or homosexual, do you identify as an extreme extrovert or introvert? Who do you find you mold with best when it comes to significant others?
I think you don't understand what an introvert is if you think it's "someone who is completely closed off with their thoughts or goes out in la la daydream land way too much or just wants to stay home all the time and be alone or play video games or not talk about things"
ReplyDeleteThe way you describe extroverts as people who "I like to talk. I like to listen and communicate. I like to be around people. I like to have fun and be with my friends and do things outside of the house. I can hang around a house too, but I'll quickly feel lazy and need to get up and do something. Or I'll just get bored. It's like there's no stimulation for me just sitting around. I like to keep busy" implies that it's the opposite of introverts. That they're boring, lazy, and uncommunicative.
I think you really need to do some research on what it means to be an introvert, how their brains and personalities really work, and how it is to be an introvert living in an extroverted world, where their strengths are completely steamrolled by extroverts who don't understand them.
Agreeing with the comment above, Christena.
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