care and feeding of your introvert

[verbminx]

The Habits and Needs of a Little-Understood Group

I'm about 75-80% introvert. I also wilt and get depressive without regular social interaction. It just doesn't have to be very often. I need at least a few hours of "alone time" every day, and need to go out and do something fun maybe once or twice a week at most. Most of the guys I've dated have been much more extroverted than me, and there's always the point where I wail, "WHY do we have to hang out with people every night?!?" (Hence one of the numerous reasons why I don't really mind being single: more free time, fewer compromises on what to do with it.)

I think I'm going to go to the movies tonight, though. Alone.

Yesterday I watched The Ring, and I wasn't impressed. It was gross in a few parts, but not particularly scary, alas.

Comments

[amanda-mary.livejournal.com]

Have you seen Ringu? Much more effective, I thought.

[sesquiculus.livejournal.com]

thanks for that article!

xo, a fellow introvert

[allegraslade.livejournal.com]

hear, hear!
it's nice to know we're not alone. (:

[optic.livejournal.com]

heh when i read that i had to put it in my journal too so my friends would know how to handle me ;)

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[allegraslade.livejournal.com]

i just emailed it to my boyfriend. (: he needs all the help dealing with me that he can get.

[defensor.livejournal.com]

it was very annoying back when the ring came out and all these people jumped on the bandwagon, even going as far as saying it was the scariest movie of all time.

[defensor.livejournal.com]

oh, also, since I know you never read my "real" journal.. ;) I found this and posted it on there. maybe you've already seen it, but just in case you haven't. I laugh and laugh at it.


MINAS TIRITH (Gondor News Network) - Thousands of peace activists took to the streets of Minas Tirith and other cities of Middle Earth today to protest what they termed a rush to war with Mordor.

"We need more time for diplomacy," said a key member of the Middle-Earth Security Council, Saruman the White. "I am not convinced by the evidence presented by my esteemed colleague, Gandalf the Grey, or that the Dark Lord Sauron presents an imminent danger to the peoples of the West."

Many of the people protesting war in Mordor agreed with Saruman's remarks. "Sauron says he's destroyed his Rings of Mass Destruction (RMD) and that's good enough for me," said one fellow carrying a sign that said "Elrond is a Balrog." Another demonstrator urged, "Give the RMD inspectors more time. There's no reason to rush to any judgment just because Mount Doom is belching lava, the Dark Tower is rebuilt, and Osgiliath has been decimated." A third protester piped up, "I haven't heard a single bit of convincing evidence connecting the Nazgul with Sauron. I think they destroyed Osgiliath on their own initiative without any support from Sauron. Besides, it's understandable they're angry with Gondor. We haven't done nearly as much for the Orcs and Goblins and Easterlings as the Nazgul and Sauron have. It's understandable they throw their support to them. It's our own fault really."

As the protesters continued their march through the city, they chanted, "No blood for Mount Doom," voicing a common sentiment that the leaders of the Western peoples are really seeking to get their hands on the powerful Mount Doom, where the One Ring of Power was allegedly forged.

Gandalf the Grey was unavailable for comment. A spokesman said he was in an undisclosed underground location, which sources have revealed is codenamed "Moria."

[zer0sleep.livejournal.com]

Great article. I feel the same way when dating an extroverted person. I get insecure and wonder, "Doesn't ze like me enough? What's wrong with me?" Maybe that makes me a narcissist. ;) Do you often go out to movies by yourself? I would like to go more often, but it's hard to get past the stares.