On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 13:52 -0600, S. Dale Morrey wrote:
> Here on PLUG I can be as vibrant and outgoing as I want, but I tend to
> come off as a bit of an ass in real social situations. My own wife
> has mentioned that sometimes the only reason I ever open my mouth in
> public is to switch feet ;)
>
> I want to be an extrovert, because as was mentioned I would love it
> for people to accept me, but lord knows I suck at it.
I replied privately to Nicholas Leippe. The relevant portion is:
Did you consider that I was aware of the studies you cited, but
that I choose to reject them? I acknowledged that some situation
are draining, but I reject the binary labels "introvert" and
"extrovert". I don't find it helpful to talk about a person as
one or the other but instead situations that trigger one
response or the other.
I would add that I've found it more productive to learn to accept others
than it is to worry about being accepted. (I mean you managed to get
married for goodness sake, clearly you must be doing something right.)
My experience is that most of us are so screwed up dealing with our own
crap that we're not nearly as aware of your crap as you think.
Well, unless you follow my example by repeatedly spouting off in public.
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