Judging by the reply above, i'd say yes!!

what are you scared of Glenda?

I wouldn't worry to much about us introverts, we don't.......you know,.... think any different of you, ... it's just that we never get the chance to......you know... ...oh...never mind, it wasn't important.

LMAO... i guess that was an aspertion on your wifes personality.... my husband says he relates to you well

LOL try an aspersion on his personality, he's definitely an extrovert!

Me ..... Im just the shy retiring type .

are you trying to convince me you are an introvert Sue?... sorry... no go!!


But the thread is baring out my theories already over 116 views yet only a handful of replies

Excellent thread-start, PP!

Another interesting related question: how does being an into/extro affect relationships? For instance, if both are introverts, do they end up leading a sad, boring life (2 gay friends of mine split up for just this reason, sadly)? Do 2 extros get competitive & fight like cats to get attention from others?

Is the perfect partnership an intro & an extro? (oh, and a nice a**e helps too )

Anya.

At last!!..someone who really wants to debate!!

I think you are spot on Anya... my first husband was also an extrovert and our life was a nightmare. As i said, my second husband is a real introvert but its one of the things i really love about him. He also says that me being an extrovert brings a bright spark into his life. He says he wishes he could be like me sometimes and i often want to be like him..perfect match i guess.

Whos Sue? Or were you talking to someone else?

Dagboy & I are are both mostly extroverts, we get on perfectly together & very rarely fight. We certainly dont fight over attention, we just give it to each other

Funny, in some ways we are both actually quite introverted too, we compliment each other perfectly

Well, I've had 2 husbands, both introverts. However, the current Mr A. has a splendiferous body , a Nobel class brain, makes a mean pizza, & frequently makes me laugh out loud with his sparkling wit....

So inconclusive, & I'd be inclined to go for the cute a**e theory myself

Actually, I think the diiference is that Mr Anya #1 hated my being an extrovert, whereas Mr Anya #2 postively encourages me.

(Oh dear, I sound like that woman in 'Under Milk Wood' with all the husbands. If I don't watch it, we'll get WBB on here, quoting the bits about Polly Garter & her 'body like a wardrobe' )

Anya.

PS: PP, shouldn't you be in bed?!!!

I once read a book called "Why Should Extroverts Make All the Money" which reckoned the world sucks because extroverts make all the decisions without thinking them through or asking the introverts who were actually thinking about them.

The helpful suggestion to ambitious introverts was to be more extrovert.

(The fact I read the book should give you a clue as to my leaning )

You, an introvert CHnJ? After seeing you playing with my bunch of coconuts I would never have guessed it .

I'm a mostly an introvert.... though I have extroverted tendencies now and again!

But being an introvert doesn't necessarily mean being shy and unconfident - the two things need to be separated out.

I think introversion is more about thinking inwardly (eg finding the answer to a question yourself, instead of turning to someone else and asking them - just one example)

Because the world is (supposedly) 75% extrovert, most things are designed for extroverts by extroverts - so probably more introverts are shy and unconfident because society measures confidence by extroverted guidelines....

eg in many workplaces and television extroversion is rewarded. ever see a truly introverted person on Big Brother? No the very nature of TV means extroverts are attracted to appearing on it - so introverts have relatively few successful role models. though plenty of introverts are hugely successful, you're likely to hear less about/from them.....

I think introverts just wonder why extroverts are always yabbering so much and why they can't just be quiet and let us think for a few minutes!

Oppps..sorry Mrs DB i thought your name was Sue!!....see..i done it again.. "trashed" myself..

CHnJ..

Your point is one i have thought about. Do introverts hate extroverts because they will outwardly voice what they are thinking inside, and therefore take the credit?? I think those introverts who mistrust extroverts should take another look... are they not being more honest by revealing themsleves more to those around them?

ooooooh...bit deep huh?


Yes i should be in bed, but i am soooo excited about something in my life tonite that i cannot contemplate bed, so i appologise... i'll be here to irritate a bit longer

Intriguing! What, we ask, could this exciting thing be?

Russell Crowe coming to stay for the w/e, in his Gladiator outfit (now there's an extrovert to reckon with!)?
PP has found that smoking lemons is better than dope?
PP has hotline to #10, & it's true, Tony B is resigning?
PP's local shoe shop is selling Jimmy Choos @ 90% discount?

wow.....

Anya.

You put a very interesting slant on the subject J... i think one of the problems is that whilst they may want us to stop yabbering etc, how on earth do we get anywhere if we dont outwardly communicate?

Example... i like to ask others for help not just for my own benefit but to make others feel good about themselves by being able to help me.... a sort of social interaction thing... intoverts could very well misconstrue that as something more sinister, but it isn't.