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Introvert has tried everything but has no friends

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Dear IntrovertZone, This website gave me good advice in the past but now I have approached another bridge in my life that I need to get across but I don’t know what to do. I am 38 and I have no friends. I am an unhappy introvert who wants to change because I want to [...]

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How to tell if an introvert is avoiding you

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I was dating an introvert man, he is really hard to read bc im an extrovert. He mostly reply to me and sends winkie faces as well.He and I had a fight around xmas time and took us 4 months to speak again, We saw each other once since then, He will flirt via text [...]

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Young introvert can hardly stand the noise at home

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Hello, I am desperate for advice. I do not know how to deal with my family. I need to wear headphones constantly because they are very loud and obnoxious. I ask them, politely and gently if they can lower their voices while on the phone, or when company is over, instead of complying, I get [...]

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Extrovert wife’s drama is exhausting to introvert

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Dear IntrovertZone, My wife was out of town for work for six weeks. While she was gone, we talked on the pbone twice a day, and not for a very long time as she understands that long phone calls are exhausting for me. Having been together for 7 years, i found the time apart somewhat [...]

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Introvert needs some solitude before he explodes!

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Dear IntrovertZone, I never gave my introversion any thought until a TIME article came out with it as a feature about two weeks ago. It really got me thinking about my own tendencies, especially the part about getting exhausted from being around other people. I truly love being alone and cherish my solitary time, which [...]

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Introverted best friend seems to be withdrawing

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Dear IntrovertZone, My best friend of the last year and a half recently tried explaining to me that he was an introvert. I had briefly studied this is psychology, but was not expecting to hear that from him. We both had a really HARD situation that popped up last summer, and we helped each other [...]

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Introvert needs advice on letting others in and enjoying her life

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Dear IntrovertZone, I’m Holly, a 18 year old student in New Mexico. (I just found this website and I was completely shocked at how helpful everything is!) I just read your “The Introvert in High School” article and you had a lot of very good points. I have two main questions that I really NEED [...]

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Boyfriend wears out his welcome FAST – can this introvert have a normal relationship?

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Dear IntrovertZone, I’ve always been an introvert and this was all well and fine till I came of the age where romantic relationships get more serious. My problem is that I start to get anxious and irritable if I’m around my boyfriend for more than five hours at a time. I begin to pick out [...]

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Reader wonders how to understand an introvert male friend

Dear IntrovertZone, So the situtation is I have been friends with this guy for about two years and only just recently realized he’s an introvert. At first I thought he was just shy and awkward but he can have really genuine conversations with brand new people and really enjoys hosting people. That said, he often [...]

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Introvert fades into background

Dear IntrovertZone, I am probably the most extreme as far as an introvert. I will go out of my way to not have to initiate a conversation. I feel that the biggest reason for me being an introvert is because I have been shunned by people and have been hurt too many times. An example: [...]

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When extroverts put words in your mouth

Dear Introvert Zone, Have you ever run into the problem where extroverts “push you around” with what you may be thinking when your still thinking. For instance — if they ask you if you like the red or the blue shirt and then shortly exclaim (or carry on a small conversation) that you probably like [...]

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Love between two introverts?

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Dear IntrovertZone, I was wondering if an introvert and an introvert could have a good loving relationship? Or will a relationship for an introvert only work with an extrovert? My therapist tells me introvert/introvert relationships will never work. It’s a stuck relationship. But my gut feels strongly against it. Any advice? Photo credit: katerha

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