Now, it doesn't help that I've not been feeling great for the past three days, but I just had this huge feeling of relief when my neighbour stopped by our house to tell him his 'other half' wasn't feeling well enough to go out for dinner tonight with us.
Wait, wait, so I don't have to go shower, dress up and be social tonight?! And as a bonus I'm not the one who has to cancel the plans?
I almost couldn't contain the excitement that appeared on my face.
Yes, feeling relief when someone cancels social plans is a thing - and all introverts can relate to that. That relief even exists when you were actually looking forward to the social event - the relief that you don't have to leave the house is simply bigger. Always.
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Now, these neighbours we were going out with both are introverts too, so maybe he even knew how exciting it can be when someone cancels plans, but I know I must look more extraverted to him than I actually am - a huge trap I've set up around myself for most of my life.
They're actually very nice people to hang out with, as they both are introverted nerds as well they keep their outings short and are clear about when they want to go back home. A simple 'it's time to go to bed for me' is all one of us needs to share for all of us to be on our way home again.
Now, the extraverted people reading this must think I am weird or something, but I just had a great laugh reading through all these tweets of fellow introverts. It's just sooo funny and I relate so much to how we/they experience the world.
Anyway - I was feeling shit for the past few days, but now I feel a little better. And I decided I'm not going to feel bad about that.
Do you have plans for your Saturday night? Or are you a fellow introvert happy to watch Netflix on the couch like me? If yes, what are you watching?
Or basically, tell me anything. I have no plans tonight and I might even respond, digitally, to your story.
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