Michah,

You sound a lot like my husband (D) and my best friend. They are both men who are intreverted and very selective as to who has access to their inner circle.

For me, it has been much a learning process. Shy and quiet are two words that have never been used to describe me.

It has taken me quite some time to respect how they are. I love them both dearly, and as they have excepted my talkitiveness and outgoingness, so I accept their personalities. My bf is very good at having conversations with people and coming off friendly, without revealing much about himself.

The funny thing is, my bf finds me funny as all get out and he laughs at me a lot. D has admitted that the one thing he admires most about me is that I make friends where ever I go.

That being said, I am selective of who I allow to get truly close to me. I have this issue with D which I won't get into detail here, but we are working on it. Other than my family, there are only 2 others who truly know me and love me unconditionally, having seen my best and worst.

If you ask people questions about them selves, you don't have to do the talking, and you will be remembered as friendly and a "great conversationalist" even though you don't have to say much.