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Originally Posted by Shy Introvert
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What do you mean by introverts are hard to read? I don't think that I am. I was told that my body language is not warm and welcoming, but my ***** sister told me that, so I don't know if that's true or not as no one else has told me that.
I think that I'm a nice open person and if others think that I'm being "rude" for not talking enough, or not smiling enough, then that's their problem, not mine.
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I maybe should have emphasised the word '
can', not meaning that introverts are intrinsically hard to read. I have been told by close friends that when they first knew me I was though, and I have found this trait in others.
Body language in those tending to introversion can sometimes be 'closed' in my experience, and I include myself in that, because sometimes I actually do just want to be left alone and my posture can give that vibe out.
It's not necessarily a 'bad' thing IMO, just a difference, introverts do keep a little bit more to themselves - a friend once described me as 'cautious'. I need to feel sure footed before I share my thoughts, whereas I know sharing is not usually a big deal with more extroverted types. That's okay though.