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nonightowl · Apr 14, 2023 at 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Discombobulated

Putting my hand up, I think I got weirder - well more withdrawn anyway. On the surface I don’t appear to be but I definitely am doing less socially because I don’t want to. I wouldn’t reject anyone who came forward as a friend however.

I agree about being comfortable with occasional silences - to me it’s a sign of being at ease but some people can’t bear it and they jump to fill it. Often my brain is still processing stuff already said.

Same here, in some ways. I do want to do more socially but it has to be with the right people in the right places. And inexpensive. That's the hard part. I don't need more acquaintances, and what connections I thought I had weren't that at all. And it took COVID to bring that to light. If it didn't happen, I'd probably still think they were friends.