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I am an introverted person, and usually stay introverted when I like a guy. But I guess when I reach a point where I really really like the guy, I come out of my shell a bit and become TOTALLY EXTROVERTED!...
There is a guy I like and his friends told me that he was interested in me (and I am interested in him as well). But whenever I try to talk to him, he is super super introverted. It's like pulling teeth whenever I try talking to him. He gives me all the body and facial gestures of being interested, yet he wont open him mouth up and the thing he is an easy going guy that can easily carry a conversation with other people well.... I always thought when you liked a person, you would do as much as possible to talk and to try and get to know them..guess not?!
So when you like someone do you obtain the opposite characteristic of your personality and become an introvert or extrovert??
Last edited by cheeerioS; 03-06-2011 at 01:15 PM..
I don't think I "become" extroverted - it's just that my innate extroversion comes out more than my innate introversion. It's as if I willingly "give up" being my normal introverted self when I'm with someone I like, substituting my more playful out-going personality.
This happened to me just last night at my club. One of our new dancers (she's been here only about a week) was hanging around me a bit and saw how I was interacting with people. She commented that she had only seen the quiet, serious and intense side of me - not the joking / doing voices / improv stuff that I do when I'm relaxed.
And perhaps that's the point - I wasn't really working last night (celebrating my birthday), so I was more relaxed than when I'm watching the floor for bad guys. More relaxed, at least for me, equals more extroverted in a social setting.
I am an introverted person, and usually stay introverted when I like a guy. But I guess when I reach a point where I really really like the guy, I come out of my shell a bit and become TOTALLY EXTROVERTED!...
There is a guy I like and his friends told me that he was interested in me (and I am interested in him as well). But whenever I try to talk to him, he is super super introverted. It's like pulling teeth whenever I try talking to him. He gives me all the body and facial gestures of being interested, yet he wont open him mouth up and the thing he is an easy going guy that can easily carry a conversation with other people well.... I always thought when you liked a person, you would do as much as possible to talk and to try and get to know them..guess not?!
So when you like someone do you obtain the opposite characteristic of your personality and become an introvert or extrovert??
I'm introverted around people I don't know, male or female. Now that I'm single again, this is a big issue around women I'm attracted to. My fear of rejection makes me even more introverted around them. I hate this. I was happy being married because I didn't have to approach women anymore, but now I'm thrust back into the single world and it absolutely sucks.
I am an introverted person, and usually stay introverted when I like a guy. But I guess when I reach a point where I really really like the guy, I come out of my shell a bit and become TOTALLY EXTROVERTED!...
There is a guy I like and his friends told me that he was interested in me (and I am interested in him as well). But whenever I try to talk to him, he is super super introverted. It's like pulling teeth whenever I try talking to him. He gives me all the body and facial gestures of being interested, yet he wont open him mouth up and the thing he is an easy going guy that can easily carry a conversation with other people well.... I always thought when you liked a person, you would do as much as possible to talk and to try and get to know them..guess not?!
So when you like someone do you obtain the opposite characteristic of your personality and become an introvert or extrovert??
Sounds like you're confusing introvert with shyness. I'm an introvert and do very well with one on one conversation.
Sounds like you're confusing introvert with shyness. I'm an introvert and do very well with one on one conversation.
You know, I may be doing the exact same thing. Someone last week told me they thought I was an extrovert, but had an issue with shyness. I actually am starting to think thats true. I like being around people I know and do fine. Its when I'm around people I don't know that I get quiet and shy.
I am an introvert who gets shy around strangers. However, my best friend tells me all the time that I talk more than I think I do. But around a guy I like, I have to make an extra effort to allow the outgoing side of me to be seen.
I am an introvert, but I don't know if I become more of an extrovert jus because I like someone. I know I express myself more when I'm around the people I love and like. Same difference? IDK.
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