guide to being an introvert

a simple guide to being introverted for extroverts and ambiverts

you know the feeling of 

i can wait to go out this weekend

I'm so excited to go to this place

i cant wait i'm going to call my bff

i'm going to stay out all night

its going to be crazy

well I don't

when the clock hits 11:30 am on a Friday my first thoughts are 

"i cant wait to curl up on my couch 

in my bed 

and most certainly alone with a book or netflix near by."

you know how you love shopping with a good friend.

how its fun to window shop

how you were never really interested in buying something 

but you were just glad to be there.

I don't

i will go shopping if there is something specific i want 

i go shopping alone

because more often than not

people talk me into buying things i don't need

you know that one time 

you struck up a conversation about the weather

or with a stranger on a bus

remember when you had that lab partner 

and you ended up having more to talk about than you thought.

I don't 

i get confused and offended 

when a lab partner strays from the task at hand to be social.

and talking just because you are near someone 

doesn't make sense

and as far as talking about the weather goes

you both can feel the weather.

how is it not considered stating the obvious

you know parties

how do you stand them

the food bought to cater to everyone's tastes 

and never really fitting any one person

the forced contact with strangers

that may or may not know the people you know

and the knowledge that falling asleep on the couch 

would be social suicide at best

and maybe all i wanted was a cup of hot cocoa 

and maybe i can only handle groups of people 7 and under

and maybe 4 was always best.

because inside jokes will always leave someone confused

and there will always be that one kid 

who never played that video game

i will go out to see a movie and go out to eat

but to be honest most of the time 

i would rather be home with one or two people

with easy access to a bedroom 

that no one else uses.

when i was a kid my hobbies included

being able to play with my brother 

without being interrupted by the neighbors

reading a book 12 ft up in a tree

and being so high up 

that the wind makes the branches under me sway 

i am a dog person 

 for the same reason i don't like talking to people

because small talk feels so insincere 

and no one will ever genuinely appreciate you
as much as your dog will

and you can laugh but being overly social feels so fake
and I like being Real