“Often, I think, pigeonholing yourself as an introvert in particular can become a self-fulfilling prophecy,” writes BellaMackie.
I’ve been to several large social events recently. The fact that that sentence sounds so formal is testament to how rusty I am at “social events”. Going from four people carefully socially distanced in a garden to parties and weddings of well over a hundred is a leap some have made eagerly and others have made gingerly. I found these new offerings to be a mixture of overwhelming and brilliant.
There are a few people who I feel entirely at ease with. My entirely made up yardstick is always: could I spend an entire week with you and not feel the need to retreat and regroup? Could I be completely myself without feeling the need to exaggerate parts of me or squash others? There’s a Portuguesewhich asserts, “You have five friends, and the rest is landscape.” When I use these criteria, I probably end up with about 10 friends who fit the bill.
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