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07 Jan 2012, 5:35 pm

I'm not asking for your preferred form of communication, I'm asking what you favorite thing to do with other people is. For example, I like playing games (board games, card games, video games ect.)


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07 Jan 2012, 5:44 pm

I enjoy a social drink now and then. ;)
I also enjoy seeing movies, eating out and playing video games.



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07 Jan 2012, 5:46 pm

Definitely playing games. It's a nice balance between doing something solitary, like watching TV, and doing something something entirely social, like sitting around and talking.


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07 Jan 2012, 5:53 pm

I prefer one-on-one activities with others.
The larger the group I am in, the quieter and more withdrawn I become.


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07 Jan 2012, 5:57 pm

I like going out for lunch with friends, going to the cinema, going bowling, etc. I also like going round a friend's house and having a good old moan about life in general. I find it cosy.

Shopping is OK, although I do find it tedious. But if we just nip in and out of shops quick, I find it's OK.

My worst ever form of socialising is pubs and bars. No thank you!


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07 Jan 2012, 5:57 pm

I like to discuss my interests with people who understand them, who don't assume that everything I say is an attempt to start an argument.



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07 Jan 2012, 6:01 pm

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07 Jan 2012, 6:23 pm

I prefer 1 on 1 activities, except in a certain group of 3 other people who share the same likes, or "obsessions" as me. We can all talk and muck about on video games, d and d, 1 hour walk (as long as it is to somewhere, I hate walking with no purpose) and be completely fine the whole time, though probably laughed at by everyone else for our conversation topics



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07 Jan 2012, 6:33 pm

In the presence of alcohol or in front of the TV or around pets, especially dogs. Although I tend to favour the dogs over the people and given what type of dog will end up running around with them and throwing a ball.
I hate playing two player with people. One, it gets so tiring but I don't know how to say I don't want to play any more. I'm not always the best opponent. I'm too competitive.
I prefer one on one rather than a big group.
I prefer talking to people in the presence of food too.

I hate cafes and restaurants. I need a nice quiet familiar home to talk to people. Pubs are ok because I get drunk. The sensory issues before are murder on my senses though. I don't really prefer going to movies or doing something so social around a lot of people. Things like movies or shopping I would like to do alone because I don't want to balance out talking and watching/ getting all my shopping done.


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07 Jan 2012, 7:10 pm

pete1061 wrote:
I prefer one-on-one activities with others.
The larger the group I am in, the quieter and more withdrawn I become.


This. Large crowds are intimidating. However, if there are many people in the crowd that I know, I dont mind it as much.
I only like being with groups if I am sure that everyone in it approves of me.

As for activities...coffee, dining out (LOVE good food and checking out restos) or having a drink...and just talking about random stuff.


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07 Jan 2012, 7:24 pm

Going out and getting absolutely pillocked with my mates


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07 Jan 2012, 7:34 pm

I like to explore places with one or two other people.



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07 Jan 2012, 7:55 pm

Watching movies or TV shows together
Eating together
Playing board/card/word games together
Swimming together



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07 Jan 2012, 8:19 pm

My best friend in my home state and I go to Target all the time and just walk around the store and talk. That's fun for me to do, one on one, with other friends, too. More than one on one gets a little awkward though, I don't really like hanging out with two people at a time, because I feel less intimacy in the conversation and I tend to go quiet and shy, which an ex-friend used to use to accuse me of 'moping'.
I also like spending time at home, watching movies or TV shows on Netflix or DVD. Again, usually with one friend, though sometimes two is okay.
I don't like parties. I don't like gatherings. I don't like groups of people, that I know, but I don't mind going to the grocery store or to the mall, I like the white noise of other people. I just don't like being expected to socialize.



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07 Jan 2012, 8:44 pm

I like going to restaurants with my friends (when we're both free) and playing catch-up. I love going to museums alone, but it's also a great activity to do with friends. I went bowling once with a friend. It was extremely noisy and my head was pounding when we were finished. But it was a lot of fun.


I don't like going out in groups, though. Just one or two people at a time.



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07 Jan 2012, 8:50 pm

Quiet pint at the pub.