Do you socialize better 1 on 1 or in groups of people

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1 on 1.

1 on 1 gives you more opportunity to speak.

Group conversation puts less pressure on you to instantly come up with something.

I prefer groups myself. More company, more interactivity in our conversations. I'm in a big group of friends.

1 on 1 for me :o

Groups so that I don't have to say anything.

1 on 1. If there are more, they waill talk amongst themselves and i can't get a word in.

I was at a house party and couldn't get a word in even though the people there weren't exactly shunning or ignoring me in any way. The host came up to me later and started a conversation (probably sensing how awkward I felt) and we talked for hours. Once I got going, I was fine for the rest of the night and was the last to leave.

One on one by a long way. When I'm in a group I am forever interrupting people, so I am told.

1 on 1, definitely. Groups are so confusing and anxiety provoking. I'd rather just talk to one or two people. More information gets shared that way, and I don't feel as left out.

Me too....one on one. The larger the group the more uncomfortable I get. 2 is not too bad, although even then I find myself focusing on one or the other person. Anything more and I start having problems.

One day I had a weird experience though. I was with my mother at her business and several of her friends dropped by at about the same time. I started talking to one and then another would be listening and then another. Eventually I was talking to about eight people. I didn't pick up on it at first, and then I started noticing that I was the only one talking and everyone was hanging on to my every word. I felt like I was "on." It started weirding me out, and I slowly backed out of the situation. So apparently, if I don't have time to think about it and dwell on it, I can talk to groups of people.

One on one, sometimes one on two, but I have to be very comfortable with the people. Any more than that and I'm out of my depth.

1 on 1 always, being in a group never goes well ever. Anxiety normally makes me go manic and I only embarrass myself, I get more and more worked up and I often meltdown which is mortifying.

1-1 anything else is difficult for me

One-on-One for sure. I can only handle groups if there are three or four people and we're all friends. If it's more and/or includes strangers, I don't know how to function.

One on one. Otherwise I cannot get a word in edgewise because the cadence of the conversation is so fast. This usually happens with women not men though. Sometimes I can handle talking to two men, if it is on a special interest subject. For example planes, or microbiology ... you get the picture eh.