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Do you like to socialize?
Yes 15%  15%  [ 13 ]
No 10%  10%  [ 9 ]
Sometimes 56%  56%  [ 49 ]
Hardly ever 19%  19%  [ 17 ]
Total votes : 88

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06 Feb 2011, 10:32 pm

I wish so badly I could just be that kind of girl who walks up to people and starts making friends with everyone she meets. But no, I'm stuck in the back of the room being the "kinda cute, mostly creepy" chick who reads too much and only hangs out with one other person on rare occasions. I miss it when people would just randomly hug me for no reason at all. Back then I hated it, but now all the physical contact I get is being punched in the face by my brother. Even when our Drill Team won an award and stuff, I was always left out of the celebration. Not that I minded; at least I had helped them earn it.


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06 Feb 2011, 10:45 pm

I am not too sure I remember how I got to be social. I think I acted a little crazy. Possibly. I believe I convinced myself I was crazy and just talked to people, and if people thought I was crazy, well, I was already crazy so it didn't matter.
Maybe don't act crazy. That may not work for you. But only you know if that would work.



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07 Feb 2011, 1:17 am

I tend to love it, I can talk for a long time and interact normally. One thing I despise with a passion is small talk. "Do you like the weather?". "Um, I guess". And what annoys me even more is the social convention of asking how somebody is even though you don't really expect an answer, you don't really care. And I'm already miserable I feel worse because they don't care enough to hear my true answer. If I'm in a foul mood I'd rather be alone, like right now, but in general I'm very spirited and can interact with friends with ease. Strangers not so much, sometimes I get scared, other times it's fine. Just a few minutes and I'm talking to them normally, just find a common interest. Either happy and sociable or miserable and anti-social. But usually I want to.



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09 Feb 2011, 1:43 pm

Wallourdes wrote:
Sometimes, depends with who..

Basicly, this.



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15 Feb 2011, 1:02 am

Yes, very much so. I love people though. ha ha People are what make me sane. I mean, I like my alone time, it's definitely nice to have. But, I love to socialize and meet brand new people all the time too!


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15 Feb 2011, 12:49 pm

The highlight of my day today was talking with a very sensitive, interesting girl in my English class :D She's always very quiet but when she says something it's intelligent or funny. We've had similar interactions before and I would like to get to know her better, but although I'm less shy around her than others, it's still a bit quiet. The bell rang when we were starting to talk about what books we liked :(
So, yes, I do like socialising, when it's like that. Not too much pressure, skip the small talk, also we were busy doing a task, so there was something else to do if it would fall flat. Talking about feelings- I hardly know how to. Intellectual discussion- there's no one I feel comfortable enough with to do that, plus I would rather not do it face to face. I still have problems with give and take conversation. All the things I think about on my own in my room just fly out of my mind when I'm faced with someone else. They make a banal point and I can't even rebutt that properly. My dad knows so much more than me. It's better when it's my mum and I against my dad. For example, if he is taking an anti-feminist stance and my mum and I aren't.



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18 Feb 2011, 11:52 am

Jonsi wrote:
I love it. Just wish I was better at it.


Same. I don't know what say to people most of the time, but I still enjoy to be around them.


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19 Feb 2011, 7:56 am

Only with the mates.



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21 Feb 2011, 12:32 am

I socialize with people I'm comfortable with. Small-talk is much too awkward.

I think I am better with guys and people that aren't my age in terms of socializing.



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21 Feb 2011, 10:58 am

I enjoy socializing with the right kinds of people. I'm normally better with adults than with peers, but if people my age are mature enough, I'm OK with that. But I have a lot of trouble reading social cues, and this really harms my confidence when I'm socializing. So, generally, I don't really care for it. Sometimes it's nice, though.


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27 Feb 2011, 1:18 pm

well really not as much as others i know. it feels way to uncomfortable for and the aniexty kills me but always enjoy socialzing with my family and people i really know although there are still a few mouments where i really don`t want to.



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03 Mar 2011, 5:01 pm

With people I like talking to and about topics that I like, yes :)



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04 Mar 2011, 4:57 pm

Yes, but I talk more if it is something that I am intrested in. If me and the same person don't share the same intrests, I mainly try to make jokes.



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04 Mar 2011, 6:54 pm

I like to socialize with my friends (who I count very few). But is very important that we are in small groups. More than about 10 people and I can't quite cope. Small talk isn't too bad for me as long as I don't have to carry the conversation. But socializing tends to tire me out. I enjoy it but feel completely exhausted afterwards. And that's just when it's a small group of friends.



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04 Mar 2011, 11:23 pm

You forgot the absolutely never part.


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16 Mar 2011, 10:58 pm

Normally no, because all people in my school talk about are getting drunk, who's sleeping with who, and all that irrelevant crap. I like going to movies and paintballing with friends though, so I guess that counts as socializing.