How to Converse With Your Friendly Neighborhood Introvert
Oh whoops -- hey. Didn't see you. Hello. You're one of those introverts, right? You don't smile and you hate people? And a jolly good day to you, too, sir. Well you are, aren't you? Insofar as we are a "type," I guess so. So it's true you don't know how to be happy? False. Introverts are as capable of happiness as anyone else. Then why does the media keep saying you're miserable? Probably because most of the media never look past the surface. They see us standing by ourselves, not talking, and go "OMG, they must be sooooooo sad!1!1!1" But the thing is, we're not sad by nature. I like spending time alone and not talking. It makes me happy. But somehow the media got it in their collective bubble head that if I'm not parading around drunk and topless on a homecoming float, if I'm not talking trash about my friends, my life choices are not worthy of attention, much less respect. Huh? You stopped l