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It's odd, I'm mostly an introvert. I was once told, and it made sense that introverts recharge when they are alone and discharge when they are in a crowd, and extroverts are the opposite.

I can be perfectly happy being alone for long periods of time. If I have to be in a group setting, I prefer it to be a small group, and one that I'm very familiar with. I think I'm mostly an introvert, but under the right circumstances, I can seem extroverted (at least, some folks seem to think I am). When I'm in a small familiar group, or a group where the setting is very familiar, then I can seem very outgoing, talkative, flirty.

When I was younger, if a friend invited me to go with them to a party that was someplace that was unfamiliar with people that I mostly didn't know, I'd mostly sit/stand quietly with minimal interaction with others basically just waiting to leave wishing that I was somewhere else. If we had a party at our apt, I tried to make sure that everyone was involved, and no one was sitting quietly in a corner. I would talk to anyone there, even folks that I'd never met before that were brought by someone. I'd talk and flirt with girls, and most folks thought I was a super extrovert. Often at work, folks think I'm very outgoing because once I'm comfortable, I seem very social. It's like I'm 2 different people depending upon the situation. I'm pretty sure the quiet me is the core me. I have no idea who the other guy is or where he comes from.