My last post saw lots of action and stirred up lots of discussion, which, of course, delights me. I'm always thrilled to have people engage in discussion here. I’m sad, though, to see genuine ...

How do you deal with conflict in a relationship? When I asked the more than 50 introverts I spoke to for my new book, Introverts in Love, the answers were pretty consistently some variation of "badly.

Usually the hang is glorious. But sometimes, the energy is off. I've never confronted my extroverted friends about this. So it was validating to hear from Jennifer Kahnweiler, author of The ...

The classic labels of introvert and extrovert have long been used to explain why some people thrive off of social interaction and why some people prefer solitude. While neither one is “better” than ...

If you love to socialize, have high energy that can't be tamed, and find a boost in morale by spending time with others, it's likely that you're an extrovert. Extroverts aren't afraid to be friendly, ...

At the beginning of the pandemic, several decades ago ― sorry, several months ago ― writer Harris O’Malley and his wife had very different feelings about lockdown. “She thought, ‘This is the life,’ ...

Introverts and extroverts could not be more different. True introverts have a social battery that can quickly run out. They value quiet time to themselves where they can do some of their favorite ...

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Whenever I rendezvous with an extroverted friend, I feel a pang of anxiety as an introvert. Will I have space to be my slow, quiet self? Will I have trouble keeping up with their chatter? Usually the ...