Introvert Zone — The Blog of a Happy Introvert

From the time I was a little kid, I’ve always preferred to ease in to new situations. A birthday party in a new, exciting place? I’d usually stop and observe the room and the crowd for a while. It didn’t mean I was unhappy or frightened; that was just...

Why does it seem like our extrovert friends always have other people around when we want to spend time with them? Sure, sometimes it’s because they always have other people around, period. But other times they invite others even though they know in advance...

A few years ago I mentioned that when I was young and single I found that when the weather got warmer and the days got longer, I’d feel an almost physical pain. It was like a longing for something I could not name. After that post, I had at least...

This is a place for us to talk – and use nicknames instead of our Facebook accounts so we can talk without nosy friends and relatives stalking us. What sort of things are you running into that are bothering you – or that you have learned...