I’ve been
giving some thought to a certain subject lately. Perhaps not very
surprisingly at this point, that subject regards relationships. I
seem to have an affinity for thinking about things related to love.
Why, I don’t know.
Anyway, I’ve been thinking about my ideal partner, especially in regards to whether she should be an introvert or an extrovert. I bought a book related to the matter about two weeks ago. It’s basically a guide to love for introverts, to put it in the simplest way possible.
After reading through the book - a task I managed to complete in a mere three days - I’ve been thinking that I’d ideally want my partner to be an extrovert. One of my greatest fears about moving out is that of myself turning into a social outcast. I leave the relative safety of my home rarely enough as it is.
An undeniably great benefit of an extrovert partner would be the frequency of social outings. I’d need to worry less about deciding where to go and where not to. But on the other hand, there’s the risk of it turning from a benefit into a drawback if the social outings turn out to be too frequent. After all, as an introvert, I need time to myself - lots of it.
That’s where another potential drawback stems from. If my partner were an extrovert, I’d want her - I’d need her - to understand that there’s a limit to the socializing I’m capable of within a week. To a fellow introvert, on the other hand, I wouldn’t even need to explain it.
But with a fellow introvert, social outings would also be rare, if not next to non-existent, which is the immediate drawback as opposed to an extrovert. And also why I’m leaning towards wanting an extrovert partner, at least at the moment.