# Introverts and Extroverts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-and-extroverts/531966>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 10, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-and-extroverts/531966 "2010-03-10T13:03:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Fastidiots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fastidiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fastidiots)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-and-extroverts/531966/21 "2010-03-11T11:00:17Z")

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I’m highly extroverted (historically to my peril), and my long time SO is extroverted. However, all of my closest and dearest friends have been slightly introverted. The types that won’t embarrass themselves, but would stand by eagerly to watch me crash and burn in a social prank. I find myself at odds with other extroverted people, particularly men. In all likelihood friction between alpha males, though I can’t intellectualize or pinpoint any desire of mine to be an alpha male.

Sometimes I feel like a monkey performing for the group, but if I do it’s because I bring it on myself, and enjoy the attention. I’ve gotten much more tactful, and quicker to clamp my lips since highschool.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-and-extroverts/531966/22 "2010-03-11T12:48:04Z")

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> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> I made an extremely [similar poll](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=634) a couple of weeks ago.

Dang, you sure did. Sorry, totally missed that!

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introverts-and-extroverts/531966/23 "2010-03-11T17:45:46Z")

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> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> I made an extremely [similar poll](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=634) a couple of weeks ago.
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> It seems most people around here are attracted to extroverts (the majority of them introverts themselves). Only a handful of people considering themselves extroverts responded, though, so not as much data there.

Huh. The polls are extremely similar, and yet I read them totally differently. I took this one to be about friends, while the other one to be about romantic partners.

I also apparently finally decided whether I was an extrovert or introvert, so I finally was able to answer the other poll.

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