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Seconding "it's an introvert thing".
It's very tough being an introvert living with extroverts.
On the other hand, introverts spending time together is a bunch of solo tasks in the same room, and wonderful
The company of an introvert is a sublime thing, to be among others but not have any demands made of us.
The company of an extrovert is a grand thing, to another extrovert.
I wonder if it is masking? You have to spend so much effort masking for other people it is draining. But there are some people you don't feel to need to mask for so being with them can be relaxing.
Not in my case, I think. I just don't like people who can't stand silence and need my attention to feel like they exist.
My wife and I have a friend that’s an introvert like we are. Sometimes he’ll come over and we might play a bunch of Mario Party and Mario Kart, but other times we will all play separately on our handhelds or laptops and chill while something plays on YouTube. Sublime. Don’t need to constantly have a conversation going and there’s no drinking involved.