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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, this is something that should have been talked about before you got married.  The extrovert/introvert thing can be a really big deal.  Many couples I know don't handle it very well; a few do.

In my circle, we often see one spouse a lot more than we see the other.  The introvert spouse has a standing invite but we know we won't see him at any of the large events and many of the small events.  It's fine.  The extrovert comes out and gets the social contact she needs and then goes home.

I'm an extrovert and my co-parent is an introvert.  I have to go out one night a weekend to feel connected socially; he cares less about those things.  So when we're figuring out the weekends, I generally get first pick of which night I want "off" from our child.  But I feel like his socializing is very important so if he has a night he wants to go out, I absolutely make sure he gets that night off.  (if we both want the same night off, I either take one for the team or get a babysitter, but we usually don't have to do that.)

Your introvert partner doesn't get a pass from errands and such just because he's an introvert.  Target is not an extrovert activity; it's an errand.  Target runs can be draining for me; same with grocery store runs.  Are there activities your kids do where the parents can just do drop off or not have to be social?  I find that my daughter's ballet lesson and swimming lesson are great times to sit and read the paper and not talk to people.[/quote]

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