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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the extroverts feeling miserable during this 2-3 month interlude: Ask yourself is this is how miserable your introvert spouse felt during the entirety of your pre-pandemic social life.[/quote]

Wouldn’t they just make more phone calls or FaceTimes if they need to talk or chat? [/quote]

I am an introvert, and I LOVE zoom and FaceTime!  I only talk to the people I actually want to talk to, and the whole conversation is focused on interacting with each other.  My understanding of my extroverted friends and spouse is that they like the general "buzz" of being in a group.  They enjoy break rooms where everyone congregates and open office plans with no walls.  They would prefer to eat at a crowded restaurant than a quiet one at the kitchen table.  Hobbies are mostly about meeting the other people engaged in the hobby and talking about it to others.  At home, they might have on the television or music in the background, but it doesn't really take the place of a group of people in the background.

So, spending time just doing hobbies alone, eating nice food at home, and talking to one or just a few people at a time on FaceTime or Zoom is draining.  I get that. 
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