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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m an ENTP who is super extroverted. My mom says that even as a child I wanted to “bring a friend” everywhere. As an adult I don’t even go grocery shopping alone, I take my neighbor with me every week and we have fun.[/quote]

That will kill me for sure[/quote]
Why? Aren’t boring errands more fun with friends? Like instead of driving alone you can laugh about your day and hers, and you feel happy that you have a friend to do chores with.[/quote]

NP. What you're describing can be fun, yes, but as an introvert it drains my energy. It makes you feel buzzy and happy, but for me I feel spent.

Whereas driving alone, listening to music I love, deep in my thoughts as I walk around the store sounds absolutely lovely to me.

I make the effort to spend time with my friends, but I absolutely need my alone recharge time. And a standing weekly shopping outing with someone who isn't super super close to me would be a nightmare. [/quote]
Interesting! I don’t mind being alone, I like listening to music and being deep in thought. However, I’ve learned that the most human companionship is on a micro-level daily interaction (like going grocery shopping with my neighbor, or circling the park with my friend twice a week, or chatting with my elderly friend at church, etc.). Even though it’s more “fun” to read an engaging book or more productive to grocery shop, I feel connected and loved by people that I spend time with weekly doing sort of non-important things.[/quote]

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