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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find your post off putting. You assume your more extroverted friends are not capable of these deeper conversations?  Have you invited one of your friends for coffee and conversation?

You don't have to be an introvert to enjoy good conversation. [/quote]

You may think that, but you'd be surprised. I know exactly what OP means. I've invited "extroverts" to one on one lunches and had them say things like, "great, Tuesday does work for me! I'll call so and so and so and so, too, and see if they can join us, since it's been so long since we've all gotten together!"[/quote]

But you can have thoughtful, interesting conversation with 4 people -- not just chit-chat.  Besides, you want to make friends -- this is an opportunity to do just that!

I'm sympathetic to your position, but you do have to be willing to bend a little.  That's what friendship is about.  [b]I'd also urge you to try to understand that adult friendships can't be as all-consuming as friendships among kids or teens or even young adults who have skads of time to spend in one-on-one conversation.[/b]  I, too, treasure my friendships with childhood and college friends, and make time to maintain them because I value them so highly.  The reality is, though, that even those old friendships have evolved; while we occasionally have one-on-one time, more often we gather as a small group or with our spouses and/or kids simply because we don't have as much time to devote to socializing.

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This is a very good point; thanks for this reminder. I think part of my problem is that I married late (38) and sometimes miss the more carefree single days when girlfriends had more time to spend with each other. [/quote]

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