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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Simple. She gives to other people so she receives in return. Those relationships are cultivated over time with lots of little daily interactions. Checking in on friends via text. Chatting with neighbors at the mailbox. Posting and responding to posts on social media. Inviting friends for dinner. Volunteering to be the room parent in your child’s class. Volunteering to drive the carpool. Being the troop leader. Managing the little league team. Hosting play dates. Being friendly and chit chatting around town, at school drop off, at the office. These little acts keep her connected so she knows what’s going on in everyone else’s lives. She probably delivers flowers, meals, gifts to others all the time. [/quote]

I'm the PP who has a social butterfly friend. You have described my friend.

My friend and I have known each other since kindergarten. She has always been extroverted, sociable and chatty. She got married when she was 22 but her marriage broke down and they divorced 3 or 4 years later. They didn't have kids. She has remained happily single and childfree since her divorce. She's 54 now.

She only has to text or call a couple of people from her circle and immediately she has a little group to meet up with or whatever, whereas I sometimes struggle to get someone to meet up for a cup of coffee with me. Of course I don't ALWAYS struggle to meet with people BUT I have to make A LOT more effort than my friend.
My friend also meets up with her girlfriends for cocktails, meals, days out and shopping trips.

My friend is heavily into social media. I am not. I'm also more reserved than she is.[/quote]

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