People are complicated things. Very few people have every stereotypically introverted trait or every stereotypically extroverted trait. Every possible combination is as normal as the other, really. That's what I think.
As for me... lots of people tell me I'm very difficult to dislike. Only a few people I know dislike my personality, and those people seem to have a very strong dislike. So on that point, I suppose I'm similar to you. I think that - likeability, charm, whatever you want to call it - is a very common trait among people who are strongly self-aware, if that's the right hyphenated word :P
Then we're very starkly different on other points. I love people, I love spending most of my time with the people I love, and I have trust and faith in humanity in general. At the same time, I can cast people off very easily if it's the right thing to do; no matter how much I care about someone I'm the same as you in that I can detach and distance myself from them.
"Only a few people I know dislike my personality, and those people seem to have a very strong dislike"
I think that people with these traits can be quite likeable for many reasons. For instance, I value a lot my personal space and analyzing my thoughts, so I think that that makes you respect other people in this aspect; by being a good listener while also not being invasive. I don't want to generalize, but I think that the typical extroverted person can be a little selfish in these matters.
Yet, about the people that dislike our type, I guess that some people really take it to heart when you reject and activity or you just say that you want to be alone.
Is it normal to be introverted and distant, yet sociable and friendly?
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People are complicated things. Very few people have every stereotypically introverted trait or every stereotypically extroverted trait. Every possible combination is as normal as the other, really. That's what I think.
As for me... lots of people tell me I'm very difficult to dislike. Only a few people I know dislike my personality, and those people seem to have a very strong dislike. So on that point, I suppose I'm similar to you. I think that - likeability, charm, whatever you want to call it - is a very common trait among people who are strongly self-aware, if that's the right hyphenated word :P
Then we're very starkly different on other points. I love people, I love spending most of my time with the people I love, and I have trust and faith in humanity in general. At the same time, I can cast people off very easily if it's the right thing to do; no matter how much I care about someone I'm the same as you in that I can detach and distance myself from them.
We're all a mixed bag :P
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"Only a few people I know dislike my personality, and those people seem to have a very strong dislike"
I think that people with these traits can be quite likeable for many reasons. For instance, I value a lot my personal space and analyzing my thoughts, so I think that that makes you respect other people in this aspect; by being a good listener while also not being invasive. I don't want to generalize, but I think that the typical extroverted person can be a little selfish in these matters.
Yet, about the people that dislike our type, I guess that some people really take it to heart when you reject and activity or you just say that you want to be alone.