Oh man, you read like an alternate universe version of me where I stayed in school and kept reading fiction. Or, if it's not quite that strong, you at least send off a lot of "in my tribe" vibes.
One of my friends likes to call me an "antisocial extrovert" - I love and need people, but, like the bandanas, one at a time. Large groups are overstimulating.
I'm almost exactly the same way. I don't need only one at a time, but I like small groups or pairs. The closer I am to the people in question, the more of them I can handle at once. I'...
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