Dear Antarkala:

Welcome to the forums!

“I understood that I value having a good social life and my boyfriend not being very social made me question if I can lead a happy life with him. Sometimes, especially in social situations, I feel very drained because I feel I put in most of the energy to keep conversations going while I myself am a person with limited social energy… I am a very people person, I like having people around me that I can count on, talk to, laugh with, and feel supported on a daily basis while he is mostly silent and can be happy and comfortable alone“-

– I am trying to understand: you are a very people person, but with a limited social energy and social interactions drain you? I am asking because as far as I know, people who are extroverted, people who are very social, are people who are energized by social interactions, not drained by them. Can you explain this for me?

anita