Normally shy I would say, or at least I keep a low profile. However this weekend I sort of did the opposite... so other.
Poll: Are You Confident/Shy Around New People?
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The more people are in the group, the less I talk. I work best when talking to one person only, for then I can be quite open and talkative. I am generally very open and talkative when spoken to, but I never take initiative on joining in on a conversation (even if it really really interests me). Which almost always means I'm the ghost in the group.
I always feel inferior and I'm frequently bothered that I'm the person who talks the least. I wish I could meet more people one-to-one, but unfortunately that almost never happens.
Actually, now that I think about it. When I meet someone new, I tend to always lead them on when they talk about themselves, and always answer their questions about me as truthfully and accurately as I can. However, I almost never ask questions back to avoid intruding on their life.
I always feel inferior and I'm frequently bothered that I'm the person who talks the least. I wish I could meet more people one-to-one, but unfortunately that almost never happens.
Actually, now that I think about it. When I meet someone new, I tend to always lead them on when they talk about themselves, and always answer their questions about me as truthfully and accurately as I can. However, I almost never ask questions back to avoid intruding on their life.
I'm always shy around new people, but after getting to know them for a few days, I open up a bit more and get to know each other.
Just as I'm very shy, I can make friends quite easily.
Just as I'm very shy, I can make friends quite easily.
I'm horribly shy around people I don't know, to the point where I tend to avoid meeting new people. For some reason, this phobia gets worse when telephones are involved. If something breaks around here, it takes me at least half an hour to work up the courage to call customer service.
Hell, the same insecurity carries over when I'm on the internet too.
I re-read everything ten times before I can post. I'm just awkward, I suppose...
It's kinda funny, though, 'cause people who know me seem to think I'm really confident... Now where the fuck did they get that impression?
Hell, the same insecurity carries over when I'm on the internet too.
I re-read everything ten times before I can post. I'm just awkward, I suppose...
It's kinda funny, though, 'cause people who know me seem to think I'm really confident... Now where the fuck did they get that impression?
Shy around people I don't know, shy around people I do know. I don't really understand social conventions or propriety or any of those sorts of things but I really like people and I fear offending them in case they don't want to talk to me any more so I tend to be very reserved and uncomfortable which I realise can be equally off-putting. There are few people around whom I can feel completely comfortable in conversation and they tend to be people I've known for years.
Very confident when it comes to making a first impression. I'm positive and constructive and know my stuff, and this comes across in the way I interact with people I casually come across. The problem is that I think I bore most people, and that most people are very boring to me. I'm really interested in academic pursuits and couldn't give a toss about what the next up-coming music artists are or the current hot night-club is. Similarly, most people don't care about the structure of language, a new mathematical proof, a recent psychology study or what quantum mechanics means for computation.
Maybe I just meet people in the wrong places. *Shrug*
Maybe I just meet people in the wrong places. *Shrug*
this is exactly how I am. super confident, and dont care much about how im perceived by othersCount Igor said:
I just act like myself, and most folks seem to dig it.
Ive never had an issue approaching anyone really.. It's easy to find a little common ground with most anyone
I used to be ridiculously shy with new people, but then I met a friend of a friend who was so relaxed that after five minutes with him, you felt like you'd known him for years. I realized how silly it is to be afraid of new people and now, I am a lot more confident with new people and I am much happier for it.
To quote Queens of the Stone Age.
"We all will feed the worms and trees, so don't be shy."
To quote Queens of the Stone Age.
"We all will feed the worms and trees, so don't be shy."
Apathetic until I start being bothered.
I am cool with everyone as long as they leave me the fuck alone.
I am cool with everyone as long as they leave me the fuck alone.
depends. girls, i can talk/flirt right away. with guys, i'm a little shyer because i don't know what to say. i don't look like the "lesbian" image most guys have, so i don't know what to say to avoid being misrepresented and/or hit on. even though i'm not cute, i'm the kind of girl who gets hit on anyway (maybe because i'm small and friendly, so they're not scared of me? i don't know how this works), so i don't know how to avoid that.
Tends on the personality of the other person. People are really aware how laid back I am, so usually I sit back and stay to myself except with friends, unless someone talks down to me, in which case I hype myself up by reciting Gurren Lagann and Kamina in my head.
DON'T YOU JUDGE ME.
DON'T YOU JUDGE ME.
I think we'll put you down as "shy"...Monkfish Acc. said:
It depends on the situation. I'm pretty funny, so I usually feel pretty confident if I can make some jokes. I hate public speaking though. And the moment anyone expresses any sort of romantic or sexual interest I tend to clam up.
For me it's usually the opposite. I'm usually confident and open to new people but I feel kind of awkward around my friends sometimes. I'm still trying to find out why that is.
"Shy" implies fear. I'm not afraid of people or rejection or whatever. I just don't have the energy for social interaction.Dags90 said:
Being alone is a lot less tiring.