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Hey, from an extroverted person, your friends don't think you're a bad friend, they know you find social stuff exhausting, they don't begrudge you, they're just happy to hear from you because they like you.
It's okay, do what you need to do. And, hey, sometimes I forget to reply and get back to it weeks later, too.
What about my parents, though?
No idea, I never get back to your parents either.
I got you both on this one. Their parents are delightful. They told me to tell you that they'll take whatever they can get and love you regardless.
Badum tss
Your parents also like me.
Well, at least OP's mom does. 😉
Speak for yourself, if someone ghosts me like that twice, I'm quite done with them. I am an introvert and I take the time at least once a day to reply to all messages from people I care about. Which's like 3.
This has nothing to do with introversion. This is social anxiety.
Eh, I'm an introvert who isn't overly socially anxious, and I'll often ignore texts for a bit if I'm really not feeling up to doing whatever it is at the moment. But I usually get to it the next day or the one after. I don't like talking to people, but I don't feel very apprehensive about it either, I just find it draining and prefer to avoid it.
Usually I'll just say, "today isn't great for me, I'll get back to you." Then actually get back when I'm more interested in social interaction. I don't feel awkward about forgetting for a couple days, certainly not to the point of ghosting someone for weeks.
Or a lack of social understanding.
Yeah pretty much
yup.
i'll often ask them to call me later or next week or whatever. so i don't have to try to remember. because i probably won't.
Me too
Just be like "hey call me later i'm "busy" rn"
That's not introversion, that's procrastination.
procrastination is the tool, introversion is the root cause
No, because I don't have anymore friends because of exactly this. Self-solving problem on a long enough timescale.
I'm getting old and sometimes, only sometimes, i think i created other problems this way. I mean, when i get really, really old, it will be pretty lonesome and if i fall in the kitchen and need help, who you gonna call?
Sure, i would call the emergency, AFTER the not existing friend came by and took care of any weed lying around. Just in case.
If you make it that old it will be more likely that all your friends died from old age anyway
this is depression not introvertion
It can be both
It is both \o/
I think I have unanswered texts from like 8 years ago.
When you don't want to be awkward so you just assume your not friends unless they reach out again.
Actually, i have no problems with texting. It's the meeting in person that i find tiring
Yeah. Feel this one hard but because of ADHD.
Same, but only with replying to English speaking peoples. It’s exhausting to find correct words, look if some words weren’t skipped, make sure message doesn’t sound weird. When it comes to native language, I reply quite fast
This just reminded me I didn't reply to a message so did some damage control now. Thanks!
Me
when my social lights are out they turn them on again
ahem… horrible son. Hi mom!