Your inner world is busy enough without adding unnecessary small talk.

When it comes to being introverted, I’m not a girl… Well, maybe I am. Let me explain. For most of my life, I battled with being shy and fragile, never really liking to speak up or even ask questions in class. But, as I grew up, I realized that that type of attitude was not really helping me in anything in life. Although I had some good friends, I wanted to meet new people and to interact more, so I had to start gaining confidence.

As time went on and as I was changing, I realized that something was never going to be removed from my personality, and that’s how I recover from social interactions. I like spending time with people and friends, starting new hobbies and things that involved getting out of my comfort zone. I still need my own space when it comes to recharging and slowing down.

I have friends that glow and need to be with others all the time… not me. I really like to have time and space of my own, to enjoy a quiet night with my book in solitude with no one by my side. And these moments are precious to me, because thanks to them, I can go out the next day and be a better friend, a better girlfriend, and things like that. So, it’s not about being introverted: it’s how you like to recharge when you need to.

And honestly, I think that’s something a lot of people misunderstand about introverts. We don’t avoid people because we dislike them: we simply appreciate the balance between meaningful social moments and peaceful alone time. So if you’re someone whose social battery drains a little faster than everyone else’s, these memes will probably feel less like jokes and more like tiny reminders that you’re definitely not the only one.