Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

[Catholic_Lady]

The best way to describe an introvert is someone who uses up energy in social situations, and needs to have adequate quiet/alone time to "recharge," if you will. Introverts also would rather hang out with small groups of close friends rather than large crowds.

Extrovert is the opposite of that. They gain energy from social situations and enjoy being around big crowds of people. 

Here's an illustration to further help explain: http://iwastesomuchtime.com/on/?i=63454

I'm definitely an introvert lol. Talking to people online through written text is completely different because I can think and evaluate things in my mind before I engage in conversation, and I can speak and respond on my own terms. I can't stand small talk. I'd much rather either be super goofy, or talk about things that actually matter. An online forum gives me the control to talk about whatever I want, whenever I want.

I'm missing most of this. Not that I dispute what you say, it just blows me away.

Although I am inherently introverted, I would love to have the skill you have in communicating with people different from yourself that you have. You're very good. You are a very charismatic person and could probably assimilate into almost any group you chose to.

Oh wow, thank you so much for all the kind words! 

I went to a public high school in a pretty liberal city, and of my group of friends there, none of them were practicing Christians. So I had no choice but to learn pretty quick to get along with and be accepting of people who were very different from myself lol. It's been several years since those days, but life lessons tend to stick! That, and I think my parents did a good job emphasizing tolerance to us kids.