11 Clues That You Are An Outgoing Introvert

friends laughing, outgoing introvert

You took a personality test and learned that you’re an introvert.

This discovery makes a lot of sense given the many of the ways you react and feel on a daily basis.

You do some research on introverts, and while some articles describe you perfectly, others don’t even come close. There are introverted behaviors that don’t fit you at all.

  • You don’t hate socializing.
  • You don’t want to spend all of your time by yourself.
  • You feel comfortable meeting and talking with other people.
  • People think you’re talkative and outgoing.
  • You have close-knit group of friends.

Sure, you’d rather send a text message than make a phone call, and you may even prefer to have quiet alone time over being in a loud and rambunctious crowd.

So how do you know if you really are anintrovert or an extravert?

What Is an Outgoing Introvert?

Introversion and extraversion exist on a scale, so your introversion score may be slightly lower than the “typical” introvert.

Introversion and extroversion arepersonality traitsthat are part of a wide spectrum, and you can fall anywhere in between.

So you can still be an introvert — just a more outgoing one.While some people do fall close to an extreme end, others are more in the middle, giving them qualities of both.

如果你是一个外向introvert, that means that deep downyou are an introvert, but you may behave like an extrovert in certain situations or with specific people.

Here are 11 signs you may be an outgoing introvert:

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At the time, I didn’t know she was demisexual. I didn’t even know what a demisexual was.

But I did know that, unlike most of my other friends, she didn’t display obvious sexual attraction towards anyone of any gender.

Until she met John, that is.

I remember she wouldn’t stop talking about John.

She would go on and on about his amazing qualities — how smart and kind he was and how he looked so much like a Hollywood star. As she gushed, “He’s almost too perfect to be true.”

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When I first boarded a plane across the ocean by myself, I realized all that I was leaving behind. The beginning excitement of my time overseas kept me distracted, but ultimately, it can begin to tear at the heart when your loved ones are miles away.

I wondered how I could maintain emotional stability while being so far away from my family, friends, and my relationship. I suddenly had to learn how to manage llong-distance-relationship”>ong-distance relationships and feel secure on my own.

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I have been both the recipient and the instigator of ending a relationship, and both scenarios create their own brand of personal anguish.

I still ache at the feelings of rejection I experienced when I heard the words, “I want to break up.”

And I feel a surge of sadness and guilt recalling the times I had to say, “I’m sorry but this isn’t working out.”

For me, the end of a romantic relationship almost felt like a death, as I invest so much emotional energy into the connection. Getting past a breakup always required that I go through the typical stages of grief and loss.

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He is everything you want in a love partner. She is so exciting, loving, and beautiful.

When the two of you are together,it’s magical. You want to spend every moment together learning more about each other and deepening your intimacy.

But there’s just one problem . . .

You live a long distance away from each other.

Not just across town far apart. I’m talking hundreds of miles away far apart. In another city, another state, or even across the country.

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You’d cringe just looking at him because he seemed so shy and uncomfortable.

Maybe he was a little overweight, had a bad complexion, and just seemed a bit dorky. He was sometimes the target for teasing or behind-the-back cruel comments — comments that didn’t go unnoticed by him.

He sat alone at lunch. He walked the halls alone. He never attended social events. Even the teachers stopped calling on him in class because he so loathed having the spotlight on him for just a few seconds.

It was clear he just wanted to disappear into the woodwork — but at the same time you could tell how much he longed foracceptance and companionship.

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You can’t believe you’re in this situation.

How did it happen?

Everything was so great in the beginning. You were so in love. You were such a great couple together.

But then things started to change.

The cruel comments. The controlling behaviors. The subtle threats.

The one person in the world who is supposed to love you the most, who’s supposed to have your back and be your closest confidant, is emotionally abusing you.

首先,你不知道发生了什么事。Maybe you thought it was your fault. You hoped it was just an off week, or month, or year.

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