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Nspeds: I'm incredibly socially awkward. I just (try to) hide it well.
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<p>So this is where we differ: I am overt about my awkwardness.</p>
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Also, I genuinely enjoy close friendships, so I'm willing to go through the (painful?) process of being "extroverted;"
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<p>Me too. It is easy for me to have a girlfriend; apparently, y'all find endearing my social ineptitude and my complete inability to be romantic.</p>
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Usually, I hang out with two types of people: other eccentric people or those who are extroverted/social and find my nerdiness to be a charming quirk.
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<p>Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. I have been trying to articulate this for months.</p>