I was a painfully shy child and am still a reserved adult when I am not amongst friends. This makes me seem stuck up but I do not feel I am. I have gone as far as to avoid people I know casually at the store or not seek out someone at an event. I am not great with breaking into a group and therefore have a very small group of friends. Most of my friends took months to become a friend. Even then I feel as though my friends aren't as close as other people's friends. Much like Emily I can come off as the life of the party with our group of friends (mostly ones I know through DH) but one on one I am still uncomfortable. I struggle with eye contact and feel very fidgety. I am thankfully comfortable in a professional situation.

Oddly my parents and brother are incredibly outgoing. They never seem to have discomfort starting a conversation with a perfect stranger. My dad is a little like me but my mom and brother could have a rousing conversation with a tree.