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You should know that being quiet doesn't mean we're judging you.
2.
We relive past moments over and over thinking of what we SHOULD have said.
3.
It's a challenge to talk to people because, quite simply, we don't know what you want to talk about!
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...and we're weirdly terrified that we might not have the same sense of humor.
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We promise you that we're not trying to be snobby.
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Finding ourselves on the outer edge of a circle of people socializing is EXCRUCIATING.
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We're looking through our phones as a coping mechanism, not because we're trying to be rude.
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...and we absolutely know we should stop doing that.
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Sometimes we overthink things and come across as, well. GOOFY AS HELL.
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Which, in turn, makes us feel MORE AWKWARD AND SELF-CONSCIOUS.
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We need you to know that being shy definitely doesn't mean we don't like people or socializing.
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Honestly, sometimes we don't even know what we're nervous about.
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You'll probably never know when we have a crush on you.
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We're relieved when you make the first move!
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We're so afraid of ruining first dates with long, awkward pauses in conversation.
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This is embarrassing but... we definitely give ourselves a pep talk before meeting new people.
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We'd kind of hoped this shyness was just a phase we'd outgrow.
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The "imagine the audience in their underwear" tip for public speaking? DOESN'T WORK. THEY'RE STILL PROBABLY JUDGING US.
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And we'd rather go the dentist's office than to any sort of interview.
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But you should know that, just because we don't voice them, doesn't mean we don't have strong opinions.
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That said, not every shy person gets shy at the same situations.
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We're secretly envious of sociable people. How DO you guys do it????
