If you’ve been on the internet for more than five minutes, you’ve likely seen the myriad of extrovert/introvert jokes flying around. I found a bunch when I was helping a friend find some for a blog post. It took approximately 2.3 seconds.
Okay, most of the jokes are about introverts. We’re in the minority, you see, and our behavior may seem odd to the more socially inclined.
I can be social for a time, but interaction drains my batteries. When that happens I may still be in the presence of others, but my contribution becomes little more than “yeah,” “uh huh,” and maybe an occasional unintelligible grunt.
My mom recognizes this and says it’s when I start introverting.
Hey, it’s not our fault! If you run a marathon, you run out of gas, right? Same idea.
The part that makes it extra fun is while socializing drains our energy, it does the exact opposite for extroverts. It’s like they’re siphoning energy from us via inane chatter.
All these jokes may seem teasing or even mean, but they’ve had a positive side effect: they’ve turned “introvert” into a verb (like my mom did).
We’ll ignore the comma error and appreciate the insight.
The internet has provided us a way to interact without interacting directly. The need to introvert is slower, but when it does hit, we can just leave! You can’t do that at a party (unless you find a cat or dog to pet).
We aren’t completely a-social. We like to visit with people who are our friends. My husband and I are both introverts and beat the odds and found each other.
We met at a party, even! It was at the house of a common friend and there was a movie involved but it still counts. We were strangers and yet we talked to each other.
This isn’t true…okay, it might be a little true.
So while the internet (and phones when in public) catch a lot of grief, I am thankful for the outlet. It’s made introverting more understood – and has also provided a means of escape.
Allison Maruska 
Enjoyed all the introvert jokes. Actors are often introverts-when they’re not acting. Probably a disappointment to fans, but acting for performers is like an on off button, where they can go back to being an introvert the moment they step off stage. Does this make authors good at book launches?
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That would be nice! 😆I can be “on” for signings but usually need to hibernate for a day or two after.
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Too funny, Allison! I love it. Obviously, I can relate.
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So excellent. I hopped over from Jess Bakkers reblog. Some of these are frame-able 🙂
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I agree! I think Pedro and I would be besties.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting! 😊
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It’s fun to use humor to better understand and explain the introvert experience. I can do fine in social situations, but leading up to simple things like a meeting or social event, I agonize. Being homeless is hell, but my RV is a sanctuary. It’s when we have to move to different sites or stay with friends and family and can’t have full hookups. I agonize over stupid things like, I have to pee but don’t want to go into the house/business because I have to potentially walk past people. The Hub wants to sell the RV now that we are in a region with friends or family we can stay with and I’d rather jump in a volcano. And these are people I love! I just can’t function fully with the introvert need kicking in. Oh, and I married an off the charts extrovert which can make the RV too loud and confined with his presence. He’s lucky I love him! The introvert in me often wants to slay the extrovert in him.
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Jump in a volcano! 😂 I can completely relate to that. When it was time for my husband’s company Christmas party, I remember having a moment thinking running into traffic would be more fun.
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Ha, ha! I know those moments! Like a panicked steer that takes out a barbed wire fence!
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Fun post, and some of those memes are very humourous! I don’t know whether I’m an introvert, or whether I just dislike strangers and engaging in conversational topics I don’t care about. When I’m with people I’m comfortable with, talking about something nerdy (computer games, how better Marvel is than DC, etc) then you’d probably class me as an extravert. I think most people are a mixture of both, but just have a tendency (either slight or considerable) towards one or the other, with a few being extremes. Somewhere between the sublime and the ridiculous is probably a happy place full of well-rounded individuals.
And it sounds like hell. 😛
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It’s definitely a spectrum! If I’m among old friends I can be quite chatty.
And Marvel is obviously better. My family dressed as The Avengers for Halloween one year.
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You speaketh truth! I hope you were Ms. Marvel! ;D
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Nah. Black Widow. 😉
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Another introvert agreeing with you. Online socialization is my dream come true. I can interact with people without really having to interact with them.
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It’s pretty much the greatest thing. I scoff at those who say life was better before we were all on our phones. I’m like, I’m talking to more people now! 😆
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Reblogged this on Jessica Bakkers and commented:
Allison’s post about the plight of us poor introverts is pure gold…
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Thanks! 😁
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This is my favourite post ever. Introverts unite… separately… in your own homes.
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I think I need that on a shirt so my people can find me.
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🙂
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I have the hardest time with this because I socialize super well.
What people don’t see is the puddle of pudding I become when I get home after.
“Nothing left, must crawl into bed now.”
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I get that. I can blend. Then puddle of pudding is the perfect description.
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That first picture is spot on for me. I will initiate morning conversation when I am ready, thank you very much. Until then, let me savor my morning routine in silence.
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Preach.
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These are brilliant! As a fellow introvert I definitely appreciate the humour 🙂
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I’m glad! Now let’s all celebrate in our own houses. 😉
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Those are funny! I should use them in a blog post sometime.
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I agree! 😊
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