There are relationship-friendly, introvert-friendly, socially awkward-friendly ways to connect that don’t require you to transform into an extrovert.
Not everybody likes parties. Not everybody enjoys loud music, sweaty bodies, shouting over a DJ, and pretending to “network” when all you really want is your bed and a quiet place to exist. Some people find social events exhausting, overstimulating, or fake. But that doesn’t mean they don’t want meaningful






