I am introverted but not shy: specifically, being around people wears me out, but I have no trouble striking up conversations with random folks etc. One of the unfortunate consequences of this is that people tend to assume that they've heard a great deal more about my life, as a percentage, than they actually have -- if I'm willing to natter on about my cousin's new baby, surely I've already exhausted all the topics closer to home? Actually not. Not at all.

We are used to socializing with other introverts around here, so if we do something like a baseball game together, we will not expect you to talk a lot unless you really feel like it. Also we are good at not taking "I didn't call" as "I hate your guts."