To find books and my phone mostly more interesting than real life and people

[Bookridden]

Obviously, this is pretty unreasonable and a bit sad (in every sense), but it's the truth. I enjoy chatting to friends and colleagues, but I get bored easily. I find reading and TV more interesting in the whole. The most shameful admission is that I know, like many people, I should spend less time on social media. However, I actually find MN, Fb etc far more diverse and interesting than most real life interactions. Clearly I can never admit this to anyone, and hence this post here.

[Mummatron3000]

PS: YANBU!

[PortlyWino]

I’m the same. I prefer to read my book in peace at lunchtime than converse in the noisy canteen. I am happy to talk to people otherwise and do so. It’s not a proper break if I have do chatting then too.

[CallingPeopleACuntOnFb]

As a poster said upthread...It does make me worry a bit that it will make me lose my social skills (if I even had any to start with 😆) .

[MadisonAvenue]

YANBU? I much prefer the company of my iPad, Kindle or whatever crochet project I'm working on. I do love being with my husband and grown up sons though, they get me.

We were talking about this last night actually, whilst driving our oldest back to university. I was telling him that his girlfriend is welcome to come and stay anytime. My husband commmented that it's a big thing coming from me and said to our son that my saying that means that I obviously like his girlfriend (which I do, I find her very easy company and enjoy spending time with her). We were laughing about how I'm not a people person and contrasting that with when my mother in law comes to stay; she invites herself, stays for days and needs constant company and attention. I find not just her stay but the weeks leading up to it very draining and I have a feeling of impending doom from the moment that my husband tells me that she's invited herself. She thinks I'm odd because I'm happy with my own company and just doesn't understand me, always trying to get me to come out of my shell as it were.

[RemainOptimistic]

YANBU.

Daily life is so fucking boring at times. Constant discussions on who's washing up and what's for dinner, did you feed the dog, YAWN.

Colleagues range from weird to spectacularly boring. Worst is those stupid office games the terminally bored invent to try and make the pointlessness less boring. No I do not want to be filmed while an After Eight slides down my face. Fgs.

I love chilling on my own. No jockeying for social status, no complex nexus of words, tone, facial expressions and body language to navigate to avoid accidentally offending the over sensitive. Watching TV gives me the impression of interacting with the human race without actually having to interact. And I can crochet without people giving me dirty looks/harping on about how they'd love to learn but then denying my offer to help them. Amazing!

[QueenLaBeefah]

YANBU

Maybe it is an age thing but I've recently started to find most people really dull. But I've also noticed that I seem to work with a whole bunch of people who talk at you and don't realise a conversation is a two way thing. So bored of them all.

[aintnothinbutagstring]

YANBU, though I find fb a bit boring these days or a little competitive. However could spend hours browsing and reading new kindle books, watching reruns of SVU or working on my little Etsy shop.

[Fluffypinkpyjamas]

YADNBU. I have felt that way for a long time! It’s nice to see so many other PP feel the same way.

[SootSprite]

Nope, I’m very much the same. I recently tried joining a women’s group, hoping it would be good for me. But nope, I don’t like it. I don’t like mindless chatter with people I don’t know, have nothing much in common with and honestly have no inclination to get to know better. I’m getting more insular as I get older.

[Lethaldrizzle]

I disagree - I have some great conversations will real life people about alot of the same sort of issues that are discussed in aibu. I think you need a bit of both in your life and social interaction has been proven to be good for you in terms of happiness, health and longevity.

[CallingPeopleACuntOnFb]

Openup41 that is literally exactly how I feel

[Giggorata]

I was always the child who was found reading a book in the midst of the noisy games at birthday parties and I have found my tribe!
I have to psych myself up for socialising, and need recovery time afterwards. Only interested in big talk, hate small talk. Never happier than driving somewhere far away on my own, or at home alone, with books, iPad, tea, radio. I have to go and sit in the car or hide sometimes, just for unencumbered peace. And I’ve got enough friends that get me, that I choose to spend time with.
People don't generally see me as an introvert, as I am not remotely shy, and they tend to see introversion as a social difficulty. It isn't.