To say we become more shy and reserved as we grow older?

[Janie94]

Maybe it's just me, but Ive recently realised how I have become increasingly more shy as I've got older.
I feel embarrassed and put on the spot when someone asks me a direct question, even if it's something like "how's your little girl doing?" Which sounds mad.
If people have a joke, and it's not even at my expense, I go red!

Maybe it's because of lockdown, maybe it's because I have a smaller social circle nowadays, maybe I've just always been shy .. does anyone feel the same?

Agree with most.

I would say overwhelmingly that people become more confident as they get older.

What???

This is me as well. Can even dance 💃 without having to be drunk. The wonders of middle age where all your fucks are gone.

No. I've learned not to care what people think, I'm not willing to stand for crap and I know my self worth. I think about what I put up with when younger and how I didn't speak up. Not anymore.

The opposite for me, I was quite shy and reserved until I had children, now I'll speak my mind if I have to

No I’m the opposite, I used to be frightened to say what I thought and now I’m a lot more outspoken

Opposite for me, too — in my case, it was primarily a matter of unlearning childhood scripts about it being ‘nice’ for girls to be shy and meek and defer to other people.

Def no, bolder