topics. Honest exchanges. When they try to take the dialogue to that level, they’re often seen as “too intense” or “too serious.”
Then they face a choice:
Feign interest to fit in.
Or be authentic… even if it means being alone.
And they choose the latter.
The cost is high: fewer social circles, fewer invitations, more misunderstanding. The benefit is greater: inner coherence.
They prefer solitude to betraying themselves.
2. They don’t participate in gossip.
Much of the social interaction in some groups revolves around talking about people who aren’t
