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Sep. 27th, 2005 05:17 pmWhen I actually have time to post, I never have anything to post about, and when I have something that I would really like to talk about, I am too busy to update. You know you need to re-prioritize when you think life should slow down so you can post it to your LJ.
This past Sunday was my friend's birthday party. As is compulsory when any group of teenage girls gets together, the topic eventually turned to guys. One of the girls there was complaining that a lot of boys saw her as too much of a flirt. "I don't even notice when I do it," she said. "I wish I could be more aloof and intimidating, like Bethany!" I know she meant it as a nice thing, but it has been bothering me ever since.
I have gotten that before, that people think I'm either snobby or hard to approach. I try my best to be nice to everybody, but I just don't know how to do it without being overbearing. Some people have a knack for friendliness. I know I don't -- it's really hard for me to show people that I like them. It's frustrating that they interpret this to mean that I really don't like them at all! I've always been extremely shy and I've tried to get over it, but obviously I haven't been very successful. I just wish I knew what to do to let other people know that, no, I don't actually hate them.
This past Sunday was my friend's birthday party. As is compulsory when any group of teenage girls gets together, the topic eventually turned to guys. One of the girls there was complaining that a lot of boys saw her as too much of a flirt. "I don't even notice when I do it," she said. "I wish I could be more aloof and intimidating, like Bethany!" I know she meant it as a nice thing, but it has been bothering me ever since.
I have gotten that before, that people think I'm either snobby or hard to approach. I try my best to be nice to everybody, but I just don't know how to do it without being overbearing. Some people have a knack for friendliness. I know I don't -- it's really hard for me to show people that I like them. It's frustrating that they interpret this to mean that I really don't like them at all! I've always been extremely shy and I've tried to get over it, but obviously I haven't been very successful. I just wish I knew what to do to let other people know that, no, I don't actually hate them.
