"Introvert" AND "Warm"?
[DRAFT!] I don't think it's particularly controversial to contemplate the fact that an Introvert could exude a Warm personality type - as a matter of fact, I count a number of those among close friends! The real issue is that the word "Introvert" is all too often overloaded (or should I say abused?), and conflated with other traits , such as "aloof", "distant", "withdrawn". And that conflation can cause disturbing ambiguity on how to interpret a self-description of "Introvert". In particular, for example in the context of shared housing, if I were to give a slogan, I'd say that I love "Introverts" but I do rather poorly with "Very Reserved" people . I'd better define and clarify those terms! But let me backtrack first. I'm an ambivert . I understand, and relate to, both Introverts and Extroverts - because, heck, I'm both. Historically, I was on the Introvert side growing up (in part ...