Do you think it's selfish to avoid large social gatherings?

I absolutely despise big get togethers, weddings, celebrations, parties and all that kind of stuff. I'd rather be at home reading a book, gardening, crafting and enjoying the peace. That wedding really drained me and quite frankly it was absolutely miserable. I barely even knew the people. My husband knew them so I went, but man it was awful. I prefer quality time with people I am close to and doing good deeds without being recognized. Am I terrible or what? How do ya'll feel about it 🤷🏻🤭🥱

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DoubleRings · 51-55, F

You should read a book called Quiet. It’s about introversion and it helped me understand there’s nothing wrong with how I feel - which is a lot like how you feel.

I think the important things is to respect yourself first. I struggle most when it comes to funerals. I feel like I should go out of respect but I never know what to say and I almost always say something awkward. Plus I remember when people showed up to my parents funerals and many I had never even met before - their friends from grade school even! And it’s meant a lot to me.

When it came to my wedding I didn’t even wanna have one haha. So I wasn’t offended when people didn’t wanna come. There’s prob a lot of people who feel the same when they get married so look at it that way.