Wow. More people than I would have guessed. I've got this problem too, though I try to push myself to stretch my little envelope a bit. For me the worse situation is when I go with a friend to meet a group of his that I don't know. I'm not only thrust into a group of people that I don't know but also have had no chance to observe. Strange as it sounds I find that I always watch people I want to make some kind of contact with for a little while before I do so. You would be surprised how many things and how accurately you can infer bits and pieces about what sort of person they are. At least at a party I can sit with my drink and scan the room a bit till some one catches my eye. Usually there has to be something I find interesting or admirable in my mind for me to want to talk to someone. Could be any little thing I notice that sets me off...but anyway...yeah. heh.
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