Ok. So I should just be myself. I think I can do that. I have a fairly good idea of who I am and who I am not. So my next question is this: if being myself is the main goal, how can I be extrovertly when I am naturally introverted? I'm guessing I can be myself (as shy as that may be) and still be socially successful if I put some basic social skills to use (skills that I do not have yet and am interested in learning).
Like, making introductions. So let's say I eat dinner with my room mate and a bunch of his friends. Should I just, as
Charlatan suggested, lurk around during the meal before introducing myself a couple days or possibly weeks later? Another situation: there are these people who keep their door open almost all the time and they are quite friendly. Should I walk in and say stuff like: "hey what are you up to? blah blah blah" without introducing myself? Should I continue doing that until we sort of feel comfortable with each other before saying: "By the way, I'm blah blah blah. What's your name?". See, it's these basic sort of ground rules that I really have no clue about.
As always, any (and I mean
any) advice would be very much appreciated.
