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don’t get along particularly well withthose closest to them.It also helps expla<strong>in</strong> why some <strong>in</strong>troverts—likeEmily, whose talent forfriendship suggests that she’s a highlyagreeable type herself—lavish attentionon their family and close friends butdislike small talk. So when Greg labelsEmily “antisocial,” he’s <strong>of</strong>f base. Emilynurtures her marriage <strong>in</strong> just the waythat you’d expect an agreeable <strong>in</strong>trovertto do, mak<strong>in</strong>g Greg the center <strong>of</strong> her socialuniverse.Except when she doesn’t. Emily has ademand<strong>in</strong>g job, and sometimes whenshe gets home at night she has little energyleft. She’s always happy to seeGreg, but sometimes she’d rather sitnext to him read<strong>in</strong>g than go out for d<strong>in</strong>neror make animated conversation.Simply to be <strong>in</strong> his <strong>com</strong>pany is enough.For Emily, this is perfectly natural, but644/929

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