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Originally Posted by ar81  I bet you are not shy. You are not being shy right now. I doubt that shyness is a real part of you. I think it was learned. |
Please. I'm anonymous here. There isn't anything at stake. No one's going to interrupt me. And I have time to think out what I am going to say. And I can correct my mistakes and add something that I forgot. It's impossible to be shy in a forum like this. It's certainly difficult to put your foot in your mouth here.
Still, you are right. I used to think that I was shy. Then I started to take up salsa. When I was just learning I feared asking a girl to dance. Not because I was afraid of her saying no. I was afraid of her saying yes. I was more worried about her finding out that I wasn't a good dancer. Her thinking I was trying to pick her up was a lot easier to handle. Now the only girls I am afraid to ask are the very very advanced dancers and the occasional advanced salsera that I have feelings for.
But I am still quiet. I'm not sure that it was learned though. I have always been quiet. It REALLLLY is my nature. All of the other parents would comment how well behaved I was. I have also been philosophizing about life since I can remember. Even when I was 5 I thought heavily about the world. My earliest memories are of me trying to figure out the world.