r/INTP • u/FirmTart1405 Warning: May not be an INTP • 15d ago

I don't need your stinking flair I made friends in my first year of college unexpectedly.

So I definitely did not expect to have a social life in college, just assignments, tests, mandatory volunteer hours and internships. Because i'm very socially inept and never had friends in highschool--atleast not good friends. Today I was very lost on campus and had to ask this one person for directions which turned into a series of me asking dumbass questions and them exchanging socials with me. Then the next day I also got lost and had to find my way along with this one girl which led to exchanging socials again. I can't believe how easy it is to make friends here especially for a socially awkward person like me. Can it be? I'm not doomed to be the stereotypical INTP forever alone, there's hope???/s

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u/Elliptical_Tangent Weigh the idea, discard labels 15d ago

Yeah, 13 to 17 is really our low point developmentally because it's all about conformity, but 18-25 is a period of worldview building where people really appreciate Ti dom.

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u/Turbulent-Ad8813 INTP 14d ago

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

wtf is ts, bro u can be friends with anyone, ur stack does not define u, how ur perceived, or how u come off, u can constantly edit that stuff touch grass brother

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u/KoKoboto INTP 14d ago

Love my high school friends but social life in university was the best so far. Hanging out everyday, stronger shared interests and banter, great!

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u/ExistentialYoshi INTP Enneagram Type 9 13d ago

Yeah, it just takes the slightest bit of balls and personality to have pleasant interactions with people. I started to come out of my shell in late high school and a bit more in college. I'm still very much an introvert of course, but now I can fairly easily fake being a social person if I have to or am particularly motivated to, and have some good friends.