“I like the animals.” She laughed. “What does that mean? You hate the people?” “Sometimes.” Most of the time. “I don’t like most people,” I said. “Well, most people don’t like themselves. So the feeling is mutual.
I wasn’t social. I wasn’t an introvert so much as people just irritated me. I didn’t like dealing with humans I didn’t know. I didn’t like parties unless they were intimate and I knew everyone there. I hated mingling, I hated networking even more.