That’s A First.
Today I was going to go to a housewarming event. Morgan’s sister and her wonderful fiancee have bought property together, and I wanted to poke my nose in and say hi. I got off the Skytrain. I walked to where their house was.
And I froze.
This has never happened to me before. Always with a degree of social anxiety, I prefer small groups of people, most of whom I know very well. But I can do strangers. I’m okay with new locations. I can discuss ornamental basil or TV shows or architecture with total strangers.
But I looked at that house and it didn’t look like anyone was there. The curtains were drawn. It looked too quiet. There was nothing happening there. And I thought, “I have the wrong day. I can’t knock on that door.”
But now I reread the Facebook invitation. I think I did have the right day. Did I just see it in a quiet moment? Were the denizens inside wondering why no one was there? Should I have knocked?
I’ve been thinking all day, and I still don’t know: Should I have knocked on the door?
Some Stuff | Liz March 8, 2009
By Arwen, March 8, 2009 @ 11:41 pm
If it helps, I have frozen similarly.
By Songbird, March 9, 2009 @ 6:24 am
I get it, too.
By Erin, March 9, 2009 @ 8:57 am
TOTALLY understand. More social panic than you can shake a stick at, over here.
By Stephanie, March 9, 2009 @ 6:39 pm
Ooh…tough one. I probably wouldn’t have knocked either.
By Liz, March 9, 2009 @ 9:56 pm
I’m really glad I’m not alone on this. it’s been bugging me ever since.
By rachel, March 10, 2009 @ 9:06 am
I wouldn’t have knocked. AND, I probably wouldn’t even have gone there, so I see your social anxiety and raise you LAZY!