Is anyone here an ambivert?

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An ambivert is a person who is both an introvert and an extrovert.

I've always been an ambivert. I could be painfully shy at school but I was a very social child and craved company of other children every day.

As an adult I love associating myself with people and I enjoy social interaction and don't really get exhausted or anything (although I find bars and places like that intimidating), but I also don't mind my own company either. Obviously I'll get depressed if I'm alone too much, but as a whole I am definitely an ambivert.

My (NT) boyfriend is an ambivert too. He has a friendly approach and likes to have small talk with different people, but he also doesn't mind his own company either.

I actually think more people are ambiverts than just introverted or extroverted. I'm curious to see if other Aspies see themselves as ambiverts too.

I hadn't seen that word before, but yes, it does seem to apply to me.

I was mostly introverted in earlier life, and only gradually did I develop the idea that being around a VERY limited subset of humanity had benefits for me. But I apparently have limits in both frequency and duration of social interaction of ANY kind, and that has been one of the most strenuous aspects of the reimagining of my entire life (and especially "Where do I go from here?").

I need to try and figure out if I'm suited to maintain ANY kind of intimate relationship since the newly-born realization of how difficult that has been for me. I now wonder if I'm better off just retreating back into the cave I lived in for my first 30 years...

I'm an ambivert. I really do desire to interact with people, but I am also super shy because of my difficulty with it. Despite my desire to socialize a lot I also get burnt out easily and have to take a long time by myself to recoup.

Well my mbti is INTP which would suggest I am introverted.

I do like people very much but on my terms. I prefer my own company and the company of close friends.

I used to go out socialising a lot when I was younger but I was usually full of chemicals for that and did appear to be extrovert at the time I suppose. I also have worked in adult entertainment for many years so that may suggest that I am extrovert bordering hedonistic or even a touch narcissistic but it's just acting to be honest and when I'm not working I'm back to little old me.

Make what you can from that.

Yep. I'm probably an ambivert.

I usually prefer my own company, though.