Don’t you think there is something very peculiar about how the world looks at women who stand alone? These are the women who don’t frequently find themselves glued to a buzzing WhatsApp group or busy with brunches and catch-ups. Because of this, they are often assumed to be shy or a little on the colder side, or even worse, lonely.
However, there exists a particular group of women for whom a smaller social network is not a consequence of social incompetence but rather a well-considered decision.
The truth is that being labeled as having “low sociability” or maintaining a small, close-knit circle can be linked to certain personality traits. For example, research on the Big Five personality model has found correlations between lower sociability and introversion, as well as openness to experience, where individuals may value self-reflection more than external input.
If you realize that your social circle is very small, you will probably notice all five of these traits in yourself.