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married life of shared adventures. He’d

imagined being part of a couple at the

center of things. And he’d never admitted

it to himself, but for him being married

meant never having to be by himself.

But now Emily is saying that he

should socialize without her. He feels

as if she’s backing out of a fundamental

part of their marriage contract. And he

believes that something is indeed

wrong with his wife.

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Is something wrong with me? It’s not surprising

that Emily asks herself this

question, or that Greg aims this charge

at her. Probably the most common—and

damaging—misunderstanding

about personality type is that introverts

are antisocial and extroverts are

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