Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Privacy for Introverts

[Diana Carroll (dianaecarroll]

I'd go so far as to say that Introvert/Extrovert is irrelevant to this
discussion.

As Liz notes, here at Mosaic Commons we socialize quite a lot on our
porches.  But it isn't true that someone being on the porch means they
*want* to socialize. The porches are also lovely outdoor space in their own
right.  I'm an extrovert but I don't want to socialize all the
time...sometimes I'm actually on the porch working, or taking some
down-time.

It also isn't either-or.  Sometimes, I want quiet/private to work or
think.  Sometimes, I'm happy for visitors to sit down next to me and chat.
Sometimes, I'm happy to say hello and exchange pleasantries, but don't wish
a *prolonged *conversation.

And no, I don't think what Sharon says ("most people here are aware when
someone wants conversation or not") applies to me, or perhaps to other
people here at MC.  I don't know how they'd know!

Diana


On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Catya Belfer <catya [at] pobox.com> wrote:

>
> I'd just like to point out that privacy is not just for introverts :)
>
>      - cat
>
> Catya Belfer   -  www.catya.org
> Technical Director   -   www.cohousing.org
> Cohousing in MA - www.mosaic-commons.org
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> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Marilyn Seiler <marilynseiler72 [at] 
> gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
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> >
> > How does your community address the outside-the-home privacy needs for
> the
> > introverts of your cohousing community? Is privacy primarily INSIDE the
> > home or are adaptations such as privacy fences allowed and used?  What
> > other measures or means are you using to promote a sense of privacy for
> > those who have high privacy needs?  Thank you.
> >
> > Marilyn Seiler
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