It has taken me my entire life to realize what a difference it makes whether you're an extravert or an introvert. I'm an extravert myself and I've fallen into the same trap as most other extraverts: trying to help introverts feel comfortable to go out in public themselves. Hoo boy, big mistake. It only makes them miserable.

I met several (extreme) introverts in my life and they all (quite recently) taught me that they really don't feel the need to be where and how I am. They like making contact, but not with "people", rather with "a person". Slow, deliberate. I recognize your "...I don't make friends or fall in love easily, and when I do I do so very deeply." in this.

"Don't do unto others as you would have them do unto you, but rather treat them as they want to be treated" I think this is one of the biggest lessons I've ever learned. Not the biggest issue I had to go through as Burr meant (need to think about that for a bit) but a big lesson.

That said, I still think it's a good thing to approach introverts and make connections with them. Like any other person, they need and appreciate social interaction, as I sense from you, Nate. Just in a different way. Don't you use this site (and maybe others) to get that connection? Hopefully you'll make new friends at a certain point in time. Moving to a new city is tough (I'm not really looking forward to my move next December for 100%), but moving as a man who has difficulty making contact seems to be worse to me.