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"Those initial conversations you can do over email online.” That intimacy continues to be an advantage during the dating stage.

"[Introverts are] one-on-one in the email stage and on a date.

The fact that I am an introvert allowed me to write my first book.

Sitting down and writing for a couple of hours is something that I absolutely love and enjoy.

“Introverts tend to prefer one-on-one and small group interactions to large groups; we need solitude to recharge and regain energy; we find small talk difficult and unpleasant,” she says. Dating for introverts is still possible – “We are not misanthropes – we like people, just in controlled doses,” says Sophia.

The trick is learning how to date so it doesn’t wreak havoc on your health. Like this: Set up your profile honestly Since a lot of people still misunderstand introversion, you’re better off skipping the label and being more specific about what that means to you.

Just do YOU “Introverts might worry that it’s hopeless to compete with the razzle-dazzle of extroverts, or they might push themselves to act more extroverted than they are in order to get attention, which I call false advertising,” says Sophia.

“But if you accept and respect your own introversion, you will draw people who are attracted to your quiet glow.” Pick the right kind of date “The introverts I spoke to for my book who were in relationships were pretty evenly divided between those in relationships with extroverts and those with other introverts,” says Sophia.

When I plunged into the dating scene after getting out of a long-term relationship, my immediate inclination was to "play" extrovert by setting up numerous dates in a week, to give everyone a chance, to give those I was on the fence about a second chance, and to stay out well past my bedtime, even if I felt like I was losing steam.

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People typically perceive introversion as simple shyness.