It entirely depends on who I am socializing with. Some people sort of drain your energy because you have to filter your behavior around them. (Work events, that one relative who's always critical, that one friend who offers advice you didn't ask for, etc.) But other people totally recharge me and I want to hang out with them more often and for longer.
I have this fantasy house in my mind where all my fannish friends could live together with a big shared library, etc. But even in my fantasy world, I draw lines. There need to be two refrigerators, one for community sharing and one where everyone has a labeled bin and you leave other people's bins alone. There need to be two TV rooms full of comfy furniture so not everyone has to agree on the same thing at the same time; some people can watch a movie while others game, etc. A messy art room where it's okay if you accidentally get paint on the wall and a clean sewing/crafting room where you never bring in anything that might spill. Lots of common spaces where people can hang out and chat, but everyone has a private bedroom and bathroom so you can comfortably retreat when you need alone time. I vacillate between craving human contact and wanting to hide under a rock.
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I have this fantasy house in my mind where all my fannish friends could live together with a big shared library, etc. But even in my fantasy world, I draw lines. There need to be two refrigerators, one for community sharing and one where everyone has a labeled bin and you leave other people's bins alone. There need to be two TV rooms full of comfy furniture so not everyone has to agree on the same thing at the same time; some people can watch a movie while others game, etc. A messy art room where it's okay if you accidentally get paint on the wall and a clean sewing/crafting room where you never bring in anything that might spill. Lots of common spaces where people can hang out and chat, but everyone has a private bedroom and bathroom so you can comfortably retreat when you need alone time. I vacillate between craving human contact and wanting to hide under a rock.