Shyness is often frustrating for those with this trait. But she likes their interlocutors!
Shyness is often frustrating for those with this trait. But she likes their interlocutors! Hesitations in speech, uncertainty in movements, a timid look and a smile are often perceived by others as a sign that they are in front of a person who is reliable, altruistic and responsible *. To the one who is easily embarrassed, others have more confidence and prefer to deal with him.
* Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2012, vol. 102.