As an extrovert, I love being around people. Even if I don't know a single person in the room, I love being around my fellow Homo sapiens. One of my favorite stories to tell is when my parents let me skip doing chores in order to go grocery shopping with my dad, or else I'd be stuck in the house all day and go crazy. I am always longing for people around me, but there are times when I've neglected the importance of a good community.
With my extroverted-ness, I love having friends and don't always think about whether the relationship I am starting to build will benefit me or not. Sometimes, I end up realizing that continuing a certain friendship isn't the best idea. I feel bad about wanting to take a step away from it, but it turns out that the people really don't care. These kind of friendships helped me realize that I don't have to be friends with everyone and that it's okay to not be friends with everyone.
In a community, you can't force yourself into it. There needs to be mutual desire between you and that prospective group of people. Things won't work out unless time is intentionally set to be together and grow together. If you surround yourself with people who love Jesus, you can grow in Him and help others do the same. Your community should challenge you in ways that will be beneficial, not challenging you in ways that will ruin your reputation. You shouldn't feel pressured to change yourself in order to fit in with people, you should feel like you can open and act like yourself. Who knows, maybe you'll end up discovering more about you if you find a community that really feels like a home.
As a Christian, it is important to have people who also know God in your community. Acts 2:44 says, "All the believers were together and had everything in common." I don't think there can be a place where you feel more connected than at a church. The thing to keep in mind, though, is that not every church will feel that way. Believe me, I have attended multiple churches and not felt like it was a place of growth at some. That's okay. It's okay to try a church out and find that it isn't the best for you and continue your journey in finding the place that seems perfect for you. And, having "everything in common" doesn't have to be every single thing you like, they like. You can have everything in common about your faith and benefit even more than having all of your hobbies in common without having faith in common. I'm not saying that you shouldn't befriend Christians who hate everything you love, but it shouldn't turn you away from a person if you love biking and they can't stand looking at a bike.
A community should also be filled with love and desire. There needs to be a love for a person and a desire to be with them. I've found that I love being loved. It's a great feeling knowing that there's someone out there who cares for you, and they aren't obligated to. But you can't just rely on others loving you without you loving them in return. Like there needing to be a two-way desire, there needs to be a two-way love. You need to be ready to be a shoulder to cry on and be someone they trust just as much as you'd expect them to be for you. You can't have high expectations for someone and then bail on them when they turn to you. Likewise, you can't constantly ask them for help that they get scared that the second they ask you, you're going to have a mental breakdown.
Community is so important for people. Whether you're introverted or extroverted, you need people to rely on and people to be there for. God created us to have a community filled with fellow humans. If not, Adam would have probably stayed alone with all the other animals and God would probably leave him without Eve. But don't just force yourself into a community, make sure that YOU are being involved, not the you they want you to be.