You made the healthy choice to talk about your needs instead of wallowing in discomfort. While she may envision you joining her wide circle of friends, she also knows you and, one presumes, gets that you're more introverted.
Assure her that you're perfectly happy sitting some gatherings out. If there are some gatherings that she would rather not attend solo, talk it through in advance and see if you can compromise.
Knowing what the plan is beforehand will help you both manage expectations. [...] perhaps you make small talk for half an hour and then give her a kiss and say you'll see her at home.
Through several honest, heart-to-heart discussions in the past three years, my husband has revealed his (justified) hurt and disappointment in my treatment of him in the year post-accident.
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