Oh! Now THAT is...quite the possibility. It's like when people talk about sports as a replacement for talking about anything personal. I once had a work partner-- everyone thought he was uber cool because he was the 'strong, silent' type, but I was around him all the time and eventually realized his secret: He really just didn't have much to say, and when he did talk, he was kind of boring. So he kept quiet to sort of hide the fact he wasn't terribly interesting. I actually did like orienteering--I'd wanted to do it before I met this guy, but I didn't really know how to get started, so I was quite pleased when he offered to teach me. He was super good, so we hardly ever got lost. Give it a try!