LR: A part of me found it quite hard as it was triggering old times of me feeling uncomfortable bringing friends home as he doesnt communicate with them and gives off this impression that he is very boring/bored when he isnt. I want my home to have people about and feeling comfortable not me feeling like I have to hide some where else in the house with them as usually I wont be doing something in the kitchen.

Maybe in the future this could be worked on by making at least a few mutual friends who you both could be interested in to welcome into the house. Maybe when your friends come over, he feels it's "girl time" or something. Just a thought. I'm not sure.