Interruptions, I don't like them. I don't like doing it to people, and I don't like people doing it to me. It's extremely off-putting, and in my own personal opinion, disrespectful and rude. Not to say I haven't done it before, but I'm often able to catch myself and invite the other to go on with what was being said.
I actually really love being around talkative people, those who don't care that I'm all ears and little mouth, as long as they let me get my word in when I'm ready to speak. Unfortunately, I don't meet a lot of those people, but it would be nice. The center focus will always be my fellow conversationalist, since it is important for me to be with that person.
Some people claim that my personality type attracts people who need someone to talk to, and on the surface that didn't seem true; however, I remember a time when I was walking through the neighborhood at the time and met my friend's mom outside. That meeting turned into an hour plus long session of her talking to me about some problems she was having with another neighbor's words and actions against a son (my friend's brother). I think during this whole time, only a few small responses came from me, but I think that's why she was willing to talk to me in the first place. She knew I wasn't going to be critical.
Going along with that, I have had people tell me that one of the things they liked about was that when they told me something, they knew I was not likely share it out in the open, such as gossiping and related types of ugly practices. I don't like that stuff, so I took that as a great compliment. There are too many people out there who like to spread such ugly things around that I don't think I need to join in.
Listening has always been my strength, and if I'm not mistaken, the world is increasingly in need of that ability. I'm all in.
