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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel that too, OP.  I had a great childhood and have a big, close family so that's not it.  I'm an extrovert and I just enjoy people.  My work and community life bring me into contact with a lot of different folks, I'm good with names, and I just remember a lot.  Recipe for disaster when it comes to over-attaching! (I like that word.  I'm going to use it!)  I try to be very self-aware and remind myself to give people space.  I haven't had anyone react negatively.  That said, I often think what would happen if I stopped reaching out.  Deep down I know relationships would wither because I'm the one putting in the work.  But if they are relations that mean a lot to me, I continue to do it and just wean myself away.[/quote]

I could have written this! I just have a mind that remembers little things people tell me and it can creep people out if I remember something they mentioned about themselves years ago. I have to stop myself from recalling things like “Oh, isn’t that the cousin who went to Arizona State?” because people get uncomfortable.

I am also like the poster above that and feel being an only child of a busy single parent gave me less early exposure to larger social scenes and connections. For instance, my husband’s parents had guests and iarties all the time and he also watched his older siblings navigate social groups.  [/quote]

Op here. This is me too! I remember the details like this as well! [/quote]

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