[constantcrying]

What you are describing is that other people around you are having a conversation, then the moment something you can relate to is talked about, you start talking about yourself. Do you really not see the problem? Seriously, do you think talking to someone is about each person talking about themselves in turn?

Sure, people love talking about themselves. But you don't even pretend that a conversation is anything but an opportunity for talking about yourself. Why do you believe that anyone would like to talk to someone like that?

Even in your example you say how annoying it is that someone interrupts you and talks about themselves, but somehow you ignore that you did the exact same thing just a minute earlier.

You aren't trying to have a conversation. You are trying to talk about yourself and people react exactly how you would expect.

>I think the saddest part of all this is that even my wife's attention drifts off most of the time I try to talk to her.

Me too.

[buttercraft]

It seems like you are responding to the worst possible interpretation of what they wrote instead of what they actually wrote.

[constantcrying]

I am assuming that OP was honest about his description of how he believes conversations are supposed to happen.

Notice, that he never mentions asking people questions, initiating conversations or anything besides interjecting himself into a conversation to talk about himself.

All I am assuming is that the things OP writes are his typical behavior and how we would typically behave in conversations.

Seriously, he describes himself interrupting a conversation to talk about himself and immediately there after complains that someone else interrupted him to talk about themselves. I do not know what a benevolent interpretation of that could be. If you have one, please tell me. It definitely can't be ignorance.

[dusted]

Excuse my autism, but what is a conversation exactly then ?

[constantcrying]

It can be many things, but it usually involves communication, which does not happen if people take turns talking about themselves.

People may debate something, exchange information, talk about common interests or events affecting them, joke around or do many other things.

[dusted]

Yes, but I don't see how that's different. If you have a common interest, and someone says something about this that you have a thought on, which could be of interest to the other people, you still have to wait your turn, you don't just barge in and interrupt.