Hello Mark ,,
You seem like a very wise and smart person and I’m sure you are also very interesting to talk to . And you know the fact that you want someone to listen to you is just extremely NORMAL and is exactly what other people should do if they are interested. But sadly there is always people out there who don’t care about anything or anyone but themselves and they think they are the only interesting thing around in the world. Some people may not know what to say or what to ask , but I guess that depends on who you are talking to ! It’s just part of who you are and of normal human needs to want some kind of time to be able to express yourself as well ! And you have all the right to walk away from people you just don’t get along with, you click with some people and you don’t with others . I too like to be listened to once in a while even though most of the time I’m the one listening , and those who don’t want to listen to me I just tend to not get too close to or “click” with them !
Hope I helped 🙂 Glad to see you post usually I just see you reply to other people 🙂