This was mildly painful to read, probably because I know exactly what you’re talking about. I don’t think I’ve ever paid attention to it the way you have—I don’t socialize much and I tend not to pay much attention to other people even when I do—but my “family” do this to me all the time, attempting to read my mind, being sure they’re right, and completely missing the mark in such blatantly obvious ways that it’s gradually (along with many, many other reasons) made me just mostly stop talking to them. So to some extent, albeit not a perfect one, I think I know how you feel.
This was mildly painful to read, probably because I know exactly what you’re talking about. I don’t think I’ve ever paid attention to it the way you have—I don’t socialize much and I tend not to pay much attention to other people even when I do—but my “family” do this to me all the time, attempting to read my mind, being sure they’re right, and completely missing the mark in such blatantly obvious ways that it’s gradually (along with many, many other reasons) made me just mostly stop talking to them. So to some extent, albeit not a perfect one, I think I know how you feel.