I am very good at reading people’s behavioral patterns. I can get a feel for what they probably will and won’t do.

Has given me some trust issues with people who take offense to that, though.

But it’s a useful thing to be able to do. I usually nkow who to ask for a favor, who will come through for me, etc.

I generally can get a read on people within 5-10 minutes of meeting them, and the more time I know them, the better I can predict their trustworthiness.

Which is a skill I thought everyone had till I realized the amount of times I’ve seen people put faith in someone who is abusive and toxic, no matter how many times they’ve proven to be that way. So I guess it’s not universal.

It can be frustrating to be intuitive around people who are not that way. Things that seem obvious to me often seem like I’m making snap judgments to people.

I’m not infallible though. I have been wrong, or I’ve failed to listen to my instincts and still trusted unworthy people, or maybe been too harsh on others.

I think it’s like predicting the weather. We’re pretty good at it now, but there are always slight changes or shifts that make us often wrong or at least slightly off from what really happens.

People can always surprise you, but if you’re good at judging character, you are surprised less often.

Case in point, I remember there was on actor who was accused of sexual harassment and after I looked into it and his actions and personality, I didn’t believe it was true. Though people claimed there was a lot of evidence. Later he was found innocent by the court.

Of course, maybe it’s not always provable, but, by and large, I can guess when someone is innocent and when they’re not.

I’d be curious to know if other people have the same mixed reception of this gift that I do, and if people tend to get mad at you for it or just to be confused as to why you don’t like something or someone even if you’ barley know them.

Thoughts?– Natasha