Pair programming only works when both people have similar mental aptitudes/personalities/types/processing-speeds. The times I’ve been involved in pair programm

Pair programming only works when both people have similar mental aptitudes/personalities/types/processing-speeds. The times I’ve been involved in pair programming it has been a disaster. I need time to sit there and think and process while the other person is getting bored and wants to keep going or they start to talk which ruins my thinking so I have to start over again.