> it turns out they never actually cared about ~me~; they just needed to feed on the social interaction with me to gain energy for themselves This rings very t

> it turns out they never actually cared about ~me~; they just needed to feed on the social interaction with me to gain energy for themselves This rings very true. I have often in the past misread a conversation as sign of friendship; whereas for many people it was just something to do to fill in time.