Psychology Today | 29.06.2026 20:03
Wherever you live in the world, people are identified and defined by shared humanity. Yet most people have a more intimate point in common as well: They enjoy sharing personal information. Accordingly, people instinctively like you when you express genuine interest in learning about them. When someone is delighted to have met you at a social function, it is likely because they did most of the talking. We are drawn to people who indulge our desire for self-disclosure, and we remember them. Fondly. Research explains.
