“Probably not.”
“You know,” he said, “what you’re saying reminds me of the way it was at my dinner table. Everybody talked non-stop, especially my father and my brothers. It was hard to get a word in edgewise. We all fought for the mike, trying to get someone to listen to us.”
“Well, it’s obvious from the way you are now that it’s something you are still doing,” I replied.
“You’re right.” His face grew sad. “Do you think that has anything to do with my problem developing close relationships?”
“Of course I do. You’ve already told me that people have pointed this out, but clearly their pointing it out hasn’t had much of an impact on you.”