This article is from the Romance and Dating FAQ, by Henning Klaskala alt.romance.FAQ@online.de with numerous contributions by others.
Respondents' outlook on what sensitivity is varied considerably.
Some believed that sensitivity is in fact a sort of native talent.
I think it has a lot to do with personality traits that
you are born with. Some of my friends really do care
for people, but have a hard time "reading" them.
Others believed that sensitivity is something which is not so much
developed, as allowed to exist.
It's called "empathy", and it's a trait that isn't so
much developed as allowed to exist. Many things in our
modern world tend to cause us to believe that we
shouldn't empathize.
 
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