I fail to bond with people on an immediate basis, I can only bond if a lot of time passes. I can bond with an animal almost instantly. But unfortunately items I had for a while, I also bond with.

It is like I reject the idea that they are fully inanimate. Even objects have character to me. So when something breaks I feel bad. What is the worst is if some history is involved as well, like this item is within my self biographic memory. Since I have a poor emotional memory, sometimes items can "bring me back". So I get attached to things on several levels.

When I was a kid I cried when my cactus died.