Fraidy: mine is not a strenght to read people, indeed, I think I'm a disaster in the topic bc I don't have the patience to know people well. So, I base myself on details, on the last behaviour to make an idea where is the person coming from. It's a very childish way to interpret things. I'm realizing now of this fact that I have been in contact with some people, bc like you, I tend to avoid even going to have a coffee with someone.
It's curious how I realized now of the habit to ask my people around for helping me to interpret other people.