I think just about everyone wants someone who will take the time to listen to their ideas and give them consideration. However, most of us have also been conditioned to want them to agree with us without question as a test of "friendship". It's the mental paralysis of modern day living otherwise known as cognitive dissonance. But instead of resolving the conflict within their own head, they hold onto it and project the cause of the pain onto others.

Of course, I'm still wiling to listen to other theories.