From what I've gathered here is that people don't really wanna get to know their relatives that they find. They just wanna learn about their ancestry and the overall history of their family. They wanna learn about people who have passed on many ages ago. And if their 2nd cousin has any stories, they'll add that to it.
But you don't really look at them as people that you wanna become friendly with and develop a relationship. Honestly, I would feel weirded out if I was approached by a distant cousin who had no interest in me other than wanting to interview me for his own personal joy and curiosity.
Maybe I came to the wrong place? I am interested in my family history too, but I find it so odd that people want to know their ancestors, but have no interest in finding 2nd or 3rd cousins and trying to develop a relationship.
I'm not saying you're bad people. Just wondering what in the world is wrong with you.
