@Silhouette The people I am referring to as “shallow” in my question are individuals that I have known for over half my life. I know them, almost as well as I know myself, and I believe the term shallow is the proper description of their personalities because they do not allow themselves to connect on a deeper level to others. (Of course, I know their are reasons behind this inability to connect, and I take that into consideration when I am with them)
I did not mean for that description to sound insulting, it just is, as you said, a different way of being. That certainly adds variety and spice to this world because if everybody was this same, this world would get really boring really quickly. A bunch of emotional clones of me would drive me crazy. lol.
I agree with @liminal. The similarities in ones ability to connect emotionally, makes being in the company of like minded people, effortless and even rejuvenating in some cases. I would also conclude that it is more about my own ability to be open and emotionally transitory when in the company of others that have a different way of connecting than I do.
I guess I should have looked a little more precisely at the {metaphorical} three fingers pointing back at myself before deciding to post a question about the differences in others’ personality traits.
Thank you to all that answered.