Although I am not interested in boys as boyfriends, I do suffer (or benifit from) extreme emotional attatchments. For example, when a neighbor lived near me that I expected to live long died, I cried. Also, when my aunt's dog Lulu died, I cried for two hours. And then there was the time in second grade when my best friend moved to Ohio and I cried so long that there was a puddle in the basement...so yes, I do suffer emotional attatchments. It is quite common for gifted children.