She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.
Someone who is attentive is helpful and polite. At society parties he is attentive to his wife
If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done. He wishes the government would be more attentive to detail in their response. + attentively at·ten·tive·ly He questioned Chrissie, and listened attentively to what she told him