Mechanisms operating in weak interactions are sometimes quite different from those in strong ones. Factors to control the non-bonded G···Z (Z = O, S, and Se) distances at naphthalene 1,8-positions in 8-G-1-RZC10H6 are analyzed as an example to clarify the causality of weak interactions. Structures around Z in 8-G-1-RZC10H6 are well explained by three types, A, B, and C, where the Z–CR bond is perpendicular to the naphthyl plane in A, it is placed on the plane in B, and C is intermediate between A and B. The r(Z···Z) distances in 1,8-(RZ)2C10H6 are observed to increase in an order of BB < CC < AB < AA. It seems difficult to explain the sequence based on the magnitudes of the closed-shell Z···Z interactions, since the BB interaction must not be so strong especially for Z of heavier atoms. The mechanism to control the r(Z···Z) distances is demonstrated to be the reflection from the repulsive interactions between R and H at the 2-position in 1,8-(RZ)2C10H6. Similar phenomena are also detected in the observed and calculated results at the benzene 1,2-, anthracene 1,8,9-, and anthraquinone 1,8,9-positions, which are explained based on the mechanism. Proposed idea and mechanism will help us to understand what happens in such weak interactions.