Why am I constantly asked for keychain login details

It's really irratating when you are typing and pick your head up constantly to find a request for a keychain login and you've been typing in a box and getting nowhere. I thought keychain login was supposed to work in the background to your benefit??

Hello SteveWilliams41,
It sounds like the Keychain keeps popping up over and over even though you are putting your password in correctly. I recommmend these steps to help troubleshoot your Keychain:
Open Keychain Access, and then locate and delete the mail account password item.While in Keychain Access, you can also choose Keychain Access > Keychain First Aid to verify and repair keychain settings.
Open Disk Utility, and then select the volume (for your hard disk or disks) in the list of disks and volumes. Click First Aid and then click Verify Disk. If necessary, click Repair Disk. Then send yourself a test message.
From: Mail (Mountain Lion): If your password is not saved
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11775
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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If you can't access your keychain, or forget your password If you can't get into your keychain file because you've forgotten your password or the keychain file appears to be corrupt, there are a couple of options.
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1. Open Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Preferences"
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