Why does iTunes match start over and over and over throughout a day?

iTunes Match not only restarts and re-does its magic from the ground up after "completing" its tasks Every Single Time I Open iTunes, but when it chooses to start it all over again, it redirects the dominant window to itself. In other words, when iTunes Match decides to start up YET AGAIN, it pulls me from whatever view of iTunes I may be looking at and features itself, announcing to me and the world that it has opted to begin analyzing my library yet one more time. Oh yes, iTunes Match, good for you, and thanks - however, I cannot get back to whatever view or organization I was just working in (say under the heading "Songs") because my iTunes program isn't equipped to get me back to where it just Yanked Me From For No Good Reason.
I am a lifelong Mac user and Mac afficionado who is trying to keep the faith using a Late 2010 15" MacBook Pro, but ever since I decided to go all-in on the service formerly known as MobileMe it seems my Mac experience has been degrading progressively. iTunes Match, with it's constant re-starts, interrupted playback, inexplicably greyed-out and unplayable tracks and flat-out crashes, is nothing like what my Mac experience used to be. It's disappointing, and it's no advertisement for iTunes Radio.
Currently considering whether to re-up iTunes Match or simply use a hard drive and forget about it for good.

Hi Jim, thanks for the response. In answer to your questions,
- I do not sign out of Match prior to closing iTunes
- The Match process seems to be ongoing at intervals throughout the given day and while it's not in the "background" as I wish it was, I try not to pay attention to what it's doing. Therefore I would need to guess that there are many, many times I close iTunes when the "current" Match process is underway and not complete.
- Yes, thanks for asking about the "Waiting" tracks. Yes, there are many and they remain as "Waiting" even after Match tells me its work here is through.
- My internet connection varies, currently 7.59 down / 22.81 up.

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