Hi, unique!
So glad to see your post. I bet there are many people who have felt like this, whether in regards to a friend, significant other, parent, etc.
It seems to me that you said this so far:
-It's very important to you that your friends make the effort to keep in contact with you.
-You've already mentioned to your friends that you place on a high importance on their continuing contact with you.
My question:
Do your friends know exactly what staying in contact means to you? In that, ok, staying in contact means you need get an e-mail once a week, or a phone call once a month, etc. Do they know your specifics?
If they do, it seems to me you have two choices.
a) find a way to downgrade the importance to you of keeping in contact
b) find new friends who value keeping in contact
People you share values with are out there. You do have to do some looking, though!
Hope this helps!
Cheers
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