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Why does my friend never initiate contact?
Sometimes a “friend” doesn’t initiate contact because you’ve misread the relationship and they aren’t as close to you as you think (which is not equivalent to them completely hating you). For example, they’re not big on texting overall, and will only initiate contact with their two best friends.
What should I do if a friendship is one-sided?
These strategies can help you bring it back into balance:
- Have a conversation. Different factors can contribute to one-sided friendships.
- Change up your interactions. Pinpointing exactly where your friendship feels one-sided can often provide solutions.
- Take a step back.
- Ask for what you need.
How to deal with a friend who doesn’t make an effort?
You could try to avoid the people that don’t make an effort and instead focus on the people that are reciprocal in this area, but your friend might move on to a new friendship or think you’re angry with them. You could also try gently bringing up the situation with a nudge like, “Hey, is everything okay?
Why doesn’t my friend initiate contact with Me?
Sometimes a “friend” doesn’t initiate contact because you’ve misread the relationship and they aren’t as close to you as you think (which is not equivalent to them completely hating you). They may be a co-worker or classmate, who will happily chat to you during school or work hours, but doesn’t feel a need to talk to you otherwise.
Why does my friend wait so long to contact me?
If you and your friend have known each other a long time, you may have fallen in a rut where you do all the contacting and your friend waits to hear from you. Your friend might not mean for this to be a bad thing, it’s just that this is the way it’s always been and they don’t make an effort to change it.
When a friend doesn’t reach out to you?
(Here are articles on two closely-related issues: When friends don’t initiate contact to make plans, and you always have to invite them out first, and when you generally feel your like your friends are indifferent to you .) If a friend doesn’t reach out much, it’s not always a sign that something is wrong.