Believe me, I've done this many times. I've been an excellent friend and will always leave at the drop of a hat to cheer someone up. But with the people I mentioned, I'll likely never hear back for a long while. And then when they do, they will text months later and wonder where I've been. I just can't win in any situation.

I have people asking me in person if I was in the hospital, moved out of the country or (even worse) died. This is what this social networking crap has brought us to. They could always call me or text me if they needed to see how I was doing, but that never happens.

I don't know. Maybe I'm just not that interesting a person in their lives anymore and they're letting me know. And that's okay. I'm used to that feeling by now.