@The O.P, sorry to hear that. I've felt the same way about other people at times. I was wondering, do you ever make people feel bad about not calling, emailing, or making plans to hang out with you? People do get busy at times. It's hard not to take personally, I know.
Sometimes it feels like my own husband doesn't really want to make the time for me when he can. I have found that when you expect a lot from other people, they tend to back off. I'm NOT saying that you're clingy or needy at all, especially since I don't know you, but is it possible that your behavior might seem clingy or needy to other people? I've been called that by a few friends in the past. So I try not to be that way with people anymore.
Sometimes some people can't or don't want to give you as much attention as you wish they would. Some people are fine with just having brief contact with their friends and family. One friend of mine would go for up to two weeks w/o emailing me, and after trying to make "plans" that never fell through to see me, I finally saw her after 9 months! Ugh!
It does hurt, I get it, but you have to realize that some people either don't always have the time to be there for you. And like I said, some people are fine with spending a short amount of time with their loved ones. Maybe they're introverted, shy, or anxious, or something like that as well?
I for one have gone for a week or more w/o emailing other people or talking to anyone but my husband and maybe a clerk at the store. That's because I'm introverted and shy. It'd drive me crazy to spend a lot of time around other people all the time.
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