[googley]

I have friends who I am no longer living near because of moving for school and graduating from school.

I am wondering about communication. I feel like I have a connection to a couple of good friends, however, I am always the one who contact them. They never call me. Even when they say that it is great to talk to me and they sound really happy when we talk. But they never reach out. Should I just give up on these friendships as I am the only one that reaches out? And we aren't talking about me calling them all the time. It is maybe once every year or year and a half. They may say on facebook that they will call when I leave them a message, but they never call back. Should I just drop it?

[arcangel]

Hey googley Reading between the lines (an iffy thing I know) it seems like you may feel a little resentment that they don't call you or maybe you think that they would just as soon drop the friendship? If you enjoy talking w/ these friends then I think you should continue the relationships. They could have good reasons. Or reasons that have nothing to do w/ how they value your friendship.
I'm glad you posted this question.
I haven't called any friends in a long time. Two or three are friends that I really like and value. It makes me wonder if they are thinking what you are thinking

[IceCreamKid]

My experiences are pre-Facebook, but I found that when I was the only one doing the reaching out, when I stopped reaching out, that was the end of things. With communication methods like voice mail, email, Facebook, texting, etc., you could still make occasional attempts to stay in touch, but I would try to make friends who live nearby who actually want to get together and do stuff with you.

[Nightside of Eden]

The answer to this sort of depends. There are some people who just don't stay in touch with anyone, and so if you want to talk you HAVE to call them. My best friend when I was teen was like that... he NEVER called anyone but was happy to get calls. No, it didn't make sense.

But most people will call or email/message you if they're interested in maintaining a friendship. Especially since you say you only talk to these people like once a year... I wouldn't consider that a real friendship. There would have to be too much going on in both your lives that the other didn't know about for it to be a relationship with any real closeness. So you're probably better off forming friendships with people who have more time and desire to talk with you.