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I missed a call today.  I was in a meeting and didn’t want to be rude so I actually ignored it, but I wanted to take it real bad when I saw that it was a friend I hadn’t talked to in a while.  She had moved away to college [out of state] and we hadn’t talked much since then [maybe just a txt or two].  So I was pretty excited to talk after my meeting.  

I called and it went to voice mail.  She called back, but I was in the bathroom [so I didn't take the call].  I did, however, call back a little later.  She picked up and although I was expecting to chat for a while and catch up on things missed, she simply had a computer question for me.

[side note: lots of people call me with computer questions.  I never mind, I like to help, and I usually can]

I answered it [unable to really help] and the conversation ended.  She had work that needed to be done, so I understand that she didn’t have to time to sit and chat right then, but perhaps another time would be better.

Just as I was sitting there thinking about how earlier that day one of my friends got engaged and didn’t call/txt/email/im/messenger pigeon me about it, I thought that as people move out, they seem to move out of touch.  I thought more and realized that people don’t even have to move far, a friend of mine moved 30 miles west into Dallas and it felt like she dropped off the planet.

But lastly, I got over my pity-party with this thought, “It takes two to tango”.  And by “tango” I mean continually develop a lasting friendship. I, now realize that those dropped relationships were just as much my fault as it was theirs.

Sorry,
Andrew Nemeth