A new study shows that people underestimate how much their friends want to hear from them.
The more surprising a call or text is, the more appreciated it is by the receiver.
Researchers found that the person who initiated the communication underestimated how much the other party appreciated the action.
Asking friends for more communication and reaching out to a friend you haven't spoken to in a while can be nerve-racking.
Brian Trager says that a lot of people are scared to be rejected because they might not mean as much to other people.
Asking for more communication is normal in some relationships. There are no friendship that falls into that category.
He says that it is not thought of as something a lot of us can ask for.
Society places a lot more emphasis on romantic partners providing those emotional needs for us versus our friends.
Losing a friend can be as traumatic as losing a partner. It doesn't feel right to put the work into a friendship that you wouldn't put into other relationships.
It can become more difficult to engage in new behaviors when we get stuck in our old habits.
A lot of people struggle with what it means to be in a loving relationship with other people, and it takes a lot of effort to do that.
If you want a friend to call more, or want them to be more available when you call, you need to ask.
He says that asking for things over text is not going to be the most effective way to get them.
You should remember that they will be more appreciative of your call than you think.
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