I finally stopped reaching out first to my closest friend, and it’s been two weeks of complete silence

I’ve always been the one to send the morning text, ask how their week is going, and coordinate our weekend plans. After a really dry, one-word response to something I was genuinely excited about last month, I decided to just match their energy and wait. It’s been fourteen days without a single message. It hurts so much to realize that a friendship I valued so deeply only existed because I was doing 100% of the heavy lifting.