Originally Posted by
Freepath 
It’s been my experience, that when friendships grow distant, it’s because one person, the other or both just stop talking. They don’t return phone calls, e-mail or whatever. It seems to me that if the conversation of “here’s why I don’t like it when you do this” is happening, then there is some underlying goal of saving a relationship, be it friendship or otherwise. I would also be interested in hearing other people’s response to this.
Wow, I couldn't agree more. I confess, I do hate conflict, but still do care about saving relationships when both parties want to. I've had those other kind - the ones where someone just stops communicating and it is probably just best to let them go. Still, this is ongoing, so I'll put forth my best effort. If things get too sticky, I'll have to let it go. I look forward to any other input too!