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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you communicate with him?  I'd stop emailing novels or having super long phone calls and switch to daily text messages.

"Hey brother, have a great day" a few times a week.  He can update you if he wants, you check it when you want.  Send a picture of your kids after work, or your garden, or whatever here and there.  He'll feel more connected I'd imagine because you have a sort of daily touch point, but it doesn't have to involve an entire debrief of every single thing that's happening in your life.

If that won't suffice, I'm not sure I have other advice expect ignore[b] the little sad [/b]"haven't heard from you in a while" and just keep doing what you're doing.[/quote]

np Why are you interpreting this as "sad" instead of a positive and happy way?[/quote]

When someone says it in a happy, positive way, it's normally because they are content with the level of communication that is happening, and yet are still happy to hear from the person when communication picks up.

While I can't be sure because I am not OP, I get the sense that her brother is saying is to convey his disappointment in the level of communication that is happening.  More of a small emotional manipulation tool to get his point across that she is failing his expectations.

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THIS! He definitely manipulates! [/quote]

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