samantha, 21, from florida, asks: My boyfriend Dave is always busy now because he's making a CD with Rich (his friend) and he's always busy. He hardly calls me anymore, he calls but only talks for 30 min now. And when he says he will call back he never does. He always used to call me all the time and talk to me for hours and hours, and he always used to call me back when he says he will. But now he doesn't. Maybe it's because he's busy :( I'm getting really depressed about it. I miss him so much. What should I do? I don't want to tell him how I feel because I don't know if it will make him angry. I don't think it will but I'm not sure I don't want to make him angry. What should I do?

VictorM's advice: You should tell him how you feel. But don't whine about it. Telling him that you miss him will probably be something he'd like to hear, and who knows, if he becomes aware of your feelings he might make more of an effort to call you or be with you. But please, don't play the "guilt" card. Tell him you understand he's busy but you miss him.

You should also look for ways to make your time without him more meaningful. If he becomes successful at his craft, there will be more times like this. Find something to occupy your time with something you enjoy. You need to understand that healthy relationships allow for each other to follow pursuits that doesn't involve the other. Make the time with each other quality time, not an obligation.

You should also take a dosage of reality. Phone calls of half-hour are pretty long. Maybe they don't compare to the first few weeks but the more people know each other the less they have to talk about, so it's natural for the length of the calls to drop. And when guys get absorbed in some activity, they forget the world. Don't take it personally.

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