Margarita Nazarenko discusses how to respond when men put in minimal effort. She recommends communicating your needs openly and vulnerably, then setting boundaries or walking away if nothing changes.
So let me get this straight. Men used to go to war and send letters written on paper from Vietnam and World War II in France. Letters. Yet he can't reply to a text message because he's busy. You know, he's just gets so busy and, you know, he's just got stuff going on from war. They sent a letter on pigeon back. He can't type a message. The bar is so low that I can't. I can't even see it. Like, I don't even have to step over it. I just have to glide over it. It's so low.
You have to share your feelings and communicate your standards, your desires, openly and vulnerably in a respectful way so that he knows what you need and what you want as far as communication goes. And if he's still not giving you that, if he's still not reaching out and consistently messaging you, you need to be the queen and be willing to set a boundary with yourself and walk away or at least detach from the situation. He could always come back. He can always start pursuing you again and build his.
