Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

Relationships should be a two-way

12 May 2025 · 0 min

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In this short segment, speaker Mike Domitrz addresses listeners who habitually initiate contact with friends but receive little reciprocal outreach. He highlights the emotional toll of consistently being the organizer and questions the fairness of investing heavily in relationships that lack mutual effort. The speaker urges the audience to realistically assess why they continue to pour energy into connections that may not value them equally, prompting a reflection on the need for balanced, two‑way relationships.

How many of you are the person who reaches out to the friend but doesn't get the same amount of friends calling you back or checking in with you, right? There are some of us that are that person, that we're the one that reaches out, get everybody together, but then we sit there and go, is this really mutual? Because I'm always reaching out but they're not reaching out to me. It's sometimes it's how we're wired, but sometimes it's not a mutual relationship, and we need to be realistic and go, why am I investing so much into someone else that doesn't want to invest equally or even close?