Because ALL relationships have to be two-way.

Whether friendship or love , it is the same freaking thing. 
I wish some people would get that. 

I tweeted this the other day, it was right after a very close of friend and I were talking about a "lost" friendship. Friendship is such a big word, yet simple, it is the ignorant people who make it complicated. I firmly believe that friendships will only work if the two friends are both willing to always make an effort, keep in touch, and be up to date to each other's life. 

This also applies to long-distance friendships. Of course, in most situations, both of them will be leading a different life. [The equation is simple: Different environments + Different circle of friends + Different country = Different life.] So, the interests and conversations won't be mutual {which I think most people are too stupid to comprehend} but I guess the key thing is to compromise and keep an interest in each other. 

Afterall, the point is to still be in each other's life cause you still care and want that person to be in your life right? But you know where most friends make the biggest mistake? One of them stops caring, or one of them loses interest, or one of them thinks that the other isn't keeping in touch so why bother? Ego aside, the second key thing is to understand that either one of them is busy or even both and it's hard to keep in touch but again, it's not hard to find some common time at some point and catch up right? 

So.. yes, inevitably your life will be different as time passes by, you will have different circle of friends and acquaintances but only those who bother to keep you in their life and this being mutual, those are the people who really matter. 

Now what about love relationships? I can't talk much about that, I'm still 20 years old, I've felt different kinds of "love" or lust - crush - attraction - feelings etc.. but I find myself inexperienced cause I am too young. But from what I've witnessed about the different couples around me, and I can take as the almost perfect example being my parents, the same rule can be applied. Love relationships will mostly work if the two lovers are both willing to always make an effort, compromise and never lose hope. I think it's quite logical right? If only one of them keeps trying to make the relationship work and the other just sits there, feelings aside, the former will lose hope and will rather end the relationship.

Anyways, note that this mostly concern two friends that are truly close or two lovers who love each other, don't read if you think of someone in particular and you're not even close or in love to that person. 

Don't even bother, because seriously it annoys me when someone criticizes that I don't keep in touch anymore. Fcking asshole, gotta be two-way right? You don't keep in touch for whatever reason and I don't keep in touch simply cause we were not that close and I just don't miss you. It's all about the closeness.