I never receive the energy I get back and it’s really disheartening I’ll make this short. When I was younger (23 right now), I realized that people never reciprocated the energy I gave them. I would be talking to someone and the conversation is about them. I’d be very engaged, ask questions, and really care for them. It would go on and on and the other wouldn’t even realize. But when I shifted the conversation to me, boom — it was like talking to a rock. No enthusiasm, responses are shorter, no follow ups — nothing. It happened so often that I would use it as an excuse to not talk about myself, but I mean I can’t just talk about others 24/7. So I try to do it when I have to. It just happened again yesterday with a close friend of mine and it just sucks man. It happens with everyone, regardless of how long I’ve known them or how close I am with time. I’ve even confronted one of my oldest friends about it last year. It really makes me feel like I’m not interesting, boring, not fun, etc. What do I do? I’ve been dealing with it my whole life and I’m not the type to leave people on read or be dry. It hurts man.