Well, the one time he called me every other day, was last week, after he made the momentous decision to move to my town. So, I'm guessing that he was calling because he felt closer to me and was excited about the move/new job.
In the past, he'd call me when I hadn't called/emailed him, usually 3 days at least had to go by before he'd call.
The times that he wanted to stay and continue talking to me, seemed to be when he was calling me from his house...rather than from work. When our conversation was light and non relationship oriented.
When he calls me from his work, the conversation is usually very short and to the point.
So, as frustrating as it is, it seems that what works is not contacting him at all, letting him initiate contact.
I did praise him last week for calling me so often. Sent him an email saying that I knew I was important to him because he was calling me so often. He told me on the phone that the email meant a lot to him and he thanked me.
