That sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for recommending it.
I hear what you're sayng about embarrassment and distastefulness. That's a tough one and I can certainly see why you would feel that way.
Good for you on not initiating. If he has time to initiate calls to others, he can do the same for you. I also have experienced the texting rule only applying one way. You might be able to get some correction on that by openly and pleasantly saying in a few weeks that you only respond directly to those who respond directly to you and leave it at that. You're not angry. It's just a fact of how friendships work. It's not tit for tat, it's I go out of my way to be punctual for those that go out of their way to be punctual for me. Reciprocity. Not cake eating.
