If they don't care about you as a person, they
aren't going to care about your opinions, or your well-being either.
You're just going to have to stop looking for reciprocal, caring support
and normal respect from those who aren't capable of giving it. You
don't expect your dog to rub your back when you've been working all day,
even though you feed him, care for him, and rub him every day; or your...
goldfish to make you soup when you're sick, even though you clean his
tank and feed him. Some are capable of reciprocal care and respect, and
some just aren't. Some are not even capable of seeing anything at all
that you do, or hearing what you say, or remembering anything you've
done, said, or been through. They just aren't, no more than a parakeet
is capable of helping you figure out how to build a plane. All you can
do is accept it, and learn from observation, and look elsewhere for real
support and friendship
