I've known him for over a decade and at one point would refer to one another as our very best friend, always platonic.
We live a considerable distance apart now but do keep in touch over the phone or Facebook.
It has recently dawned on me that he never asks how i am and has never asked after my children since they were born (3 years old and 18 months)
I always ask him how he is and instead of returning the pleasantry he answers and then moves the conversation on.
Other than when we chat about his photography (shared hobby) he only ever pops up when he wants to show off about something or rant about the government.
He messaged me today out of the blue to say he has just come into some money. That's lovely of course but why do I need to know about it? What happened to "hello, how are you"
This isn't an isolated thing, whenever he has a windfall he feels the need to tell me about it but is never that interested in anything going on with me.
I'm usually happy for him and say I'm happy for him for whatever it is, but it's dawned on me that he's not interested in my life or accomplishments he just wants to tell me about his.
Your thoughts?