Really struggling at the moment with my aunt. We always had a really right relationship. She was always around when I was a kid, and of course when I went to uni the other side of the UK, met my other half and essentially started a life of my own, contact dwindled a little. I have aunts and uncles that I don't hear from for months and when I finally do, it's a nice surprise. I never hold their lack of contact against them. People are busy. I get it. This particular aunt however gets upset that I haven't phoned for a month, gets angry that I haven't visited (she's 200 miles away from me) or sent a birthday present in the post, gets upset when I take a day to respond to her message and all round makes me anxious. I ALWAYS get back to her, just not always immediately. Does anyone else have high maintenance family members that expect so much from them that it makes them anxious? It might just be that I am too relaxed for my own good and don't mind if I don't hear from people for a while. I just have such a huge family and would never be off the phone if I contacted every aunt/uncle/sibling/cousin etc all the time. It's driving me potty and I don't want to fall in to the trap of phoning her every week just to satisfy her need to speak to me. Anxiety central!