I have an already distant brother who I want to go even less (almost no) contact with. We live far away from each other, but still talk occasionally and sometimes see each other at family functions. My issue is that he makes no effort and shows zero interest in my life. For example, he would never ask anything about my partner, my relationship, my job or anything he knows is happening in my life. So when we "talk" it's mainly me trying to ask him about his life and think of what to talk about next, and I'm really getting fed up with it. We are also very different and have almost nothing in common, so I find these conversations awkward and very tedious. More recently, I have started pulling away and not initiating contact, but the problem is he does- he will send a text every couple of months or so, asking when he can call up for a chat.
Any advice on how to essentially stop talking to him, without doing a dramatic "no contact"?
I'd be fine with occasional texts and family events, but really want to put a stop to the phone calls (or decrease them to literally 1-2 calls per year).