>>48519892I said it from a personal experience from my very own mother, she's on the same viewpoint of Silver of how relationships work, and it legit caused me pain when someone who used to be close to her died, and for all the time they didn't contacted each other, she was convinced they hated her. I saw her suffering for a couple of weeks, regretting not talking to her or at least reaching out, it's sad to see that's the case for a lot of people.
For me, even if I'm a dude, I could easily call someone a friend despite years of not talking.