I don't see this as a "girl's problem." I just think that women generally show their disappointment much more than men... either by being angry or by being sad or both! I can think of quite a few instances when my husband was really down because I couldn't call as much but he would never admit to it! He'd say that he was really down, but either he never made that connection or he knew that it might be because we didn't talk a lot and just thought he would seem a wimp if he admitted to it. He told me to snap out of it more times I can remember, saying that it's not the end of the world or like someone had died, so he clearly disapproves of that kind of behavior. A typical "boys don't cry" thing - I'm sure they feel just as hurt when neglected, they just don't show it.
I also think it's not a bad thing to give them a taste of their own medicine from time to time. I've found that I usually can't stay really mad for long either, but if I feel he really wronged me, I try to stay mad and not give in.
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