If you're waiting for that call, why don't you just make it yourself?

I was reading through the answers to this question, and I found myself wondering this. Why don’t we make that call? Why do we wait?

For me, it’s stubbornness. I have reached out to them, and it’s their turn to reach out to me. If they don’t, it means they aren’t really interested in me or whatever it is I called about.

It’s a kind of test, I guess. If they don’t call, it means they’ve got something better to do. Often, though, that turns out to be the case. Oh hell, it’s always the case, and it’s worse if they are doing absolutely nothing. Now that I think about it, I’m not sure which is worse—doing nothing or being with someone else.

Falling down the priority list does wonders for one’s self-esteem!

What’s your story? Do you make the call eventually, or just keep waiting? If they don’t call, which is worse: they aren’t doing anything at all or they are out with someone else?