<human>: My boyfriend and I are 16 years apart. We have been off and on over the last 2 years. But recently we decided to give it a go again. We live an hour away from each other so we mainly only see each other on the weekends. 

During the week we keep in light contact mostly through text and 2-3 phone calls. This is not normal for me though because I'm used to more verbal contact in my prior relationships. We can go a whole day with one text each and if I don't continue texting he will not text me again the whole day or night. I am always the one initiating conversation but I refuse to do it everyday all day because then I feel like I might start to annoy him if I keep texting. But that doesn't mean I don't have the constant urge to talk to him, and it leaves me feeling like he doesn't try enough to communicate with me.

I am also working on Codependency issues with therapy so I am trying to navigate boundaries in a more normal and consistent manner. What is a normal amount of contact between a couple? How often should a couple who doesn't see each other 5 days a week communicate?

Is it normal for him to go so long without much contact? Should I always be the one to initiate contact?

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<bot>: My boyfriend and I are 16 years apart but we don't communicate much if we aren't face to face, which is only 2 days a week. Is this normal?