Feeling unappreciated in a relationship?

[Gina Jadunandan]

So here's the story:
Me and this guy are basically in a long distance relationship, and of course I don't expect anything from him. I'm not allowed to send any actual gifts etc. because i'm still a minor, and my parents think it's too much as is. I honestly do as much as I can though... Like emails, cute little drawings, etc. He know's that my parents won't let me send any gifts and so forth. I don't wait for holidays to send the little things I can. I just send them randomly, because it's just to show that I care basically. He used to send me random texts when I was at school, (he does FLVS) and just made me feel so happy and appreciated. Of course things happen between the months we've been talking little arguments and such. But basically I just ignored that he wasn't as close anymore. We still talk just as much as prior. I guess the only thing that struck me was that for his one friend who's a girl that he he basically tweeted i'm thankful for *Fill her name here*, she was the only one who truly cares for me, and would do anything for me. He didn't know i'd see this, I don't go on Twitter anymore etc. I'm not the jealous type, everyone had friends from the opposite sex. I can't blame him for that It just hurt me, the fact that he'd do something little and tiny that would literally make my day. It's like a #ImThankfulFor hash-tag or something. I gave him something for Thanksgiving, just a handwritten thingy based on how thankful I am for having him in my life. And he thanked me for it, and said he liked it a lot. But I don't know really. I'm probably taking this way out of proportions. It's just I feel so unwanted lately. I want to tell him but I don't want him to think I was snooping in his stuff, or sound too demanding. What should I do? Just shrug it off?

[Josie]

I think you should talk to him about how you're feeling. Tell him how much you miss the little texts he used to send, tell him how it used to make your day most days.
I don't think telling him about this tweet thing is a bad idea. I mean, you were on the internet, missing him and you looked at his twitter just to read some of his comments and you saw it. Tell him how it hurt. Isn't he thankful for you?
About the gift things, I am assuming you're mentioning it because he made a comment about it. Maybe you should remind him that you are a minor? That you can't send stuff like that because you have parents? He should respect that.
You would not sound demanding. You sound concerned and sad.
Talk to him

Good Luck