Be careful. Again, be careful not to jump to conclusions. Your assessment of your relationship may be biased. Consider asking an unbiased friend for advice on the matter.

Try leaving them a message that offers a clear understanding of what’s going on. You may say something like, “I notice you’re not answering my calls, and you’re probably trying to tell me something, but I can’t truly guess what that is without talking to you. If you’d like to talk about it, let’s schedule a time to chat. ”

If you’re close to your mutual friend, explain the situation to them. If their call is attended, they might weave into conversation that you were both trying to call and your call was not answered. Make sure you pick a friend who is socially intelligent: pick someone who gets along well with others and whom you’ve seen successfully navigate tricky social situations such as making peace between two friends. A socially intelligent[2] X Research source friend will be better able to assess the situation and give you advice.

If the answer to all questions is no, then ask yourself if it’s worth worrying about it. Brush it off, busy yourself with other things and try other means of communicating with them, if you need to. Consider reducing the frequency of your calls if you are still bothered by your friend ignoring you. If nothing else, this will create fewer chances for your feelings to be hurt. If this is a relationship that you want to be smooth, you’ll need to put in some effort to make things better.

Once you make amends with a person, they are not likely to avoid you.

Avoid calling them names and be polite: this will show them that you’re frustrated because you care. [6] X Research source