Meh. Shame on me and I'm too big for this but I do get really down when I don't hear from certain people. I rely upon the fic to stimulate the interaction I really value. I never, ever say, "did you read it? did you like it?" as I always assume that they didn't like and are too polite to say or didn't care enough to read it. Meh. As I say. It passes. I just keep writing.