It is about doing what works and walking in each other's shoes, which is called validation. I am crazy about a person, and I think he feels the same about me, but he never calls. I always have to call him. Men don't like to phone because they don't like to connect. A woman's natural tendency is to connect.
Women have to make the first move.
Don't get hung up on that. As long as he responds, it is okay if you make the first move. Men have delayed reactions and don't realize their feelings until after it has happened. We don't want to punish men for what they don't know. We want to teach them and they are getting better about it, but it doesn't come natural to them.