Do Aspies Need Space From Communication

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I know I need space from communication. I can go for weeks without calling my own sister, and I love my sis dearly but I just don't need that much contact with people, especially if they don't contact me, which she doesn't do very often. I know that other people need my attention more frequently so I make time for them and accomodate them to a point. I told my aunt I'd text her again soon and over a week went by... I have a friend who I see once a week, we never chat on the phone thankfully, we just hang out. However, we can not see each other for a few weeks, and she says "We're good enough friends so that we can go almost a month and still care about each other." To me, I thought, "What the heck, I could go months without seeing you and still be the same friend to you I was!"

I only reach out to others for myself when I'm in crisis because that's when I need human contact. I guess to an NT this would mean I didn't care about others except when I want something from them, but that's not the case, I just don't like social communication. Chitchat makes me uneasy and I don't speak unless spoken to. I am perfectly willing to amend my ways for those who ask me to. But, I've discovered that almost every person that I know has no inclination toward wanting to call me, they might check up on me once a week, some less than that. Now, what's wrong with me that this makes me feel lonely but I'll do the same thing without concern?

This all pertains to my relationships with family and friends. I am not entirely the same with my boyfriend as I'm obsessed with him and he's my main interest, so my ways of behaving have changed to match this. I've read somewhere that Aspie males will only focus on someone if they are their special interest and if they aren't then they won't pay much attention to them. I don't want to admit this, but it seems it is the same with me. All of my other relationships are not my main interests, they get in the way of my obsessions, but I make an effort because I love and care about them. It's draining. Yet, because my boyfriend is my special interest, I desire contact with him, I want to spend time with him, I need to be with him. Space is always essential, however with him I do not need as much of it. Never ask me to go a week without talking to my boyfriend, I wouldn't be able to handle that. Not even a day, it's like taking me away from water or food.