Feeling unappreciated.

I did a nice favor for someone recently (got her an inside scoop on a job that was unadvertised), and I have been trying to get in touch with her and she can't be bothered to get back to me (over a 3+ week period).  This is a friend and wife of my husband's cousin (not sure if that makes me distantly related somehow!)

I e-mailed her if see if she applied, and her response - "Applied last week".  Not a thank you or anything.  She has been out of work and looking for something decent.  It just grates me the wrong way that she pursued getting the info from me, she had no problem getting in touch multiple times, but suddenly has no time to reply.  Plus we have known each other for a really long time, it wasn't like a "strings attached" kind of thing, I was just genuinely interested and excited for her, trying to do something that could better her life.

And then there she is on Facebook, playing games and stuff all the time, but doesn't reply to my e-mail.  What a turnoff - I'm not even excited for her any more, but it would be appropriate for her to let me know if she gets the job.

I am one of those people that is happy to go above and beyond for a friend, do special things for people all the time, and it is really annoying when people can't be bothered to say 'thank you'.  I don't know what is wrong with people!  This is not the first time I've done something nice, only to feel taken advantage of or like I wasted my time.

(And I have a lot of friends who are really busy working and raising kids, who are genuinely busy, who manage to be a good friend.  I don't expect a written thank you, just to feel appreciated once in a while.  Especially when that is time I could be spending with my family).  Sorry.. had to vent.. it has been bugging me.