Unbothered
You can’t keep pushing people away because you like looking detached, then act shocked when people eventually leave you alone. Like, what did you expect was going to happen? There’s this weird thing where people want to seem unbothered. People don’t want to call first. They don’t want to text first. They’ll neglect people. They’ll take hours to reply, post on their story and ignore messages, then act like it’s some sort of personality trait. And fair enough, nobody has to be available 24/7. But let’s be honest, sometimes it’s not even about being busy. Sometimes people just enjoy the feeling of being hard to reach. They like the feeling of knowing someone is waiting on them. They like being difficult for no absolute reason. They like seeming distant because it makes them feel like they’re above it all. Cool. But then when life gets quiet… The same people who kept ignoring messages start wondering why nobody checks in anymore. The same people who kept acting like they don’t need an...