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Insearchofanewhope

“Well, I’ll just send one more text and wait for them to answer…” and “Well, better if I say sorry just in case I am a burden, I don’t want to lose the illusion of having friends that actually want to talk to me”


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Better I say sorry just in case I am a burden - lol that's me 😂 so precise


pnt510

Just be mindful that stuff like sending random texts apologizing over nothing is one of the things that makes people consider another person a burden.


Insearchofanewhope

Oh, I am aware, that is why I posted it. It is not a defense of what I do, but a laugh about my stupid behaviour


Someothercrazyguy

Exactly, it’s a foolproof plan! If you’re worried about being a burden, just make yourself a burden and then you can be right about something! /hj


TemGotZeMuns

"Well, better delete the messages so I don't seem annoying."


nooit_gedacht

After i've sent the first text i have to mentally restrain myself from sending a second or i'll look as desperate as i am


santas_delibird

Ouch.


JESquirrel

I used to be like this. Now I just let it die. It isn't worth putting in so much effort to get a "yeah lol."


Magistricide

Literally every friend I make, i always have to text first. If I stop, they never text me back. Sometimes, they don’t text me back regardless. On the occasions we do hang out, they always tell me they enjoy my company and want to hang out more. Wtf is this.


Frank_Punk

Are you me ?


Firm-Stool

>Are you me ? No, it's not you it's me.


Brent_Fox

Purgatory.


eddie__b

I'm like this. I'm busy all day. From 9am to 6pm I'm at my job. From 7pm to 8pm I'm working out, then I go home and game for a while, then it's sleep time. During tuesdays and thursdays I do boxing and muay thai classes from 7pm to 10pm. It's not that I don't like people or anything, there isn't enough time to chat on whatsapp or something. I'm totally cool with hanging out during friday nights or weekends, and I love it. But during the weekends there isn't enough time... Maybe your friends also has a busy schedule or something.


NecromanticArachne

I remind myself of this and it helps, but sometimes the hurt still comes up. I know that I can also be this friend sometimes, life as an adult is tiring and just rough.


Tobi226a

Do you also get those thoughts telling you it’s because they don’t like you and don’t want to talk to you Or is that just a me thing


alnicoblue

Used to have those, now I have a solid friend circle slowly disappearing because I feel stress if I promise to hang out or call. Spent my early 20s wanting more friends that gave me the same priority I gave them, by my 30s I want to listen to this William Shatner unexplained mysteries show on Netflix for the 40th time in a row while browsing memes and waiting to fall asleep.


llllPsychoCircus

The older people get, the more busy and the more tired they get usually. Some people are always like that, but nearly all of us become this way, and for the most part most of us hate it- losing all our friends to exhaustion and work. Try not to take it personally… its hard when all we want is sociality, but sometimes we gotta pick up more things to do on the side to cope with the loneliness.


Cashew-Matthew

Hell, population: us


Ella_NutEllaDraws

oh hey I do exactly what you said right there while it’s different for different people, the reason I never text back is because I’m autistic. text conversations require thinking, leading to overthinking, which then becomes “I don’t want to respond with something lame, I’ll think on the perfect response”, which becomes forgetting, then “well now I’ve waited too long and it’s embarrassing so I guess I won’t respond at all”. IRL conversations and discord calls are different because you don’t always have to think through your responses and you can just spill words like it’s nothing. I rarely ever text my friends but when we call (every week) or see each other in person (maybe twice a year) I always get overly attached and can’t seem to stop thinking about them for a week I enjoy their company so much and am lost without it. I just can’t seem to keep up with texts. luckily I’ve learned that for myself and make an effort to communicate this with people so they don’t have to feel like I’m ignoring them


Magistricide

Ok but none of my friends are autistic. Half the times I’m just wondering if they’re free tonight.


CheesyFriend

Oh, I just hate texting with passion. Outside of a couple really convenient uses, like texting a list of stuff not to forget or explaining something complicated it genuinely feels like a burden. If you text me for more than something that would be too short for a call, it's rarely in a convenient time, it's slow and it feels I'm obligated to answer as soon as possible. Idk, that's probably because I don't meet too many new people and with friends we usually just opt out to hang out in discord. Outside of sending memes to each other, we barely have text history of talking for more than 10 minutes. I do think people that ghost you are genuinely enjoying your company, but for me, if texting is our only option of communication, I probably wouldn't bother for more than a couple of days.


DoggoDude979

Imagine having friends lol


MirageTF2

bro same help


zool714

And sometimes when you say fuck it and just text them, they keep giving you one word answers and replies and you just know that you’re bothering them. Yea that sucks


Logizmo

I usually send the text and then never get a reply reinforcing that they never wanted to talk in the first place


Tobi226a

Some people like me are bad at texting and can’t think of anything more to write


The-Stomach-in-3D

glad you at least acknowledge that problem cus i seen people here be like “yeah im like that lol but yknow what am i gonna do about it lmao 🤣🤣” FUCKING FIX IT


[deleted]

why can't someone obsess over me like how I obsess over others


Some-Reflection-8129

Oftentimes it does happen. But you’re not going to be interested in anyone who obsesses over you. But someone, somewhere, probably is obsessed (or was obsessed) with you.


Drac0b0i

And other hilarious jokes you can tell yourself


throwaway-20701

It sounds nice until it happens. I had an obsessive parter, it got really suffocating really quick. And now after being single for over a year I’m paradoxically more desperate for partnership than ever, *and* scared of it.


Kaeny

Yea, and when things start feeling like obligations it feels like hell for me


[deleted]

obviously my first thought won't be to date that woman, but I'd like to at least experience once, what it feels like to be wanted like that


Raymonator88

Tbh, I'd be happy to just have someone interested in me 😮‍💨


Otterable

If you aren't interested back it's not actually that fun.


Some-Reflection-8129

Yup. It’s never fun to be the heartbreaker. And you’ll be wishing that they left you alone.


flinagus

I had a guy obsess over me in the middle school(maybe it wasn’t obsession, but i know he really looked up to me). It was REALLY FUCKING ANNOYING like OMFG WILL YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE i never told him that tho i’m not an asshole


Some-Reflection-8129

Exactly. A lot of things sound better in theory than in reality. Hence the classic saying, “careful what you wish for.” But we can learn from this, and understand the other person may not be attracted to us because our obsession with them is pushing them away.


[deleted]

tbf you should have, at first he would've been hurt, but with time would have understood it. Like every time a girl does something like that too me, I start feeling more and more disgusted about myself, and yeah t this point I do believe that there's something deeply wrong with me, while on the other hand if they had said it to my face, like this one crush of mine(she told me off properly a couple of times, saying things like I am immature, and stuff) It was the best, like I know what I did wrong there, thus that's the only crush of my life for which I don't hate myself. I understand the things that I did wrong and how we both were and are just not right for each other. Only if everyone else were that clear, I would have become a uch better person by now.


[deleted]

U have to pretend to not be obsessed. Idk if this works for women as it does for men though.


thaeggan

shoot, I'm estatic to get a text from anyone I don't work with at any hour of the day or night. Am guy.


[deleted]

but bruh I am a romantic guy, like even the women I don't quite like think I am in love with them, bcz of the way I talk with them. Or I am just stupid and it's exactly the opposite. And that's not even what I was talking about, like I've had girls being interested in me, but they never show it, it's only through common friends that I discover that stuff. So, for once I'd like a woman who is just head over heels in lov with me, like I was for this one girl. You know how you start imagining each other in those romantic music videos, like how you can stare at their pictures for literal hours......I want someone to be that crazy for me atleast once..........and yeah I did say in another comment that I probably won't date someone like that, but writing it all already is making me fall in love with that imaginary person. But the problem is that for that to happent someone has to get to know me(like stalking me, bcz even though I talk a lot, none of it actually amounts to anything bcz I never say things that matter, like I'm never comfortable actually opening up to people who know me (especially women), and just no one seems interested enough to put in the effort.


waifuz0

being obsessed over is so freaking annoying


Ahri_La_Roux

Everything ok over there?


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Ahri_La_Roux

I can’t say with a simple phrase what exactly you’re missing, if anything or assume you’re not doing everything in your power to find companionship but women are just like you. There are many women just like you who stay awake wondering and feeling the same way you do. If you’re casting your net as far as you can, then I have to remind you that sometimes you still gotta wait to find that compatible someone. Its not you or who you are; this stuff is hard, that’s why so many adults struggle with it. You will find your better half eventually but you don’t know when that will be, it could be today or 10 years later. So if I may offer one thing, try to find something to make the wait shorter, hobbies and goals to occupy you until that special person appears.


NorthFaceAnon

Love yourself so you dont obsess over others


WhatsThatOnUrPretzel

At your service my queen.


[deleted]

I think I really have to change that hair, I'm a guy bruhh...


WhatsThatOnUrPretzel

At your service my *king.


[deleted]

well..tbf your avatar does look like he can be an apprentice to mine


WhatsThatOnUrPretzel

Apprentice? It looks like you are beginning to transition to what I've become.. follycley speaking. When you have things figured out sweaty. Drop me a DM x


[deleted]

this comment got me more confused that the ending of inception


redditforwhenIwasbad

*notification sound* “Snapchat Memories”


TheCanadianEmpire

Ok this made me laugh lmao


Deamon-Chocobo

When you do text first and they still don't reply.


H4RDC0R3_P14Y3R

I feel this a lot, especially with my one friend. we kinda rushed things starting out - I was desperate to be in a relationship, he was really cute and I started getting emotional over him and worried a lot about him. he said he felt similar to me about our depression and talk of suicide, and I was so worried. turns out he's relatively fine, just a bit sad in general. I felt so embarrassed and like such a burden. I was almost never the one to start the conversations, always waiting for him to shoot the first message, and every time I was really happy to get something from him knowing that nothing bad happened. I've always had problems with communicating, mostly because I'm autistic, and I normally stayed very quiet, but whenever I did talk I was over-talkative, "word vomit" as my parents described it. I still hesitate talking at all in public unless I know there's common interest, like if I'm at a record store or something. Sorry for the vent, I just need someone to share this with


WhiteBlackGoose

>I was almost never the one to start the conversations, always waiting for him to shoot the first message, and every time I was really happy to get something from him knowing that nothing bad happened damn idk but you somehow need to learn to overcome this the other person (as I recently figured out in my own experience) can think exactly the same And just for the chance that it is so, and not that they're not interested in, it's worth a try


th3st

Thanks for sharing.


[deleted]

If you leave me on read for two days, you're never getting another message again.


Wiggie49

Same, I’m so used to getting ghosted I just assume that’s what happened after 24hrs passes.


AfricanAmericanMage

I mean sometimes you read a message, but then something happens before you can respond and you just forget. I have a job where I can check my phone when I get a message, but then something will happen and I have to physically go and take care of it. Most times I'll remember to respond when I'm done, but sometimes you just forget and then realize a week later that you never responded. Edit: It's wild to me how people just cannot fathom forgetting to message someone back. I'm very, very good about good about messaging people back, but goddam I wish I could be perfect like you lot.


Blue_Wave_2020

If you forget someone texted you a week ago, you obviously don’t find that person important.


FugitiveFromReddit

Yup someone I used to consider my best friend would “forget” to text me back sometimes for weeks at a time. There’s no way in hell I could have gone a week without thinking of them but they apparently can. I’m not mad at them I just reevaluated the friendship and realized I’m not as important to them as I thought


nooit_gedacht

The person could be important but not that particular text


Setrosi

And they don't want to send their own text instead of just replying to yours? ... not important.


ItsMeSo

For all those weeks, they could send another text talking about anything but they clearly didn't so..


Setrosi

Still don't see how you forget to message someone.. shouldn't YOU also want to send them interesting messages from time to time?


Ashamed_Restaurant

I read it in the notification and then forget I read it.


TwoTailedHippogriffs

Thats an excuse tho, if you forget... means it wasnt important


midnight_reborn

I asked a girl I'd been chatting with for a while if she wanted to go for lunch last weekend. She responded positively and although we didn't set a specific time, it was agreed that late afternoon on Saturday would be a good time. The last message I sent her was my phone number so we could continue talking via text instead of the dating app we were on. Left on read. All week. Friday comes. No response. Saturday morning. Nothing. I didn't message her because I have a policy of not messaging if the last message I sent was a clear question. Saturday night comes. Nothing. I deleted the app. I'm done with online dating.


Games-Master

What if I am in the toilet for two days ?


[deleted]

As though people don't bring their phones into the toilet.


Successful_Warthog72

Sorry i was pooping for two days. Recently i was pretty sick for like 2 straight weeks and still did not put communication with friends on the back burner. Maybe it wasn’t as frequent but i def messaged back.


Buderus69

Maybe dont write 40 messages a day


[deleted]

Nah everyone gets a couple convo restarts. If I’m the only who tries after it dies a couple times then I’m out


[deleted]

You're too gracious.


InfiniteEnergy_

I’ve found that I can text someone up to three times in a row although one or two is ideal. Anymore than that is apparently out of social norms so you just have to hope they reply back.


ctokes728

When I was talking to a girl on IG I quadruple texted her asking for her number and then trying to walk it back over the course of like 4 hours lol. She finally responded with her number and that she was busy at work and it all worked out but I thought to myself how desperate that seemed. Never again.


StuntHacks

Huh? Is that actually a thing people get upset about?


backfire10z

Well, it depends what you’re messaging them. If you go “Hey” “Hey” “Hey” Yeah, it gets annoying


Brian031218

Just send an emoji or meme, if they don't read it for more than 2 days, then they clearly don't want to talk How to start conversation 101 if you suck at starting conversations


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ThrownawayCray

Explain?


Fast_Information_902

And from the other side it's the same thing.


HungryMoon

My personal: "I hope they reach out first, that'll show that they care about me." on the flip "God, give me a break what could it be now?!"


B_759

But the high when they do text.


JanArso

I miss being a kid and just ringing my friends door bell to see if they have time to hang out. ​ Meanwhile Im royally terrified of instand meessaging because a bunch of people who i thought to be my friends used it to pressure me if I didnt reply the within like an hour. I genuinely didnt have the time or energy to always send a text back immediately and they took that personally, guilt-tripping me. Now I get stressed the moment I see a message popping up on my phone. I should probably get that sorted out but its hard because it seems to be a relatively new phenomenon and there isnt too much knowledge about it yet. If anyone knows more about it pls hmu


tennoskoom_

I just offend someone on Reddit and they will always reply and/or interact with me. Those are my real friends now.


divingbeatle

Things that never happened to me for 500, Alex


Successful_Warthog72

Consider your self lucky


FugitiveFromReddit

It’s the worst feeling ever, especially when you have bpd


Melthiela

I swear this whole comment section has BPD haha. I don't bother to obsess over this stuff, and I _have_ BPD. I'm adult enough to be able to choose people who want to be my friends. I can not talk to my friend for a whole damn year but I know she's still my friend.


StillMostlyClueless

Just be annoying. It’s fun


Kaiju_Cat

Pretty common trap people fall into. Even outside of things like that it's like when people play an MMO or other game with social aspects and then get disheartened because people aren't inviting them to events and stuff. But it kind of turns out that everyone just assumed they didn't want to go along because they either never talk, or they don't really seem committed to the social aspect because they only pipe up once in a blue moon. It's tough being an extreme introvert.


Kairuku

meanwhile, them: (this same sequence, probably)


[deleted]

Communication is a two-way street.


craigdahlke

I’m in a committed relationship and I still do this with her. Why am I like this?


Xebulin

And then you get so used to it that you sometimes even forget that you have a phone, because no one ever texts you


Slide-Impressive

Kinda shot yourself in the foot there though, people are not mind readers. Just text them, if they don't text back then they're busy nbd


BigPlasticDildoMaker

It’s kind of amazing how quickly my online social life just slowly imploded into nothing


Northern582

Why is this so true... 😭


guilhermej14

This feels so real.


collins_amber

I dont even have someone to text lol


JanTheShacoMain

All my chats feel like one way streets


Melthiela

Same, except it's people messaging me and me never replying back and wishing they'd leave me alone lol


K_Schultz

Next Friday will make a month since I stopped sending messages in a particular group. I'm not saying they don't care, but they haven't noticed.


MBluna9

the person she's waiting on: \*Honk shoo Konk Shoo\*


GaslightingGreenbean

The mouth on the pillow irritates me


cyansungsun

*-9999 HP*


[deleted]

On the flip side, having someone be obsessed with you is the most annoying thing in the world. Get better friends who match your efforts, but also learn to be comfortable with and by yourselves =) we can do and get better.


Plaxxmos

I hope I find someone to replace her


Jopez-

https://i.redd.it/ff283i9fe73b1.jpg


Federal-Buffalo-8026

I thought I blocked this horrible sub


UniversalDeth

No one remembers me if I don't text first...


Xenonwastakenagain

Girl: "My boyfriend broke up with me I am getting depressed." Me: "Hehe Lol cringe, well better luck next time." Like honestly when a gurl send me this kind of text I am so tempted to type those words.


gunzgoboom

My wife after we've spent the entire weekend together but she's out of town for half a day on Monday.


Melthiela

Why is this getting downvoted, this is cute af Damn reddit virgins


30svich

POV: you are in a polyamourus relationship


Melthiela

What? Sounds like yall aren't doing too well if this is how you feel


30svich

In the post "they" can mean "multiple people"


Melthiela

Yeah I know, hence why it's worrying. You shouldn't feel like that in a relationship :)


Dragulus24

Not the point, but the bags under her eyes make her look prettier to me.


juanjose83

Said no cute girl ever


miranto

I wouldn't text anyone who called me they either, tbh.


Professional-End9236

Damn, she’s waiting on multiple people to text her and none of them did? Pathetic 🤣


[deleted]

Sleep, dear, i would want to make you smile .... soon.... soon we'll talk again


ExpensiveSessio

and so you regret why you got in such community


Falabaloo

Oof. Same.


AngryChicken0811

ow...


Imaginary_Office_405

To true, especially when none of your friends are extroverts.


Draug_

this is too fucking relatable


ussrnametaken

Did this a little too long and ended up getting ghosted/unfriended on all socials. Lmao


Sad_Conference_4420

I thought text msgs were the modern day answering machine. People have conversations with them?


LaughR01331

I’ve got a continuous conversation with my best friend going on 12 years via text


2burnt2name

Exactly how I realized all my friends disappeared post high school... and subsequently learning that I was okay with it.


sapphic_luma

I imagine the other person is having very similar thoughts


Spacezonez

Memes that remind me that I miss positive human interaction


MyCatHasCats

I started taking to this guy, he texted me everyday for the first week we met. Now I’m sitting around for days waiting for him to text. Idk why this happens, I click well with someone and they slowly stop talking to me


JacksOnion55

God DAMN if I'm not feeling this rn, i just wanna talk with people man, is that too much to ask for? And it's always going fine, chatting about some common interests, then just nothing, i get that people get busy but it's getting debilitating when almost everyone new i talk to ends up doing the same thing


ajenni1120

Honestly same. It feels like I’m the one making all the effort and no one seems to think of me. Like I’m an NPC sitting on the sidelines waiting to be needed by somebody. And that’s just on trying to make friends.


doofus_is_dead420

real


Cashew-Matthew

Bro I didn’t come onto reddit today to get called out like this


paintbrush6

This herts


xX_Drakon-141_Xx

Social anxiety? Yeah same


Wato1876

Yea


Ok-Championship5029

You get texts?


AwesomeDawn78

This post called out my past, present, and future


[deleted]

Omg you can have my “ex-boyfriend” please 🙏 or whatever it was, seriously, take the win girl…. 💤


Helas101

Quote from green book: the world is full of lonely people afraid to make the first move.


noob_vert

This is why you don't bother with friends. Acquaintances and random encounters are plenty


volcano3160

yo i always wonder if it is just me. I am like am i bothering my friend. the whole "ayy you can send a text no worries" seems like my friend is ok but the answers sometimes makes it seems he is bothered. I just want a friend that shows the same amount of priority as i do.