My lovely readers, I apologise for the radio silence. A while ago, I mentioned that I’m adapting my blogs into a book and for the past few months, I’ve been going over my old blog posts and editing them and trying to put the posts into a coherent format. However, that’s not the only reason…
Tag: silence
Mind-reading
How am I meant to know what you are thinking? How do I know you won’t be like the rest and disappear? Is there a way I can find this out without scaring you away? Is there a way I can avoid this sinking feeling that it’s happening again..? Photo by Matthias Zomer from Pexels
I’m an optimist, not an idiot.
A month ago: Great date. He kissed me before I drove home. He texted me at bedtime. A few days later: I suggested we meet up over the weekend – pre-op. He couldn’t for decent reasons. He disappeared for a few weeks; not even one text. What have I got to lose? He’s already not…
A letter to my ex.
Dear You, The summer was confusing. I missed you and you confessed you still loved me. We nearly met up to see if we could rekindle things. We didn’t meet – thank God. Being friends wasn’t going to happen, was it? At least not yet. Any anyway, I was seeing someone (admittedly I wasn’t as invested…
An Update
To conclude our experiment: I chatted for a moment with a selection of matches, then the conversation fell silent. Result: Unmatched. The remainder matches didn’t even respond. Result: Unmatched. That is a 100% fail rate. I shan’t bother again. Photo by Lukas from Pexels
Boys are mean
He’s keen all evening, he’s keen in the morning. You swap numbers. Nothing for 3 days. Nothing for another day. You causally add him as a Facebook friend. 24 hours later; still silence. That’s a hint and a half. Boys are mean. Photo by Zack Melhus on Pexels.
Disappearing Acts…
Sometimes people disappear when they have a new relationship. Sometimes people disappear even if they’ve been with their partner for a long time. Other times, people can live in an all-consuming bubble of happiness where their only concern is for the one they love. This is fine if you’re the one disappearing from the face…
