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@ShadowyZephyr @SkyeSharkie @tautologer yeah i think there's something lost in translation and skipping the mutual escalation of plausibly deniable interest to just do painfully direct asks & rejections & attempts to hack the system post-rejection is extremely uncomfortable for people who are not autistically…
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Reply · Nov 25, 2023@georgejrjrjr @qephatziel avoiding having to reject ppl because it scares me because of past traumaReply · Jan 3, 2024@Lizquidity yeah... i mean i *dislike* being rejected but it isn't emotionally fraught like rejecting someone can be for meReply · Nov 12, 2023@redaction yeah sigh it's annoying, the question is nbd- and like, the whole problem starts w ppl not wanting to admit their interest in each other…Reply · Sep 28, 2026@ih8thisplatform there are many ways to communicate a lack of interest, imo the lack of reciprocation is discouragement and should be read as such if…