You know that one person you genuinely gave your time, attention, and emotional energy to? The one who always had a reason to be too busy, too tired, or too important to respond? The same person who suddenly remembers you only when they have some work with you or when their favorite people aren’t around.
At first, you keep giving them benefit of doubt — maybe they’re caught up, maybe they didn’t see your message, maybe… maybe… But after a point, you realise you’re the only one doing the running in a two-person race.Its about priorities.
So, you finally decide — I need to stop trying.
You stop texting first, stop initiating, and stop overthinking. You tell yourself, “If they care, they’ll show up.”
And guess what? Suddenly, the same person who was always too busy starts dropping random “Hi” or “Long time!” messages like it’s a coincidence.
This is simply— attention withdrawal symptom!
These are the kind of people who don’t want you, but also don’t want you to go.
They love the power of being missed.
They don’t crave connection, they crave validation.
It’s like they want to prove, “See? Even when I ignore, people still come back!”
But when you don’t — when you choose peace over their drama — oh ho, the tables turn!
Now they feel left out, start imagining stories, or worse, throw hints on social media like “some people change.”
The truth is simple — these are people who enjoy the chase more than the company.
They can’t handle being ignored because their ego catches a cold the minute the attention heater goes off.
If someone truly cares, you won’t have to search for signs — their actions will make it clear.
Silence reveals everything that words often hide.
Not my story — just an observation. 👀
Blessmesai 