You might be the person someone else is quietly hoping will text first.
REFLECTION
WHAT THIS MEANS
Waiting is symmetrical, and both people usually read the silence as proof they are not wanted. You assume the other person has moved on. They assume the same about you. Nobody is being cold; everybody is being careful.
Think of one person you have let drift for no real reason. Send something short and specific today, a memory or a question, nothing that needs a long reply. If they were waiting, you will know within an hour.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Who are you waiting on who may be waiting too?
MORE IN MEANING & PERSPECTIVE
- A map shows the streets, not which corner you had your first real talk on. Your town has two maps.
- Totality lasts a few minutes, then the ordinary day comes rushing back. Peak moments are visits, not addresses.
- Looking at old photos of your parents as teenagers is the fastest perspective check there is.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.