Anna Runkle

They'll be creeped out. It's cringy, right? When somebody obsesses on you, it's not a pleasant thing when you're not into it. So they don't disclose, but they're always trying to think of like, what's the perfect thing I could say that would sort of go, you know, make a little space where you could say something and give me that clue. And that's what flirting is.

They'll be creeped out. It's cringy, right? When somebody obsesses on you, it's not a pleasant thing when you're not into it. So they don't disclose, but they're always trying to think of like, what's the perfect thing I could say that would sort of go, you know, make a little space where you could say something and give me that clue. And that's what flirting is.

They'll be creeped out. It's cringy, right? When somebody obsesses on you, it's not a pleasant thing when you're not into it. So they don't disclose, but they're always trying to think of like, what's the perfect thing I could say that would sort of go, you know, make a little space where you could say something and give me that clue. And that's what flirting is.

When it's reciprocal, people are flirting. So you sort of say, I just don't have anything to do this Saturday. And then you say, oh, that's funny. I don't either. Well, you know, it's like this very subtle exchange, but the exchange isn't happening the way you want. So your imagination takes over because I think there was something code, a secret code in what they were saying.

When it's reciprocal, people are flirting. So you sort of say, I just don't have anything to do this Saturday. And then you say, oh, that's funny. I don't either. Well, you know, it's like this very subtle exchange, but the exchange isn't happening the way you want. So your imagination takes over because I think there was something code, a secret code in what they were saying.

When it's reciprocal, people are flirting. So you sort of say, I just don't have anything to do this Saturday. And then you say, oh, that's funny. I don't either. Well, you know, it's like this very subtle exchange, but the exchange isn't happening the way you want. So your imagination takes over because I think there was something code, a secret code in what they were saying.

Next thing you know, you're looking at all their social media and they're like, oh, they like that song. And the lyrics are about really loving somebody that you can't tell. So your mind just starts to find love where there is no love, which is what you learned to do as a kid when you weren't getting loved.

Next thing you know, you're looking at all their social media and they're like, oh, they like that song. And the lyrics are about really loving somebody that you can't tell. So your mind just starts to find love where there is no love, which is what you learned to do as a kid when you weren't getting loved.

Next thing you know, you're looking at all their social media and they're like, oh, they like that song. And the lyrics are about really loving somebody that you can't tell. So your mind just starts to find love where there is no love, which is what you learned to do as a kid when you weren't getting loved.

Mm-hmm. Anxiety and despair. And then just like, la-la, you know, overjoyed. You know, you've got that little bit of like maybe from them.

Mm-hmm. Anxiety and despair. And then just like, la-la, you know, overjoyed. You know, you've got that little bit of like maybe from them.

Mm-hmm. Anxiety and despair. And then just like, la-la, you know, overjoyed. You know, you've got that little bit of like maybe from them.

It was legit.

It was legit.

It was legit.

It, it might've been. How did you feel? I mean, what was your gut check?

It, it might've been. How did you feel? I mean, what was your gut check?

It, it might've been. How did you feel? I mean, what was your gut check?

It wasn't about you. It wasn't really something you did. She was reacting to something that was completely in her mind or her heart about it, some memory or some projection. You didn't do that.

It wasn't about you. It wasn't really something you did. She was reacting to something that was completely in her mind or her heart about it, some memory or some projection. You didn't do that.