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Are You In a Deluluship? 10 top signs that your friendship/relationship isn’t real
Deluluship: when your partner definitely isn’t your partner
5 min readFeb 26, 2024
We’ve all had a deeply silly crush on someone who just doesn’t like us or even really know we exist. Hopefully you had this in Year 9, but unfortunately, some of us get pranked by Cupid in our twenties, thirties and beyond. I know we’re in an age that doesn’t like ‘labels’ but really, read this if you’re in doubt of reality.
1. They don’t want to see you.
I don’t mean they don’t have the time for two or three weeks. I mean it’s been six months and they still can’t be bothered to find a date to see you and actively avoid doing so. I know it’s easy to delude yourself into thinking they’re busy being an adult, but this definitely means they don’t like you very much. You’re an acquaintance: and that’s fine! But that’s what you are. You’re not a friend or a romantic interest. Don’t expect to see them again, or at the very most often. You don’t matter to this person.