Why Constant Communication Creates a False Sense of Intimacy
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The illusion of closeness that comes from constant texting
I saw a TikTok recently of a girl complaining that she’d been ghosted — again — by someone she’d been in constant communication with. And it made me realise how, nowadays, texting someone all day can create a false sense of intimacy. We’ve all been there…looking at our phones the second it vibrates, hoping it’s them. Feeling the comfort of waking up to a good morning text, having someone check in on your day, and by lunchtime, you’ve already talked about your whole morning routine, what you ate for breakfast, and every small detail that doesn’t really matter but feels so personal in the…
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