"hey"
Bare-minimum effort. They're testing if you'll carry the entire conversation.
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Bare-minimum effort. They're testing if you'll carry the entire conversation.
No labels. No commitment. Sex on the table. Ghost incoming.
They told you the truth upfront. Believe them the first time.
Polite stall. Move on without drama.
All the perks of a relationship. None of the responsibility.
Could be genuine. Could also mean: stay available, I won't commit. Watch the calendar.
Sex, dressed up as hospitality.
Soft no. They won't.
Sex. With a streaming subscription as alibi.
Bored. Scrolling. You're tab number five. Late-night version = hookup ping.
Booty call. No subtext. Reply or don't.
Either real recognition — or the opening line in every fuckboy / fuckgirl manual.
Permission slip they're writing for themselves. Translation: 'let's hook up.'
Healthy if consistent. Suspicious if it surfaces only when you ask for time.
Bitter. Past wound talking. Run unless you signed up for unpaid therapy.
Sometimes true. Often code for: I want intimacy but only after I feel safe and respected. Read context.
Friendzone for plausible deniability. Don't audition for a promotion.
Projection alert. They're dating a memory, not you.
Vague forever-soon. Pin a day or stop bringing it up.
Compliment with no follow-through plan. Vibe-check, nothing more — yet.
Low self-esteem dressed as a flex. Or testing your pickme tolerance.
Safe, exit-friendly first meet. Not low interest — just smart.
You will be the next 'crazy ex'. Take notes.
Compliment with a request: be the emotional dumping ground.