On Feeling Good When “They” Don’t Respond

Or: So They Won’t Text You Back

Say you meet someone new. Things seem to go so well; they laugh at your jokes and you like what they have to say. Afterwards, you text them, and… you get nothing. Chemistry went to crickets in no time at all. Also, the lack of response is accompanied by a sharp sense of constriction every time you check your phone.

If you’re a millennial or younger, I’ll bet I’ve just described a familiar experience.