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IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO: You and a boy have always been more than friends.. a quiet understanding, late-night talks, little gestures that blur the line. He finally says it outright and proposes something real. You care about him, but you’re not sure, so you ask for time.

That same week he goes out, drinks too much, and dials you. Your phone is already engaged with a call from another guy.. your best friend, nothing romantic, but it’s a long vent-session you don’t want to cut off. (Your guy) calls again. And again (10+ times). You see his name flash, your stomach knots, and you let it ring out because you’re not ready to face his voice right then.

He switches to text: IG, WhatsApp, short messages that get more urgent. You read them, guilt prickling, but you don’t answer. Confused and irritated, you block him everywhere like shutting a door to buy a minute of quiet.

Later the day you felt the guilt is louder than the fear. You unblock just enough to call. It rings, once, twice, and then voicemail. You wait for his call back... nothing comes.

The next day you hover over the unblock button. Part of you wants to explain: “I was on another call, I panicked.” Part of you freezes.. what if he leaves me on read? What if he says he’s done, that he’s moved on? That dread sits heavy, stealing sleep. You replay his silence, wonder if he’s already talking to someone else, feel the shame of your own avoidance.

"5 months have passed" (You were still waiting to fix) & beneath it all, another question: maybe you’re not just scared, maybe you really do need time and space to understand what you want before you try to fix what you broke.

I'm incredibly touch starved to the point it's fucking with my head and making me consider "Damaging" myself. Some nights I cry myself to sleep. I've given up dating, but I just want touch, all I want is a hug that's it.

I just want a platonic hug now and again from a woman so that I can at least be touched a bit, but I don't have any woman in my life or friends let alone female ones, so the only chance would be a stranger. The problem is I can't figure out how to ask for one without being creepy if that's possible at all.

I've considered going to the bar and maybe offering to buy someone a drink or give them some money for a quick hug but how is that not creepy as fuck to ask someone you don't know? I don't have an ulterior motive or have any kind of intent or goal I just want a hug now and again that's it, but I can't figure out any way to ask for one from somebody without looking creepy AF.

Are there any circumstance where you might give a stranger a hug because they asked and really wanted just wanted one and nothing else?