Warning: This page will make you question the very fabric of your existence.
Or maybe just your relationship.
Either way, it's a wild ride.
A phenomenon where someone on Instagram suddenly stops responding to your DMs, but only after they've been actively ignoring you for weeks, and only after you've been actively flirting with someone else for weeks.
It's like they're trying to play a game of 'I'm interested, no I'm not, no I'm not, no I'm interested, no I'm not' and you're just a poor, unsuspecting soul trapped in a never-ending loop of uncertainty.
Or maybe they just really like hiking alone in the woods.
Either way, it's a real thing, and it's a real pain in the butt.
Don't do anything, because honestly, there's not much you can do.
You could try sending them a strongly-worded message, but let's be real, that'll only make things worse.
You could try blocking them, but where's the fun in that?
Just accept the fact that you're being ghosted, and move on with your life.
Or maybe just take up a new hobby, like hiking alone in the woods.
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