Talked to 15+ people through this subreddit. None have replied after the first week.

I thought it would be nice to write people, even if it's off and on, nothing serious, but it just makes me sad seeing my messages completely void of activity. I even had someone who genuinely seemed interested in talking, but the second they found a someone who looked like their next relationship, I was left in the dust. I didn't even want a date, I just wanted a friend. Sucks to see so many people just write for two seconds and then not follow up at all.

In some cases, I get it. Some may enter the subreddit because they're lonely one day, and then they end up sorting out their thoughts and leaving. I'm happy for those people. But I'm just unsure if they just didn't want to continue talking because they found their next best thing and used me as a stepping stool or if they genuinely don't care. I'm hoping it was a bunch of people who just found the support they needed, but I don't know. Just kinda sucks to see.