it hits different when someone gives you intimacy that feels intentional — the kind that feels safe, familiar, maybe even like the beginning of something real — only for them to vanish like none of it mattered. it’s confusing because the way they held you felt honest, the way they touched you felt personal, and the way they didn’t want to let go felt like care. so when they disappear, you don’t just feel rejected, you feel misled. you start questioning if you imagined the connection or if you we