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What to text back when your crush says « been really busy lately »

Already decoded. Here's what they actually meant, the specific words doing the damage, and three replies ranked by what we'd send.

Crush

been really busy lately

Soft exit

What they actually meant

Busy is real, but busy also does a lot of work as a soft exit. The tell isn't this text, it's whether they suggest a time. If they don't, they're letting it fade.

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Replies you can send

Keep it calm

totally get it. hit me up when things calm down

Hold your ground

We'd send this one

when do you actually have a free evening? i'll work around it

Change the game

then i'll stop guessing. tell me when you want to hang and i'm there

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