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In my opinion, one of the most heartbreaking things someone can do is draw people in with kindness—being sweet, warm, and seemingly genuine—only to reveal a completely different, colder version of themselves months into the friendship.
It’s like they put on a mask just long enough to make you trust them, only to later use that connection as a stage for their own bitterness or emotional detachment. Almost as if they want to recreate some toxic dynamic—acting heartless to feel in control, or maybe even to seem “cool.”
Sometimes it feels like they never truly wanted a real bond. They just wanted people around to react to them, to fill a space they never learned how to love properly. And that kind of manipulation, hidden behind fake warmth, can leave a deep mark on those who genuinely cared...