Invisible
I think that the cruelest thing that you can do to a person is to render them invisible.
Imagine this. A person invites themselves into your life and makes you laugh.
They spend inordinate amounts of time pursuing a relationship with you. They say all the right things. They make you feel loved, at the very least.
They put real effort into building a friendship. They make promises, declarations of intent, and reassurances.
They confide in you, give you gifts and glimpses into their soul.
Then one day, they are done. They refuse to acknowledge your presence, or return your calls or texts. They simply ignore you.
No explanations, no anything. It becomes as if you never existed.
They make you invisible. With that invisibility, you begin to question everything that came before. You begin to question your own worth and value. Sometimes.
Sometimes you've had it happen before, so you recognize it for what it is, and move on.
It still remains the single most cruel thing you can do to a person.
Imagine this. A person invites themselves into your life and makes you laugh.
They spend inordinate amounts of time pursuing a relationship with you. They say all the right things. They make you feel loved, at the very least.
They put real effort into building a friendship. They make promises, declarations of intent, and reassurances.
They confide in you, give you gifts and glimpses into their soul.
Then one day, they are done. They refuse to acknowledge your presence, or return your calls or texts. They simply ignore you.
No explanations, no anything. It becomes as if you never existed.
They make you invisible. With that invisibility, you begin to question everything that came before. You begin to question your own worth and value. Sometimes.
Sometimes you've had it happen before, so you recognize it for what it is, and move on.
It still remains the single most cruel thing you can do to a person.
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