You Don’t Owe Anyone Access to You

Attention can create a strange sense of obligation.

Someone sends you a thoughtful message, so you feel you should reply. They have been friendly for several days, so perhaps you should give them your number. You've been flirting, which makes saying no to meeting feel unfair. Maybe you've agreed to meet and now worry that changing your mind would be rude.

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