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THEHUMAN DIARYThere is a word for what you felt.
Hope

n.Deliberately believing an unlikely romantic outcome, half as a joke and half not.

Internet slang, from 'delusional'Internet or community term

The Group Chat Knows

TASH: ok so he liked the photo from 2019

TASH: the 2019 one

BEA: he was SCROLLING

JOY: how far back is 2019

TASH: 340 posts

JOY: THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY

BEA: that's not an accident that's an expedition

TASH: right?? that's a man on a mission

JOY: ok but devil's advocate

TASH: no

JOY: DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. he could have been going through someone else's tagged photos and yours came up

BEA: Joy.

JOY: i'm just saying

BEA: we are not doing evidence tonight. tonight is vibes.

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TASH: he also watched my story within 4 minutes

TASH: i posted at 11:47

JOY: how do you know when he watched it

TASH: because i checked at 11:51 and he was 3rd

BEA: 3rd is huge

TASH: 3rd is HUGE

JOY: what does 3rd mean

BEA: it means he was on the app when it went up

BEA: it means he has notifications on for her

BEA: OR

BEA: he opens the app and she is who he checks

TASH: stop

TASH: STOP

JOY: or he was on the app because it was 11:47 on a saturday and every human on earth was on the app

BEA: joy i swear to god

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TASH: ok real talk though

TASH: i know it's nothing

TASH: like i actually do know

BEA: i know you know

TASH: i'm not delusional i'm delulu. there's a difference

JOY: explain the difference

TASH: delusional is when you believe it

TASH: delulu is when you're choosing it on purpose because the alternative is going to bed at 12:30 on a saturday feeling like a bin

BEA: ^^^^^

JOY: ok that's actually fair

TASH: thank you

JOY: that's genuinely fair, i'm sorry

TASH: it's fine you're the sensible one, we need one

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BEA: ok but what's the plan

TASH: there's no plan. that's the whole point. if there's a plan then i'm someone with a plan about a man who liked a photo

TASH: and that woman is TRAGIC

TASH: whereas a woman who does nothing at all and just enjoys the 4 minutes is having a nice time

BEA: so you're doing nothing

TASH: absolutely nothing

JOY: you've been typing for 11 minutes

TASH: i said i'm doing nothing i didn't say i'm doing nothing about it QUIETLY

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BEA: how long do we get to run this for

TASH: til something contradicts it

JOY: and then?

TASH: then i drop it immediately, no argument, no grief, no "but the photo"

TASH: that's the deal. that's what makes it fun and not sad

BEA: that is genuinely quite healthy

TASH: i've had a lot of practice

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TASH: he's typing

BEA: WHAT

JOY: WHAT

TASH: he's typing

TASH: he stopped

TASH: he's typing again

BEA: i am going to be sick

TASH: he stopped

TASH: ok he stopped for real, it's been 90 seconds

JOY: oh no

TASH: no it's fine!! genuinely fine

TASH: honestly this is the best bit anyway. this bit right here.

TASH: nothing has happened and nothing might ever happen and i've had the best hour of my week

BEA: ok that's actually beautiful

JOY: that's actually a bit bleak

TASH: it's both!!! it's ALWAYS both!!

TASH: goodnight I love you both, wake me if he sends anything

BEA: you'll be awake

TASH: obviously

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