Blocked for a Thumbs Up

I blocked a guy because he used a thumbs up emoji after I poured my heart out in a text.

Like, seriously, things were actually going great before that.

We’d been talking every night, sharing random stories and even sending each other those

embarrassing selfies you only show someone you trust. I told him this really personal

thing about my family, and I kind of expected… I don’t know, a real response? Some empathy?

He just sent back a single thumbs up. No words. Not even an “aww”

or a simple “that sucks.” I stared at my phone for, like, five straight minutes,

just feeling weird and exposed. It was like I’d just delivered a TED Talk and he’d