• I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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    8 days ago

    I got a more direct case of rejection. 12yo me, at new school, 2nd week of classes, one of the girls that I thought was very pretty was asking others who they fancied. Once she came up to me, I meekly replied “You”. I got a very loud and angry “I HATE YOU!” as an answer. Up to this day, more than 20 years later, I have no fucking clue to any possible why, in her mind, I deserved that reply.

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      7 days ago

      You got that reply because you surprised her and her immature 12 y/o brain spat that out as the best response on short notice. It’s entirely likely that response had nothing to do with you in particular.

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      7 days ago

      B-B-b-b-BAKA!

      But you probably caught her off guard. I wouldn’t expect 12 year olds to really know how to express their feelings like that.

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        7 days ago

        I don’t think it was a tsundere, given that during the rest of the year she avoided me and I noticed at least two times were our eyes met, she frowned then looked away. We had zero interactions during the rest of the year.

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      7 days ago

      Ouch. But also,

      I once got angry and through a fit at a friend for buying me a surprise gift. I couldn’t even tell you why, but I was very upset.

      Try not to put too much stock in the bubbling brew that is childhood emotions.