5 Signs You Are Already Cut Out Of Close Circles (But Are Still Kept Nearby Out Of Politeness)
1. You tell them something important, and the reply is a short "I see" or "uh-huh." No elaboration, no reaction. They used to laugh, argue, interrupt. Now it's as if they are just ticking a box: "answer received." This is not indifference; this is a distance that has already been built but not yet formalized with words.
2. They invite you "out of habit," not out of desire. You sit at the table, and the conversation revolves around others. Your presence has become a formality, like an old photograph that isn't deleted just out of politeness. At some point, you catch yourself thinking that you've become a guest in your own company.3. You stopped being the one they call first. You learn all important news through third parties or social media. And if you call yourself, you sense rush in their voice: "Yes, I'll call you back later." Only, no one calls back. This is not anger; it is indifference frozen beneath the mask of busyness.
4. When they discuss you in conversation, they talk about you in the past tense—"he used to be like that." This is the main marker. You have already left their present, you just physically still appear in the frame. To them, you are a story, not a person.
5. They still wish you a happy holiday, but without warmth. The phrases have become generic: "good luck," "health," "all the best." Without names, without memory of you. This is the end—without a scandal, without a goodbye, just a quiet deletion.
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