It makes me so mad/sad that this is the modern reality for relationships. At the same time my self esteem is skyrocketing because of all the likes like a casino with bright lights and big numbers but the whole thing feels cheapened. I know there's more valid reasons to this besides the fact that idk how to text matches but I'm blanking
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Then don't? You can be looking to meet someone for a romantic relationship, and specifically trying to do more volunteering or whatever to raise the chances that that will happen, but still treating each new friendship as a friendship.
This isn't lying though, no one will get hurt.