It's exhausting. It's dishonest. It's the opposite of how real people should communicate. 💬

Like when someone asks you if you're okay and they actually mean "I want you to perform being fine so I don't have to deal with your actual feelings." Or when someone says they "need space" but what they mean is "I'm keeping my options open and I don't want to be tied down." Or when someone says things that are intentionally vague so they can deny what they meant later if it causes problems. 🚫

I respect people who just say things plainly. "I'm struggling." "I need help." "I made a mistake." "I don't know how to handle this." Those are real sentences. Those are what actual humans sound like when they're being honest. 💯

What bothers me is that this vague, indirect way of communicating has become normalized, like it's more sophisticated or mature to hint at things instead of stating them. But it's not. It's just confusing and it creates problems that didn't need to exist. 😠

If you care about someone, you say so. If you're unsure, you say that. If something bothers you, you say it instead of leaving them guessing or punishing them quietly. If you've changed your mind about something, you communicate that clearly. It's not cruel to be direct; it's actually kind. Cruelty is leaving someone confused and anxious, trying to read your mind. 💔

Can people just start saying what they mean? Is that impossible? 🤨