POV: you're confused on what that most recent text from your avoidant means¶
Channel: Mack Herman
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFb0zFZg55o
A skit-style short walking through how to identify a breadcrumb text from an avoidant and what to do with it.
Key points¶
- A genuine bid for reconnection carries clarity, accountability, and a real plan; vague check-ins ("hey stranger," taco-place nostalgia, story likes) are breadcrumbs -- bait with no risk or intention.
- Two valid responses: leave them on read to break the pattern and build curiosity, or send a boundary text ("I'm not interested in casual check-ins; if you want to reconnect, be clear and intentional").
- If the boundary text pushes them away, that itself is clarity.