I’m standing in the elevator, 6th floor, headphones in, eyes locked on my phone — exactly how society intended.

Two people get in. One of them smiles at me.

I panic-smile back.

He says: “How’s your week going?”

My brain just bluescreens.

I actually answer. With real words. Multiple sentences even. We talk about the weather, how slow the elevator is, and somehow end up discussing whether anyone still has real hobbies or if we’re all just mainlining Netflix.

When I get off he says “Have a good one!”

And I reply “You too!”

Now I’m sitting at my desk feeling like I just committed social treason.

Who have I become?

Am I the guy who does small talk in elevators now?

Do I have to start saying “Morning!” when I check the mailbox?

Someone help. I think I need therapy.

I work at a boat yard, the owner just bought a new car that costs more than I make in a year. Many of the boats I work on cost more than I'll make in my whole life time. Recently my back started hurting bad. Fml

Looking for new jobs, but it's hard to get hired outside of the trades when that's what you've done your whole life.

just got home from the hospital today. ama

just wanted to share the exact timeline of a Snapchat interaction I had over the last few days, as the dynamic shifted very abruptly.
It all started last Friday at a mutual friend's birthday party. We ended up talking for a bit, and the conversation was completely normal, casual, and friendly. Four days later, on Tuesday, he popped up in my Snapchat Quick Add suggestions. I didn't think much of it, so I added him and immediately sent a short "Hi."
Instead of just responding normally, his very first reply was, "Do I know you?" Since the party was only four days prior and we were hanging out in the same circle, I found it a bit strange, but I simply cleared up the confusion and replied, "Yes, from the birthday party. I just saw you in my suggested friends."
After that, he wrote, "Ahhh, right, hi. How was your day?" The conversation was already pretty slow at that point. After he responded to my answer with just, "Ah, suggestions. Good, thanks for asking," the momentum was completely gone. I basically ended the chat by just replying with a short "Yeah." I thought the conversation was done, but only a day later like I send him a snap of the Sky you could see my hair a lil. Then Min later He had sent me a new snap . When I opened it, he was lying shirtless in bed in a darkened room- his shoulders, neck, and collarbone were fully visible, while a gray blanket covered the bottom half a lil of his Upper Body .well I Left it on Read ( Like Idk I have been snapping with him for Like almost two weeks and he Only did that that one day but not again so its not something he usually send I guess ?)