Desi Twitter was flooded with red flags today π©π©π© and can we blame them? Red flags usually pop up in the early throes of dating someone, but sometimes theyβre just anything that makes you feel icky or makes your spidey senses tingle β and itβd be best if you paid heed and ran for the hills πββοΈ.
Weβve all heard at least one of these statements from people at least once in our lives and Iβm pretty sure ignoring it was the biggest mistake we ever made! From the basic βyouβre the only guy/girl I talk toβ to the βmain dekh kar delete kardungaβ β weβve all been there for at least some of it. However, some of us made out the other end better, wiser and learnt how to keep receipts (*the screenshot folder makes up at least 5 GB of the storage on my phone*).
Some people, however, are still salty and have taken to Twitter to impart the best advice Iβve seen on the platform since well, forever. Here are some gems that we picked out for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy.
1) People In Their 20s Who Still Use Snapchat
I know youβre offended but please sit down. Call me boring/cautious/the most intelligent person youβve ever met β but anyone still using Snapchat in their 20s is a MAJOR red flag. We all know nothing good ever happened on Snapchat after the dog filter. These days the βyouthβ use it to send unsolicited nudes, love confessions that you canβt screenshot or save without them knowing (so whatβs the point???), and the most abhorrent in my opinion β ab selfies at the gym. Kind sir, I do not want to see your bare, sweaty torso β please have mercy on my eyes. Not surprisingly, Pakistani women have picked up on this and Snapchat made everyoneβs list of being a red flag.
This is your cue to uninstall Snapchat and meet people the old-fashioned way β sliding into those Facebook DMs.
2) The Good Olβ Relationship Mumbo-Jumbo & Gaslighting
Thereβs nothing like pitting women against one another to make them feel insecure and lose their self-worth. Men often say dodgy one-liners to put women up on a pedestal (which in reality is a rickety chair with one leg about to break at any moment under your weight) and make them lose sight of all the red flags that are glaringly obvious.
Men giving extra respect to women they feel attracted to is such a massive red flag. Theyβre basically saying that only women they find attractive or can possibly end up with are worth being polite to, and anyone else in the female populace can rot under the sun.
βIβm kinda clingyβ is code for Iβll text/video call you at random times to check if youβre cheating on me and you wonβt be able to call me out on it because Iβm βquirky and soooo in love with youβ. Please. Block them.
Whenever anyone says donβt worry about it, you should worry about it.
When people youβve just become online friends with are asking you to meet, itβs not weird. It becomes weird when youβve had only one convo β about something trivial, like whatβs the best garlic mayo brand, and they feel like you are now soulmates and want to meet you in person so they can win you over. Iβll pass. Thanks.
βShare your social media passwordsβ. How about you send me your social security number, your Debit card pin and give me the key to your house. Boy, bye.
3) Free Labour Under The Guise Of An Internship
Nothing like good old exploitation. Aahh makes you feel pumped in the morning when you think about all the people youβre going to profit off of. It took me a while to understand the gimmick run by many reputable organisations and companies in Pakistan (and around the world). Hey, donβt get me wrong, a slightly lower salary is okay if you donβt have any experience and theyβre teaching you things you didnβt know prior and youβre on the track for full-time employment. However, if theyβre paying you peanuts, youβre not learning anything and theyβre not planning on increasing your salary/stipend after your initial three months β you need to leave and try your luck somewhere else. Because ignoring these red flags wonβt only put you back financially, itβll also end up depleting your confidence and self-esteem over time.
4) The Wild Card Category
This is a hodgepodge section of relatively harmless red flags that wonβt put you on edge but should make you wary of the person nonetheless. Plus theyβre hilarious just the same, for us anywayβ¦
When anyone says they donβt need therapy but friends, itβs double-talk for βI will emotionally deplete you with my problems, will ignore any solutions you propose and blame you for all my bad choicesβ.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S fans are a cult. Iβm never going to change my mind about it. I mean sure it might be funny, but Iβve never made it past the first episode to find out. I mean good for you for putting up with that obnoxious laugh track. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
I donβt like chai either, or coffee for that matter. Maybe I am toxic?
Lol, this was the biggest lie weβve all heard growing up. it never gets easy, you just get desensitized over time and learn to work harder :β).
Well, desi twitter offered its hot take on red flags, what are some of the ones youβve identified and avoid like the plague? Let us know.
