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Originally Posted by AnnieK

One of the biggest insults I got was kind of a backhanded compliment (of sorts) and has stuck with me for ever.

When I was at school, I used to get the bus with a lad who I was sure I would one day marry. He didn't know of my love for him and it was very much unrequited. One day we were talking on the bus and Belinda Carlise was in the charts and he said to me "See, gingers can be fit, there's hope for you one day" It broke a little bit of my soul that day, I'm still not over it, I think I should have had counseling.

He then asked my best friend out the week after and there ended my crush.

Is it a bit late to tell you that he was like 99% defo flirting with you and asked out your friend because you didn't pick up on it?

That is TEXTBOOK negging