The Worst Part Of Chasing Someone Is The Uncertainty, The Self-Doubt, And The Drained Energy

Thought Catalog
3 min readMar 4, 2020
Arthur Ogleznev

The worst part about chasing someone is that you’re convinced this could be the one. Otherwise you wouldn’t bother. Deep down in your gut, you feel like you would be a good fit together. You feel like you would make a perfect match. And sometimes, it feels like your person feels it too. But you’re the only one doing anything about it. You’re the only one courageous enough to make a move. You’re the only one bothering to put in any effort. And that can get confusing.

The worst part about chasing someone is the uncertainty. You aren’t sure whether your energy is going to pay off in the end. You aren’t sure whether you’re completely wasting your time on this person or whether they simply need a little nudge. You aren’t sure whether you’re fighting for something worthwhile or something wasteful. You aren’t sure whether your heart has the right idea or whether you should start the healing process.

The worst part about chasing someone is the self-doubt. The longer you go without taking the next step with them, the more you question yourself. You wonder whether they’re avoiding making a commitment because you don’t turn them on enough. Because you don’t excite them enough. Because you don’t surprise them enough. Because you don’t challenge them enough. Even though you…

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