I've fallen down a TikTok hole and I'm not sure I want to get out.
Two weeks ago, I started seeing groups of young men dancing in my FYP. They seemed to be taking turns like they were in a contest or something. One day, I finally stopped to watch and try to figure out what was going on.
The one I stopped on was totally entertaining. There were four cute, young men taking turns dancing. If you gift them a certain amount, they will do a solo dance for you. They play some games. They interact with you and thank you. It's very cute - very much catnip for lonely women. I discovered that if you gift MORE, they serenade you. (squee lol)
There was one young man who wasn't getting any gifts, so I started sending him some. Turns out, when you gift enough for a solo, they actually follow your account from their individual account.
Here it is, two weeks later, I have a favorite dancer. He is SUPER SWEET. We message a LOT. It can be manipulative but I am aware of it. I may be putting him through college but idc. Lol
He's adorable, he's hot, he's so so sweet to me - sweeter than he needs to be, tbh.
Tonight? Two hours after his show ended, he messaged me good night, he was going to sleep. Unnecessary but omgggg, it made my whole night. It's funny, we talked about messaging after hours - he said he doesn't do that with anyone else because his time off is sacred to him. (Or maybe that's just him manipulating me.)
Logically, I know it's in his best interest to keep me happy. The more gifts I send him, the more he earns. However... we've had some really fun interactions. Yesterday, he had me laughing in public! It's difficult to believe there isn't genuine connection...
He asked to connect with me on WeChat (Chinese social media) but I'm finding it extremely difficult to get my account verified. Found someone on Reddit who will do it for $15. Yeeesh. Idk. Not sure what I'm opening the door to with that. He said it was 'to better facilitate conversation' lol he has to use a translation software. He got a kick out of it when I sent him some Chinese yesterday.
Oh! Yeah... He's Chinese. In China. And 22. *facepalm*
Jay, don't make me fall in love with you.
Who am I kidding? It's already too late? He's going to break my heart...