Just circling back on your audacity, because the silence clearly didn’t land the first time. Not to reopen anything. Not to clarify. Simply to acknowledge the confidence it takes to assume access still exists after it was intentionally removed.
Let’s be clear about what happened. I didn’t forget. I didn’t get distracted. I didn’t “mean to reply later.” I noticed everything and chose disengagement anyway. Silence wasn’t an oversight. It was a decision made with full awareness of what it would signal.
Audacity is assuming silence means availability. That distance is temporary. That restraint is an invitation to try again. It’s believing you’re entitled to explanation after the behavior already closed the conversation.
Per my last silence, I already observed what happens when effort stops coming from one side. I already saw what vanished when I stopped initiating. I already learned what was dependent on my presence and what was never mutual to begin with. There was nothing left to discuss.
Circling back now doesn’t show confidence. It shows that you’re uncomfortable sitting with unanswered questions that weren’t mine to resolve. Silence unsettles people who benefited from access without accountability.
What’s interesting is how quickly people confuse calm boundaries with availability. How often they assume composure means forgiveness. Or that lack of confrontation means the door is still open. It isn’t.
I didn’t disengage to provoke a response. I disengaged to end the dynamic. There’s a difference. Silence wasn’t part of a game. It was the closing action.
So yes, I noticed the audacity. I simply didn’t feel the need to address it until now. And addressing it doesn’t mean I’m reengaging. It means I’m naming the moment for what it is and leaving it exactly where it belongs.
This isn’t a restart. It’s a reminder.
Final Thought: Silence Isn’t Confusion
It’s clarity without commentary.
Disclaimer
This isn’t an opening.
This isn’t a follow up.
And this definitely isn’t an invitation.
Just circling back doesn’t reopen access, restart conversation, or override a silence that was placed intentionally.
The boundary still stands.
The distance is still deliberate.
And the audacity has been noted — without altering the outcome.
