Of course, not every intense crush is a serious psychological situation. Sometimes you just really, really like somebody and start behaving like their unpaid club publicist.
You hype up every photo, defend them when nobody asks, and respond to their messages in 0.4 seconds. The internet has given us a useful word for this level of devotion: simping.
Simping has become a recognizable part of online dating culture. Dictionary.com describes a simp as someone who is excessively attentive to or impressed by the person they are attracted to. The word has also evolved into a more general way of describing someone who is very obviously into another person.
These days, people use “simping” pretty casually. Someone might call a person a simp just for being openly devoted to their partner or going a little overboard with the affection.
Most of us know how it feels to like someone enough to temporarily forget how to act normal, even if we have never taken it quite this far.
So, have you ever caught yourself simping this hard for someone, or would you have left these messages firmly in the drafts? Tell us in the comment section.
