They did to you ghosting? Are you in on/off mode? Or is the person you went on two dates with blatantly ignoring you and you’re getting hurt?

Maybe it’s time to adopt it “the boring uncle”says Margarita Nazarenko on TikTok.

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Designed to get you to stop investing your time and energy in people who won’t actually commit to your relationship, the practice can help you create some emotional distance from the situation and feel “okay” to go again below.

The “boring uncle” practice is fairly self-explanatory and is about the idea of ​​re-viewing that person in the same way you would view a boring uncle trying to talk to you at a family gathering. “Whereas you actually want to talk to your cousin because she has some juicy gossip…”

Margarita Nazarenko, the TikToker who specializes in relationship videos, shares: “When you don’t know how to react to someone, imagine yourself at a Christmas dinner where your uncle is there telling you a boring story. So what you do is you respond politely, but you’re not going to give him your full attention, you’re not going to tell him how boring his story is. Just don’t ask questions and don’t get too deep into the conversation. Whether that’s live or by texting. Keep the feeling that in front of you you have a boring person that what he shares with you does not concern you at all.”

Someone comments below the video: “I was wondering if I should explain or educate someone, but I end up wasting energy on people who don’t actually want to try to keep me.” Another added: “Be indifferent. Save yourself.”