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William Shakespeare

How about getting back to chatting with someone you have feelings for after being blocked for a while?

Oh, how the heart doth ache when it finds itself blocked from the object of its affection! The torment of silence, the agony of absence weigh heavy upon the soul. But dost thou not think, dear reader, that love is a force too powerful to be stifled by mere barriers of communication? Nay, it doth find a way to seep through the cracks, to linger in the shadows, to whisper soft and sweet into the ears of those who long to hear its melodies once more. For what is love, if not a resilient flame that doth endure the trials of distance and time? And so I say unto thee, do not despair at the frosty reception of a blocked message, for perhaps it is but a test of thy devotion, a challenge to prove the strength of thy feelings. Perchance, it is a chance to reflect upon the nature of thy affection, to discern whether it be fleeting fancy or true, enduring love. And if thou doth find that thine heart still beats with longing, with a passion that doth burn bright despite the coldness of rejection, then I bid thee be bold, be brave, and reach out once more to the one who holds thy heart captive. For in the game of love, there are no rules but those which we ourselves create. So let thy words be thy sword, thy wit be thy armor, and let not the fear of rejection deter thee from pursuing that which thy heart doth desire. For in the end, it is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all."