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the warning signs you spotted immediately and ignored anyway, on purpose, with a smile.
means early behavioral evidence that someone or something will cause you future pain, visible in hindsight but usually in foresight too.
from from actual flags: nautical and military signals meaning danger or stop, red chosen for visibility long before it meant your ex texting only at 2am.
color sciencered triggers threat detection fastest of any hue
dating slang boomexploded on tiktok around 2021
green flag backlashinvented because red flags got too much airtime
beige flagnewer term for weird but harmless quirks
for instance
love bombing — excessive affection week one, classic acceleration tactic
never wrong guy — blames every ex for every problem, pattern not coincidence
job that hires fast — desperation to fill role often signals bad retention
talks over waiters — reveals hierarchy beliefs, not just bad manners