Why You Miss Someone More After They've Stopped Giving You Attention

It is almost embarrassing how quickly “I don't even care that much” can turn into checking their last seen at 2 a.m. Yesterday, you were perfectly fine. Today, they have taken longer to reply and suddenly every song, Instagram story and random memory seems connected to them. So, what changed? Sometimes, your feelings did not suddenly become deeper. Their attention simply became less available. And when something we were used to receiving disappears, the brain can become intensely focused on getting it back. Research on romantic uncertainty has found that uncertainty about whether someone likes you can increase attraction and make you think about them more.