I had this thought earlier today thatwhat if, when you first met people, you could already...

I had this thought earlier today that
what if, when you first met people, you could already automatically tell things about their compatibility and availability, just on sight? What if we had this way of meeting people and knowing “already in a relationship” or “emotionally unavailable” or “still in love with their ex” or “looking to settle down”

And imagine if this is just how things were, how they’d always been: that you could always see these things about completely perfect strangers and friends alike. What if it wasn’t weird/invasive because it wasn’t something NEW, it was just something that has ALWAYS been

How would that effect how you loved? How you allowed yourself to grow as person? What would it be like to be read like a book by everyone around you? Would it make for more calculated risk taking? More active personal growth?

And, of course, people would still get their heartbroken, because you can know full well that someone isn’t into you and fall in love with them anyway. But doing so would be an active choice–you would know, from day one, that this person was off limits and you would choose to keep holding to hope.

What would things be like in a world like that?
Who would turn out to be worth breaking our hearts for?