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14 thoughts every person has when on an Instagram deep stalk

Keep calm and do NOT double tap.

WE’VE ALL BEEN there.

You’re having your weekly deep stalk of a friend’s ex on Instagram, when all of a sudden you find yourself around two years back in their photos.

What runs through your when embarking on a deep stalk is always the same.

1. Time to pay a visit to my favourite ever person to deep stalk - a mate’s cousin who posts about seven selfies every day.

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2. Oh. They’ve set their profile to private since my last visit.

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3. *considers* That makes complete sense.

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4. That’s fine, I have other people I can deep stalk. Like my ex’s new squeeze!

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5. They look… happy. I don’t care! *cares fiercely*

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6. Ah, I see in February of 2014 they went to Disney World. Isn’t it well for them.

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7. Woah, how’d I get this far back already?

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8. Better proceed with caution. Wait, what’s that pictu-

9. OH JESUS I JUST DOUBLE-TAPPED

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10. UNDO. UNDO. UNDO.

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11. *googles ‘Does it send notifications if you undo the like right after you liked it’*

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12. Best leave the scene of the crime with extreme haste.

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13. OH MAN WHAT A RUSH.

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14. Better stay off their profile for a few weeks. Just until the paranoia fades. Then I’ll be back. I’ll always come back.

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