u/Scary-Alternative-81

Spent the weekend on a thing because the rental experience is genuinely broken. NoBroker quietly shows brokered listings even when you toggle "no broker." MagicBricks is mostly a call-center funnel. The only place I kept finding honest direct-owner listings was r/bangalorerentals and a couple of related subs. Problem is, those posts get buried fast and you basically have to scroll daily to catch them.

So I scraped every "flat for rent in " post I could find, ran them through an extractor, and built a small chat agent on top that lets you search them. You can say "2BHK in Koramangala under 30k, no broker" or "I work at Manyata, anything nearby under 25k" and it works. Each result links back to the OP's Reddit post so you just DM them directly, no broker in the loop.

Numbers were rough though. Out of 1,412 posts I pulled, only 131 turned out to be actual rental offers. The rest were complaints, scam stories, "wanted" posts, random market talk. So about 2.8% of what looks like a rental post on this sub actually is one.

Putting the demo link in a comment so this doesn't read as drive-by promo.

Genuine question though, most of those 39 are older archived posts so the flats are probably already gone. If I set up a daily scrape of new posts on here, would something like this be useful to you, or does the gap between "post appears" and "flat already taken" make it pointless?

Spent the weekend on a thing because the Bangalore rental experience is genuinely broken. NoBroker quietly shows brokered listings even when you toggle "no broker." MagicBricks is mostly a call-center funnel. The only place I kept finding honest direct-owner listings was r/bangalorerentals and a couple of related subs. Problem is, those posts get buried fast and you basically have to scroll daily to catch them.

So I scraped every "flat for rent in Bangalore" post I could find, ran them through an extractor, and built a small chat agent on top that lets you search them. You can say "2BHK in Koramangala under 30k, no broker" or "I work at Manyata, anything nearby under 25k" and it works. Each result links back to the OP's Reddit post so you just DM them directly, no broker in the loop.

Numbers were rough though. Out of 1,412 posts I pulled, only 131 turned out to be actual rental offers. The rest were complaints, scam stories, "wanted" posts, random market talk. So about 2.8% of what looks like a rental post on this sub actually is one.

Putting the demo link in a comment so this doesn't read as drive-by promo.

Genuine question though, most of those 39 are older archived posts so the flats are probably already gone. If I set up a daily scrape of new posts on here, would something like this be useful to you, or does the gap between "post appears" and "flat already taken" make it pointless?

Spent the weekend on a thing because the Bangalore rental experience is genuinely broken. NoBroker quietly shows brokered listings even when you toggle "no broker." MagicBricks is mostly a call-center funnel. The only place I kept finding honest direct-owner listings was r/bangalorerentals and a couple of related subs. Problem is, those posts get buried fast and you basically have to scroll daily to catch them.

So I scraped every "flat for rent in Bangalore" post I could find, ran them through an extractor, and built a small chat agent on top that lets you search them. You can say "2BHK in Koramangala under 30k, no broker" or "I work at Manyata, anything nearby under 25k" and it works. Each result links back to the OP's Reddit post so you just DM them directly, no broker in the loop.

Numbers were rough though. Out of 1,412 posts I pulled, only 131 turned out to be actual rental offers. The rest were complaints, scam stories, "wanted" posts, random market talk. So about 2.8% of what looks like a rental post on this sub actually is one.

Putting the demo link in a comment so this doesn't read as drive-by promo.

Genuine question though, most of those 39 are older archived posts so the flats are probably already gone. If I set up a daily scrape of new posts on here, would something like this be useful to you, or does the gap between "post appears" and "flat already taken" make it pointless?

been noticing this pattern for a few months now. You ask a specific question about your actual problem in r/saas or r/startups, maybe 2-3 replies if you're lucky. Meanwhile someone posts "is no-code the future" and gets 200 comments. My theory is that founders are mostly lurking and only reply when they can flex or argue about trends. Nobody's actually looking for the niche stuff where they might learn something. This makes finding your actual buyers on reddit feel impossible. Like the conversations happening aren't the ones your customers are having. They're having them in slack communities or private discords instead. Maybe i'm just posting in the wrong places or at the wrong times. But curious if other people building b2b stuff notice this too. Does reddit just not work for finding your specific audience anymore or is it a posting strategy issue?

I just came across this residency program called forge which is started by some 18yr kid. idk what’s wrong nowadays everyone is starting their own residency, accelerator. god help these kids also they say their previous cohort have got into YC EF etc which is again a lie guys don’t fall for this

Need honest opinions because I can’t tell if I’m being insecure or if something is actually off

Me and my girlfriend have been together for almost 2 years. We live together in Bangalore. Overall things are good honestly. We don’t fight much, we travel together, families know, all normal

But our physical relationship has completely died and it’s messing with my head more than I expected

In the beginning we were obsessed with each other. Couldn’t keep hands off each other type. Now it’s like she avoids anything that could even lead to intimacy

And before people say “relationships change with time” I get that. I’m not expecting movie type passion every day

But this different

Like if I try initiating something she’ll suddenly say she’s tired or stressed or not in the mood. Which is obviously fine sometimes. But this has been going on for months now

What’s confusing is she’s still affectionate in every other way. Sends me reels all day, cuddles while sleeping, calls me during work, posts me everywhere

But the second things get even slightly physical the vibe changes completely

A few weeks ago I actually stopped trying altogether because rejection started feeling embarrassing honestly

Then last night something happened that properly got to me

We were lying in bed and she was scrolling instagram. Some random fitness influencer guy came on her feed and she literally goes
“this man is unreal”

I laughed it off but idk why it stayed in my head because she hasn’t looked at ME like that in a long time

And now my brain is spiralling into stupid thoughts like maybe she’s just not attracted to me anymore and doesn’t know how to say it

I tried talking about it once before and she got annoyed and said
“why do men make everything about sex”

But it’s not even just sex honestly. It’s feeling wanted

That feeling when your own partner starts reacting to you like you’re a roommate instead of someone they desire is genuinely depressing

Now I’m at this weird point where I overthink every small thing

Like if she changes clothes in another room
if she turns away while sleeping
if she rejects a kiss too quickly

It’s exhausting

Women especially, please answer honestly

Can attraction come back in long term relationships or is this usually how things slowly die

Need honest opinions because I can’t tell if I’m being insecure or if something is actually off

Me and my girlfriend have been together for almost 2 years. We live together in Bangalore. Overall things are good honestly. We don’t fight much, we travel together, families know, all normal

But our physical relationship has completely died and it’s messing with my head more than I expected

In the beginning we were obsessed with each other. Couldn’t keep hands off each other type. Now it’s like she avoids anything that could even lead to intimacy

And before people say “relationships change with time” I get that. I’m not expecting movie type passion every day

But this different

Like if I try initiating something she’ll suddenly say she’s tired or stressed or not in the mood. Which is obviously fine sometimes. But this has been going on for months now

What’s confusing is she’s still affectionate in every other way. Sends me reels all day, cuddles while sleeping, calls me during work, posts me everywhere

But the second things get even slightly physical the vibe changes completely

A few weeks ago I actually stopped trying altogether because rejection started feeling embarrassing honestly

Then last night something happened that properly got to me

We were lying in bed and she was scrolling instagram. Some random fitness influencer guy came on her feed and she literally goes
“this man is unreal”

I laughed it off but idk why it stayed in my head because she hasn’t looked at ME like that in a long time

And now my brain is spiralling into stupid thoughts like maybe she’s just not attracted to me anymore and doesn’t know how to say it

I tried talking about it once before and she got annoyed and said
“why do men make everything about sex”

But it’s not even just sex honestly. It’s feeling wanted

That feeling when your own partner starts reacting to you like you’re a roommate instead of someone they desire is genuinely depressing

Now I’m at this weird point where I overthink every small thing

Like if she changes clothes in another room
if she turns away while sleeping
if she rejects a kiss too quickly

It’s exhausting

Women especially, please answer honestly

Can attraction come back in long term relationships or is this usually how things slowly die

Need honest opinions because I can’t tell if I’m being insecure or if something is actually off

Me and my girlfriend have been together for almost 2 years. We live together in Bangalore. Overall things are good honestly. We don’t fight much, we travel together, families know, all normal

But our physical relationship has completely died and it’s messing with my head more than I expected

In the beginning we were obsessed with each other. Couldn’t keep hands off each other type. Now it’s like she avoids anything that could even lead to intimacy

And before people say “relationships change with time” I get that. I’m not expecting movie type passion every day

But this different

Like if I try initiating something she’ll suddenly say she’s tired or stressed or not in the mood. Which is obviously fine sometimes. But this has been going on for months now

What’s confusing is she’s still affectionate in every other way. Sends me reels all day, cuddles while sleeping, calls me during work, posts me everywhere

But the second things get even slightly physical the vibe changes completely

A few weeks ago I actually stopped trying altogether because rejection started feeling embarrassing honestly

Then last night something happened that properly got to me

We were lying in bed and she was scrolling instagram. Some random fitness influencer guy came on her feed and she literally goes
“this man is unreal”

I laughed it off but idk why it stayed in my head because she hasn’t looked at ME like that in a long time

And now my brain is spiralling into stupid thoughts like maybe she’s just not attracted to me anymore and doesn’t know how to say it

I tried talking about it once before and she got annoyed and said
“why do men make everything about sex”

But it’s not even just sex honestly. It’s feeling wanted

That feeling when your own partner starts reacting to you like you’re a roommate instead of someone they desire is genuinely depressing

Now I’m at this weird point where I overthink every small thing

Like if she changes clothes in another room
if she turns away while sleeping
if she rejects a kiss too quickly

It’s exhausting

Women especially, please answer honestly

Can attraction come back in long term relationships or is this usually how things slowly die

been with my girlfriend for almost 3 years. I'm 25, she's 24. both in Bangalore.

yesterday I thought things were fine. not perfect, just normal. the fighting and patching up, reels at midnight, food orders at 2am type of normal.

she was at my flat yesterday. we were watching something on her laptop because her phone was charging in the other room. she got up to wash her face, and her instagram lit up with a notification. I wasn't snooping. I just glanced because it popped on screen.

DM from some guy: "reach home and call me, yesterday was risky enough already"

my stomach actually dropped

I didn't say anything immediately. told myself maybe I'm reading it wrong. maybe there's context.

then I opened the chat.

I'm not typing the details here because I still feel sick about it but it was obvious. not some "we got too close as friends" grey area thing. it had been going on for months.

the part that messes with me: she came back into the room smiling. sat down right next to me. completely normal. while I was still reading through everything.

how do people do that

I asked her who he was. her face changed immediately. full panic.

first she denied it. then it was "complicated." then somehow it became about me being emotionally distant for the last few months.

which is wild because I helped her shift flats last month. I stayed up the whole night with her when her dog got sick. I paid half her Goa trip because she was short on money.

and 2 days ago she posted me on her story. "safe place ❤️"

safe place. okay.

I told her to leave. she's been calling non-stop since then saying it was a mistake and it didn't mean anything.

but if it meant nothing, why keep doing it for months? why risk 3 years for something that "meant nothing"?

my friends are all over the place too. most are saying block and move on. one guy said "all girls do this in Bangalore eventually" which is genuinely one of the dumbest things I've ever heard and I don't know why I'm even mentioning it.

haven't slept properly. head is completely gone.

for people who've actually been through this: what did you do right after finding out? not months later, right after.

because right now I can't tell if ending it immediately is the right call or if I'm just reacting and should wait before doing anything.

been with my girlfriend for almost 3 years. I'm 25, she's 24. both in Bangalore.

yesterday I thought things were fine. not perfect, just normal. the fighting and patching up, reels at midnight, food orders at 2am type of normal.

she was at my flat yesterday. we were watching something on her laptop because her phone was charging in the other room. she got up to wash her face, and her instagram lit up with a notification. I wasn't snooping. I just glanced because it popped on screen.

DM from some guy: "reach home and call me, yesterday was risky enough already"

my stomach actually dropped

I didn't say anything immediately. told myself maybe I'm reading it wrong. maybe there's context.

then I opened the chat.

I'm not typing the details here because I still feel sick about it but it was obvious. not some "we got too close as friends" grey area thing. it had been going on for months.

the part that messes with me: she came back into the room smiling. sat down right next to me. completely normal. while I was still reading through everything.

how do people do that

I asked her who he was. her face changed immediately. full panic.

first she denied it. then it was "complicated." then somehow it became about me being emotionally distant for the last few months.

which is wild because I helped her shift flats last month. I stayed up the whole night with her when her dog got sick. I paid half her Goa trip because she was short on money.

and 2 days ago she posted me on her story. "safe place ❤️"

safe place. okay.

I told her to leave. she's been calling non-stop since then saying it was a mistake and it didn't mean anything.

but if it meant nothing, why keep doing it for months? why risk 3 years for something that "meant nothing"?

my friends are all over the place too. most are saying block and move on. one guy said "all girls do this in Bangalore eventually" which is genuinely one of the dumbest things I've ever heard and I don't know why I'm even mentioning it.

haven't slept properly. head is completely gone.

for people who've actually been through this: what did you do right after finding out? not months later, right after.

because right now I can't tell if ending it immediately is the right call or if I'm just reacting and should wait before doing anything.

been with my girlfriend for almost 3 years. I'm 25, she's 24. both in Bangalore.

yesterday I thought things were fine. not perfect, just normal. the fighting and patching up, reels at midnight, food orders at 2am type of normal.

she was at my flat yesterday. we were watching something on her laptop because her phone was charging in the other room. she got up to wash her face, and her instagram lit up with a notification. I wasn't snooping. I just glanced because it popped on screen.

DM from some guy: "reach home and call me, yesterday was risky enough already"

my stomach actually dropped

I didn't say anything immediately. told myself maybe I'm reading it wrong. maybe there's context.

then I opened the chat.

I'm not typing the details here because I still feel sick about it but it was obvious. not some "we got too close as friends" grey area thing. it had been going on for months.

the part that messes with me: she came back into the room smiling. sat down right next to me. completely normal. while I was still reading through everything.

how do people do that

I asked her who he was. her face changed immediately. full panic.

first she denied it. then it was "complicated." then somehow it became about me being emotionally distant for the last few months.

which is wild because I helped her shift flats last month. I stayed up the whole night with her when her dog got sick. I paid half her Goa trip because she was short on money.

and 2 days ago she posted me on her story. "safe place ❤️"

safe place. okay.

I told her to leave. she's been calling non-stop since then saying it was a mistake and it didn't mean anything.

but if it meant nothing, why keep doing it for months? why risk 3 years for something that "meant nothing"?

my friends are all over the place too. most are saying block and move on. one guy said "all girls do this in Bangalore eventually" which is genuinely one of the dumbest things I've ever heard and I don't know why I'm even mentioning it.

haven't slept properly. head is completely gone.

for people who've actually been through this: what did you do right after finding out? not months later, right after.

because right now I can't tell if ending it immediately is the right call or if I'm just reacting and should wait before doing anything.

been with my girlfriend for almost 3 years. I'm 25, she's 24. both in Bangalore.

yesterday I thought things were fine. not perfect, just normal. the fighting and patching up, reels at midnight, food orders at 2am type of normal.

she was at my flat yesterday. we were watching something on her laptop because her phone was charging in the other room. she got up to wash her face, and her instagram lit up with a notification. I wasn't snooping. I just glanced because it popped on screen.

DM from some guy: "reach home and call me, yesterday was risky enough already"

my stomach actually dropped

I didn't say anything immediately. told myself maybe I'm reading it wrong. maybe there's context.

then I opened the chat.

I'm not typing the details here because I still feel sick about it but it was obvious. not some "we got too close as friends" grey area thing. it had been going on for months.

the part that messes with me: she came back into the room smiling. sat down right next to me. completely normal. while I was still reading through everything.

how do people do that

I asked her who he was. her face changed immediately. full panic.

first she denied it. then it was "complicated." then somehow it became about me being emotionally distant for the last few months.

which is wild because I helped her shift flats last month. I stayed up the whole night with her when her dog got sick. I paid half her Goa trip because she was short on money.

and 2 days ago she posted me on her story. "safe place ❤️"

safe place. okay.

I told her to leave. she's been calling non-stop since then saying it was a mistake and it didn't mean anything.

but if it meant nothing, why keep doing it for months? why risk 3 years for something that "meant nothing"?

my friends are all over the place too. most are saying block and move on. one guy said "all girls do this in Bangalore eventually" which is genuinely one of the dumbest things I've ever heard and I don't know why I'm even mentioning it.

haven't slept properly. head is completely gone.

for people who've actually been through this: what did you do right after finding out? not months later, right after.

because right now I can't tell if ending it immediately is the right call or if I'm just reacting and should wait before doing anything.

been with my girlfriend for almost 3 years. I'm 25, she's 24. both in Bangalore.

yesterday I thought things were fine. not perfect, just normal. the fighting and patching up, reels at midnight, food orders at 2am type of normal.

she was at my flat yesterday. we were watching something on her laptop because her phone was charging in the other room. she got up to wash her face, and her instagram lit up with a notification. I wasn't snooping. I just glanced because it popped on screen.

DM from some guy: "reach home and call me, yesterday was risky enough already"

my stomach actually dropped

I didn't say anything immediately. told myself maybe I'm reading it wrong. maybe there's context.

then I opened the chat.

I'm not typing the details here because I still feel sick about it but it was obvious. not some "we got too close as friends" grey area thing. it had been going on for months.

the part that messes with me: she came back into the room smiling. sat down right next to me. completely normal. while I was still reading through everything.

how do people do that

I asked her who he was. her face changed immediately. full panic.

first she denied it. then it was "complicated." then somehow it became about me being emotionally distant for the last few months.

which is wild because I helped her shift flats last month. I stayed up the whole night with her when her dog got sick. I paid half her Goa trip because she was short on money.

and 2 days ago she posted me on her story. "safe place ❤️"

safe place. okay.

I told her to leave. she's been calling non-stop since then saying it was a mistake and it didn't mean anything.

but if it meant nothing, why keep doing it for months? why risk 3 years for something that "meant nothing"?

my friends are all over the place too. most are saying block and move on. one guy said "all girls do this in Bangalore eventually" which is genuinely one of the dumbest things I've ever heard and I don't know why I'm even mentioning it.

haven't slept properly. head is completely gone.

for people who've actually been through this: what did you do right after finding out? not months later, right after.

because right now I can't tell if ending it immediately is the right call or if I'm just reacting and should wait before doing anything.

not sure why i'm writing this but whatever

had one of those proper off nights yesterday. nothing dramatic happened, just everything piling up. work, family calls, the usual late night overthinking spiral. brain just wouldn't shut up.

left my place at 12:30am with no plan. booked a rapido and dropped a random pin near Indiranagar because I genuinely didn't know where I wanted to go.

guy shows up, normal middle-aged uncle type. we don't talk for the first 10 minutes.

then he randomly goes "long day?"

i said yeah.

silence again.

then after a bit: "bangalore mein raat ko log do type ke hote hain. ek jo ghar jaa rahe hote hain, aur ek jo ghar nahi jaana chahte."

i didn't reply. but it kinda hit.

we reached the pin I dropped. I didn't get off. just told him to keep riding. he didn't question it. didn't say anything. just kept going.

we rode for almost 40 minutes like that. no route, no destination. just empty roads and late night breeze and actual silence.

then he goes: "aap jahan jaa rahe ho na, wahan koi jagah nahi hai. bas thoda time chahiye."

idk why but that one almost broke me a little.

we stopped near some random chai tapri. he got down without asking me anything, came back with two chais, handed me one and just stood there. no life advice, no personal questions. just chai.

after a few minutes: "kal subah sab same hoga, par aap thoda alag feel karoge. utna kaafi hota hai."

that was it.

i paid and left. didn't ask his name. didn't feel like I should.

came home and slept. nothing's changed. but my head's lighter.

i don't know if he says this to everyone or if he just read me perfectly. maybe both. probably both.

anyway, if that rapido bhai somehow sees this: thanks man.

bangalore is strange like that sometimes.

I don’t usually post here but this has been sitting in my head since last night

Was in Bandra, started at a friend’s place then ended up just walking because no one wanted to go home yet. You know that phase after 1:30 when the night is kind of dead but also not really

I walked towards Carter Road, pretty normal, couples sitting, people smoking, a few groups just chilling

Then I noticed this one circle of people a little away from the main stretch. Not loud, not drunk, not doing anything attention grabbing. Just sitting close and talking like they actually meant it

I wouldn’t have cared but one of them said something and everyone just went quiet for a few seconds. Like properly quiet. Not awkward, just intense

I slowed down a bit without making it obvious. I know it sounds creepy but curiosity got me

After a minute this girl from that group got up and came towards the side where I was standing. She didn’t even look surprised to see me there

She just said
you’re not from this circle right

I said yeah obviously

She laughed a little and said
good, most people here already belong somewhere even when they think they don’t

I didn’t fully get it but we started talking. Very random conversation, no names, no what do you do, nothing basic

She said they meet like this sometimes, no phones allowed, no pictures, no following each other after. Just conversations and whatever happens in that moment stays there

Then she said this line that stuck
Mumbai is full of people who feel alone in crowded rooms, we just remove the room

I asked what that even means and she just smiled like I wasn’t supposed to get it immediately

There was something slightly off but not in a bad way. More like I had walked into something that already had its own rules

At one point she asked
would you sit with us if you knew you won’t get anything out of it tomorrow

That question felt loaded for no reason

I said maybe and she just nodded like that was enough of an answer

Then someone from the group called her back. She just said think about it and left

I didn’t go sit with them. I don’t know why, just didn’t feel like I should

I walked back after a while but the whole thing stayed with me. It didn’t feel like some random late night conversation

It felt planned without looking planned

Now I’m just wondering
is this like a thing in Mumbai that I don’t know about
or did I just run into some very niche group

If anyone’s seen something like this around Bandra or Carter Road tell me

Because I swear that didn’t feel random at all

I don’t usually post here but this has been sitting in my head since last night

Was in Bandra, started at a friend’s place then ended up just walking because no one wanted to go home yet. You know that phase after 1:30 when the night is kind of dead but also not really

I walked towards Carter Road, pretty normal, couples sitting, people smoking, a few groups just chilling

Then I noticed this one circle of people a little away from the main stretch. Not loud, not drunk, not doing anything attention grabbing. Just sitting close and talking like they actually meant it

I wouldn’t have cared but one of them said something and everyone just went quiet for a few seconds. Like properly quiet. Not awkward, just intense

I slowed down a bit without making it obvious. I know it sounds creepy but curiosity got me

After a minute this girl from that group got up and came towards the side where I was standing. She didn’t even look surprised to see me there

She just said
you’re not from this circle right

I said yeah obviously

She laughed a little and said
good, most people here already belong somewhere even when they think they don’t

I didn’t fully get it but we started talking. Very random conversation, no names, no what do you do, nothing basic

She said they meet like this sometimes, no phones allowed, no pictures, no following each other after. Just conversations and whatever happens in that moment stays there

Then she said this line that stuck
Mumbai is full of people who feel alone in crowded rooms, we just remove the room

I asked what that even means and she just smiled like I wasn’t supposed to get it immediately

There was something slightly off but not in a bad way. More like I had walked into something that already had its own rules

At one point she asked
would you sit with us if you knew you won’t get anything out of it tomorrow

That question felt loaded for no reason

I said maybe and she just nodded like that was enough of an answer

Then someone from the group called her back. She just said think about it and left

I didn’t go sit with them. I don’t know why, just didn’t feel like I should

I walked back after a while but the whole thing stayed with me. It didn’t feel like some random late night conversation

It felt planned without looking planned

Now I’m just wondering
is this like a thing in Mumbai that I don’t know about
or did I just run into some very niche group

If anyone’s seen something like this around Bandra or Carter Road tell me

Because I swear that didn’t feel random at all

I’m not even sure how to explain this without sounding stupid but anyway

Went to Hauz Khas last night. Normal scene, too crowded, overpriced drinks, everyone acting like they’re in a music video. Same old

Around 1ish I stepped out because inside was getting too much. Walked towards the lake side, thoda quiet mil jaata hai wahan

There was this group sitting there, like 5 or 6 people max. No music, no bakchodi, nothing. Just sitting close, talking low. Felt off because HK mein everyone is loud

I didn’t think much but one guy just looked straight at me. Not like who’s this guy, more like he’d already noticed me before I noticed them. Hard to explain

I turned away but a couple mins later this girl from that group comes and stands next to me. Not awkward, not flirty, just very chill

She goes
tum log andar itna pretend kaise kar lete ho

I thought she was joking so I laughed. She didn’t

We started talking. No intro, no what do you do, nothing. Straight to weird topics. She said they meet like this randomly, no phones, no socials, no names. Bas real rehne ke liye, her words

Then she said something that kinda messed with my head
Delhi mein log ya toh fake intimacy mein hai, ya uske peeche bhaag rahe hain. Hum log skip kar dete hain

I didn’t ask what she meant but you can guess the vibe. It wasn’t creepy, just very direct. Like no filter type

I asked if they’re like a friend group or something. She just smiled and said
group bol sakte ho, par sab log same version leke nahi aate yahan

At that point I was half curious, half like wtf is happening

She asked if I wanted to sit with them. I said maybe later. Honestly I didn’t have the guts

Before leaving she just said
agar aana ho toh phone leke mat aana. aur expectations bhi nahi

Then she went back and they just continued like I wasn’t even there

I stayed there for a bit but the whole thing felt too strange so I left

Now I’m thinking
was it just some wannabe deep group
or something else entirely

Because the vibe wasn’t normal HK weird. It felt intentional

idk man
if anyone here has seen something like this in Delhi tell me

or if you’re one of them
what the hell was that

I’m not even sure how to explain this without sounding stupid but anyway

Went to Hauz Khas last night. Normal scene, too crowded, overpriced drinks, everyone acting like they’re in a music video. Same old

Around 1ish I stepped out because inside was getting too much. Walked towards the lake side, thoda quiet mil jaata hai wahan

There was this group sitting there, like 5 or 6 people max. No music, no bakchodi, nothing. Just sitting close, talking low. Felt off because HK mein everyone is loud

I didn’t think much but one guy just looked straight at me. Not like who’s this guy, more like he’d already noticed me before I noticed them. Hard to explain

I turned away but a couple mins later this girl from that group comes and stands next to me. Not awkward, not flirty, just very chill

She goes
tum log andar itna pretend kaise kar lete ho

I thought she was joking so I laughed. She didn’t

We started talking. No intro, no what do you do, nothing. Straight to weird topics. She said they meet like this randomly, no phones, no socials, no names. Bas real rehne ke liye, her words

Then she said something that kinda messed with my head
Delhi mein log ya toh fake intimacy mein hai, ya uske peeche bhaag rahe hain. Hum log skip kar dete hain

I didn’t ask what she meant but you can guess the vibe. It wasn’t creepy, just very direct. Like no filter type

I asked if they’re like a friend group or something. She just smiled and said
group bol sakte ho, par sab log same version leke nahi aate yahan

At that point I was half curious, half like wtf is happening

She asked if I wanted to sit with them. I said maybe later. Honestly I didn’t have the guts

Before leaving she just said
agar aana ho toh phone leke mat aana. aur expectations bhi nahi

Then she went back and they just continued like I wasn’t even there

I stayed there for a bit but the whole thing felt too strange so I left

Now I’m thinking
was it just some wannabe deep group
or something else entirely

Because the vibe wasn’t normal HK weird. It felt intentional

idk man
if anyone here has seen something like this in Delhi tell me

or if you’re one of them
what the hell was that

So this happened last Friday.

Normal Koramangala rooftop thing. Fairy lights, overpriced drinks, startup talk that goes nowhere. My friend ditches me, I'm scrolling like an NPC.

Random guy comes up, super chill. We talk for a bit. He goes "you seem like you'd fit in" and asks for my number.

Fit into what bro

I give it. Ten minutes later I'm in a WhatsApp group.

Name: After Hours Circle

First hour it's normal. Memes, traffic complaints, biryani takes.

Then around midnight something shifts.

"who's hosting tonight"

Someone drops an Indiranagar pin. People react like it's a concert drop.

Then: "I added one. chill energy."

I realize I'm "one."

Messages get weird. "bring your own vibe." "no awkward energy." "don't repeat last time."

What happened last time??

I don't go. I sleep.

Wake up to 100+ messages.

Blurry pics. House party chaos. Someone making Maggi at 3am. One guy completely dead on a bean bag.

Then this: "who brought the guitar guy again 😭"

Apparently there's always a guitar guy.

Also some "complicated" stuff went down between people. No specifics, but yeah. Not a regular party.

I mute the group.

That night someone DMs me:

"good you skipped yesterday. messy. tonight is better. smaller scene. pull up."

Why is there a better version??

Why does this happen every week??

And why am I actually considering going?

If I disappear, just know I went to Indiranagar for networking.

recently I got an offer from build3 to join their Cohort 9. the whole application was so easy it said they support only social and impact startups whereas mine was not even close to it. then came the interview where I was interviewed by the person who was having breakfast during the call and taking my interview which is fine but I found it a bit unprofessional. after 24hrs of the interview i got an offer that i’ve been accepted and they right away demanded for 5k within 5 days and the rest due on the upcoming saturday.

the whole thing was so quick that I doubt they even put a thought to it and everything is online the mentors also are not even that great and the there is nothing tangible built by the last 8 cohorts. this has no value and is a complete scam I talked to few people also who have been the part of previous cohorts and their review also wasn’t that good.

this is just a money making game for these people to party with your money in Goa keep away from these scams which are glorified with the name of “startups” “funding” “accelerator ”

drop your thoughts below