HAR GROUP MEIN ek insaan hota hai jo plans se “busy” nahi hota, bas unavailable hota hai. Jo WhatsApp pe online hai, par reply nahi karta. Jo tumhe “I need space” bolke teen din gayab rahega, aur phir Reddit pe kisi stranger se ‘Climate Change vs Crypto’ pe 47-comment ki debate karega. Humne poocha: Aquarians logon se bhaagte hain, ya bas humanity se thode upar operate karte hain?

"Aquarians bolte hain ‘I’m overstimulated’ jaise baaki sab log NPCs hon. Tum bas coffee peene ka plan bana rahe ho, aur woh tumhe Late-Stage Capitalism aur Urban Loneliness pe lecture de rahe hain. Bro, cappuccino order kar le. They aren't emotionally unavailable — they are emotionally on 'Flight Mode' with WiFi on just for memes."
— Shivani, 33, Pune UX Researcher (A/B Testing Her Relationships)

"They don’t hate people, they hate inefficiency. Tum ‘chal milte hain’ bolte ho, woh poochte hain: ‘Agenda kya hai? Outcome kya hai?’ Bhai, agenda chai hai aur outcome bakwaas hai. Har human interaction ka ROI nikaalne ki zarurat nahi hoti."
— Kabir, 27, Gurgaon Strategy Consultant (Uses ‘Synergy’ Unironically)

"Aquarians ki social battery kharaab nahi hai, bas selective hai. Mere DM ka reply 6 hafte baad karenge, par kisi random obscure artist ki reel pe 4 para ka appreciation comment turant daalenge. Isko ‘Protecting my Peace’ nahi, ‘Selective Ghosting’ bolte hain."
— Ritu, 26, Jaipur Content Creator (Manifesting a Paid Collab)

"Inke saath meeting ho ya dinner, dono mein same energy hoti hai: Halfway through, woh mentally resign kar chuke hote hain. Body present, Soul ‘Error 404’. Phir end mein bolenge ‘I enjoyed myself’. Enjoyed what? The silence in your own head? Kyunki tum yahan toh the hi nahi."
— Irfan, 39, Kochi Operations Lead (Professionally Dissociated)

"Mujhe Aquarians family group ke ‘Lurkers’ lagte hain. Sab ‘Happy Birthday’ wish karein, yeh seen pe chhod dein. Phir shaadi mein milke bolenge ‘Oh, I don’t check WhatsApp much.’ Jhooth. Maine dekha hai tumhe online. Tumhe bas reply karne mein 'coolness' kam lagti hai."
— Neelam, 45, Ghaziabad Homemaker (Admin of 14 Family Groups)

"They call it ‘boundaries’. I call it poor asset allocation. Agar party boring ho, Aquarian gayab. Agar kisi basement mein 'Experimental Jazz' chal raha ho, toh front row mein milenge. Logon se problem nahi hai — average logon se hai. They think being normal is a tax bracket they don't belong to."
— Varun, 25, Pune Fintech Bro (Sent a Splitwise Request for ₹4)

"Aquarians think opting out makes them evolved. ‘I don’t do group chats.’ Congrats. Tumne civilisation ka basic feature reject kar diya. You are not mysterious, you are just inconvenient. Ab loneliness ko personality trait mat banao."
— Zoya, 24, Aligarh Law Student (Winning Arguments Nobody Started)

"In my experience, Aquarians sabse zyada social hote hain — bas unki society imaginary hoti hai. Real log boring hain, disappoint karte hain. Ideal log unke dimaag mein rehte hain, jo hamesha intellectual aur perfect hote hain. Unfortunately, woh kabhi dinner pe bill split karne nahi aate."
— Rohan, 41, Mumbai Former DJ (Currently ‘Between Vibes’)

THE VERDICT: Sach toh yeh hai ki Aquarians antisocial nahi hain. Bas hyper-selective hain. Unko 'Small Talk' se physical allergy hai aur 'Surface Level' plans se ghin aati hai. Silence unke liye escape nahi, preference hai.

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Agar tum Aquarian ke saath plan bana rahe ho, toh ek baat yaad rakho: Reply ka intezaar mat karo. Invite bhejo. Aur emotionally accept kar lo ki unka “Maybe” ka matlab hota hai: “Intellectually Yes, Practically No.”

Woh tumse bhaag nahi rahe. Bas duniya se thoda break le rahe hain. Roz.

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P.S: Yeh saare log Boingwaasi hain — kuch humne banaye, kuch real world se 'inspired' hain. Aapko koi agar jaana-pehchaana lag raha hai, uski zimmedaari hum nahi lete.