This comes from a 2022 tweet and now copypasta “Timothee Chalamet, it seems l've grown quite fond of you, tho there are no sexual urges or desires, you come to me as a long lost friend whom I once picked apples with in papa's orchard.”
The phrase refers to a sense of deep, knowing connection despite not actually knowing the person. Because of this, some young LGBTQ+ people have started using the phrase “you come to me like a long lost friend” as a euphemism for recognizing someone may be queer. Similar, but maybe less dated, version of “Friend of Dorothy.”
The phrase refers to a sense of deep, knowing connection despite not actually knowing the person. Because of this, some young LGBTQ+ people have started using the phrase “you come to me like a long lost friend” as a euphemism for recognizing someone may be queer. Similar, but maybe less dated, version of “Friend of Dorothy.”
by YourMomIsAPsyop January 31, 2026
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