Why am I not getting my verification code?

Why am I not getting my verification code?! Ugh, seriously, this is the worst. I’ve checked my inbox like, a hundred times – maybe more? I feel like I’ve read every single email I’ve ever received, twice. And spam? Don’t even get me started on the spam. It’s like a digital wasteland out there, you know? All those Nigerian princes promising me millions… and Viagra ads galore! I swear, is the verification code hiding amongst them, playing some kind of elaborate game of digital hide-and-seek? I even tried searching for “verification” and “code” – separately, together, you name it – nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. This is SO frustrating. I just want to finish this registration already. Remember that time I was trying to sign up for that online yoga class and it took three hours just to get the verification code? This feels exactly the same. Is it my internet? Is the system down? Is there some sort of cosmic force actively preventing me from getting this blasted code? I’m about to throw my phone across the room. Seriously.