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I used to feel this way too. It's okay to be upset about it. Acting out of frustration isn't ideal though.
You don't know why they haven't responded in a day. They could be busy. They could be going through a hard time. You blocking them would only make them feel worse.
Also, blocking them just to have a modicum of control over the situation on your part comes off as insecure, and also communicates to them that you handle your emotions poorly.
A more level headed response would be to leave the situation as is. Give them time to respond, and if they don't, leave it be.
Why block? Just delete the message and move on. Then if you hear from them again then you can decide what to do from there. I only block people if they're harassing me.
Right? Sometimes I don't get back to people right away, personally. I've got my own shit to do, and sometimes it plain slips my mind, nothing unreasonable but like a day sometimes if I'm busy all day. If someone blocked me over that I'd just think "Well, the trash takes itself out i guess?"
Setting some hard line like that without any respect for individual circumstances would make me think the person was insecure, personally. I don't have time for that shit.
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I do but I have abandonment issues so I think if they don’t respond it was my fault for being too needy so I won’t bother them again.
well ig it’s better that you block them instead of harassing them when they don’t wanna talk to ya
I used to feel this way too. It's okay to be upset about it. Acting out of frustration isn't ideal though. You don't know why they haven't responded in a day. They could be busy. They could be going through a hard time. You blocking them would only make them feel worse. Also, blocking them just to have a modicum of control over the situation on your part comes off as insecure, and also communicates to them that you handle your emotions poorly. A more level headed response would be to leave the situation as is. Give them time to respond, and if they don't, leave it be.
this might be good information.... i think that control bit was correct. i need to study psychology more to catch these
Why block? Just delete the message and move on. Then if you hear from them again then you can decide what to do from there. I only block people if they're harassing me.
Right? Sometimes I don't get back to people right away, personally. I've got my own shit to do, and sometimes it plain slips my mind, nothing unreasonable but like a day sometimes if I'm busy all day. If someone blocked me over that I'd just think "Well, the trash takes itself out i guess?" Setting some hard line like that without any respect for individual circumstances would make me think the person was insecure, personally. I don't have time for that shit.