Why does someone follow you back on social media just to ignore your messages?

[Anonymous]

[_Maya_]

Prob to see your content is my guess. Depends on the platform but a lot of them you have to follow if the user has a private profile in order to see their content. Could be low key stalking too. If you aren't comfortable with someone doing that then block them. I have done similar on insta. I have mine set so that only close friends and my family can view it and I don't accept random requests to follow me. I had a bad experience about a year or so ago. Learned my lesson and now have things private and don't allow people to follow I don't know.

[Asker]

I don't post much so maybe they followed me back just because I followed them first.

[_Maya_]

Could be!

[Asker]

The last time we talked it didn't end well and we aren't a part of each other's lives so I can't find another reason. I just thought by following back that was a sign that they were open to communicating.

[_Maya_]

Usually that would be a sign. I would never follow someone back that I didn't intend to communicate with.

[Asker]

Right especially for someone you know not a stranger. I guess by following back they are saying there are no issues but by not responding I don't want to talk to you

[_Maya_]

Okay so that is weird to me. If they are saying no issues then why not talk. I go back to the stalkerish vibe that they want to know what you are up to but not want to talk. This is really weird because I would not allow someone to follow if they pretty much ghost me after I accept. This is just strange.

[Asker]

I'm not sure if there are any issues but I assume there were none because they followed me back. I think you are onto something with the stalkerish vibe. I don't post often but when I do it's nothing personal. Guess who watches everything?

[_Maya_]

I'm guessing him. Yeah that is the low key stalking I mention in my original response. That is the vibe I get.

[antelope51]

Because they're a bot or the origin for the next 50 people who suddenly want to friend and sell you something.

[RebelinSteel]

Usually to see what you post, pics, stories, blogs etc. they likely do not want to chat just follow. I follow people and don’t chat and others follow me and don’t chat. Not everyone wants online interaction.

[Asker]

I totally understand if these people are strangers on the Internet but I met this person in real life.

[RebelinSteel]

Same rules apply, I follow a few people in real life that I don’t chat to, at times it’s just following them as not following can send the wrong message.

[Alex-Snow]

They are prob just curious about what ur doing. Block them if it bothers u.

[Nikki1989]

Well, people are under no obligation to answer messages. If I answered every single message on here, I would be doing nothing else.

[Asker]

You're right nobody is obligated to answer messages but what is the point of following back someone you know just to ignore?

[Thestupidusername]

People are dumb. Just block the person if you want or ignore

[sheikalana]

Maybe they just want to follow but not interact with you.