Other than being busy or sleep which of these reasons would most likely cause you to suddenly stop talking to them?

[Still-alive]

Sometimes people just stop during a conversation with you suddenly, always wondered what most people reasons for doing this is OTHER than either falling asleep or just suddenly being busy and they forgot about returning to it.

So which of the poll options likely applies for you?

I still got bad vibes from them despite the conversation being respectful

I just felt like the conversation was over and i couldn't add anything else valuable to it

I felt like the person i was talking to was boring/uninteresting

I felt I was actually boring them and got too self conscious to keep talking to them

A friend or someone told me something about them and made me feel uncomfortable continuing the discussion with them

I felt like either I or they were starting to like me romantically and felt we should no longer continue talking because of that

None of these reasons were why i would stp talking to someone suddenly. Being busy and/or falling asleep were my only reasons.

Updates

+1 y

Yes sometimes my “social batteries” just run low and i gotta go recharge em. So that could be one of my reasons

[CrazyGirl2]

Other than falling asleep, or suddenly getting called away with a family emergency… (quick, your mom just passed out, call 911) type of thing, I know that I would never just stop talking to someone. Well, not without a BRB, or a “Shit! Gotta go, ttyl!”. If there was something going on, I’d just explain the reason (s) so they knew they weren’t getting ghosted. I know that’s not exactly what you were asking, but I can’t really think of anyone just ghosting me. Well, certainly not anyone I cared enough about to get upset about it. I guess, regardless of what someone said, if they just ghost you w/o a reason, they obviously don’t give a shit about you! However, I have noticed that with some people, mostly guys, but women can be like this too, and that is that they tried repeatedly to tell the other person to stop doing/saying something and they just didn’t! Or this person has told the other repeatedly that it’s not working, but they refused to accept it. Who knows why other people do what they do, this world is difficult enough just to live your own happy existence w/o worrying about why other people do the unexplainable things, they do?

[Still-alive]

Yes all valid points. its not something that keeps me up at night or something but it is nice to know regardless. Puts my mind at ease cause it has happened to me and it woukd maje me wonder “ok did i say anything bad here? Whyd they go suddenly?” And then i look up in the text log or dms and dint see anything obvious so i can just conclude the got busy or sleep. Or a few have voted here that they felt the conversation was pretty much over already.

[CrazyGirl2]

Hey it happens! It’s just on you to NOT take it personally, hun! 🥰

[Still-alive]

*heart skips a beat* indeed :*

[ChrisMaster69]

Usually I will say I’m going, however when you have real world I interruptions you can’t always say something.

I try where possible to be polite, however shit happens, you lose internet, gag goes on Admin break, you ipad, mobile dies on you.

on the other side of the fence, I find that if I am the one driving the conversation and limited interaction, as in they are online and answering questions but not a reply over a few days, messages, then I simply stop.

I am fine if they say a reason but not replying heads towards ghosting territory.

one of problems I think is some come for the horny itch scratch, others to chat, get it wrong way round and … game over.

The other big one to remember is everyone has preferred people to chat to, if they are online the same time as you, then yes you will likely get ignored.

it would be polite if you had a simple, sorry busy etc

it is funny when you get a ‘sext’ type message from the other quiet person and it was blatantly not for you lol.

guilty of doing that but also had it done a number of times to me.

it’s also equally funny when a guy messages you via DM, telling you to back off as they are Sexting with the other person, or helping them with ‘sexual problems’ then they send you shot of the conversation - happened a couple times in last few weeks lol.

End of the day it’s the internet, it’s online DM between people that likely follow in excess of 100 people, also do question answering, get hassled by 80 of those on their list as to why not chatting. I don’t care as such but prefer openness, even though I am equally as guilty at times.

[Adam1978]

Don't use text if you want rapid response. Text is something you can come back to and continue whenever. It's not high priority so there is unexhaustable amount of things that can happen that cause them to not reply directly.

[Still-alive]

Which of these did you choose?

[Adam1978]

Neither, because I don't do guessing games.

[Still-alive]

So you’re also saying you never texted or private messaged someone and you never just stoped suddenly?

[Adam1978]

Of course plenty of times, but I didn't go around and guessed the reason. If I had more to say I can always say it. Or I can wait until they aren't busy with whatever they are doing. If it's something important I wouldn't use text.

[Still-alive]

Ok good for you

[Gwenhwyfar]

That’s a really good question. I guess G because although I might stop talking to someone for other reasons I would almost always at least say goodbye

[Still-alive]

Yes i admire that :)

[Alyssa11]

I’m not sure what you mean. Do you mean drop as in disappear for a few hours/days? Or drop as in never respond?

[Still-alive]

Hmmm good question. How about both for tge sake of argument?

[Alyssa11]

Well few days/hours I’d think apart from being busy or asleep they just don’t feel like talking to anyone. I do this too. Sometimes i just want to be left alone or i don’t want to shift my focus.

Never respond probably means they don’t want to talk anymore.

[Smashingdoozy]

Not being in the right head space is my reason. Or I just forget. I can go a week without replying to someone and not even realize the entire time

[Still-alive]

You’re cool I respect it!

[Account]

I fell asleep or my shift started or I had to log out of GaG because I had to meet a friend/friends or family

[Account]

Update:Oh I forgot about that! It happens to me too sometimes but it mostly affects me on face to face interactions!

[Still-alive]

Yes especially irl for me. Totally

[menina]

Voted B. Sometimes I wonder why they stopped talking to me, but then I assume that it was because the conversation was over.
Other times I think they're bored or they're just tired of talking to me.

[purplepoppy]

Lost phone signal. Received a phone call. Visitor's came, need the toilet. Normally I'll say bye but you can't always.

[loves2learn]

Usually it seems to reach sort of a natural stopping point. I don’t really have anything else to add at that time. If we are actively chatting and I have to go i will usually say something.

[DarkCarousel]

If I'm busy with friends or family in real life, I like to be present with them. But I'll usually tell the other person, if we're still midconversation, that I'm going to be busier.

[DarkCarousel]

Other than being busy or sleeping, those would be the only reasons.

[Chill_girl1]

I chose G because if someone is too busy to text me, then I am not going to bother texting them anymore. It would just make me not want to text them anymore

[PaynefulPleasures]

Sometimes I get really busy,& other times I get extremely tired none of which I mean but it happens 🤗🕊️

[FocusOfSuspicion]

Someone came home. Had to take a shower. Got distracted by a tv show or movie another family member put on. Phone died. Etc

[electromagnetic]

Just not interested in maintaining a conversation with them. It could be I just got over the vibe they’re giving.

[HawkPerception]

On dating sites, I stop talking when bored of uninterested. Girls on dating sited put zero effort into their messages. Usually 1 or 2 word responses.

[Anonymous]

Cause they take 3 or 5 days to reply back even though they clearly have seen the messages within the next few mins

[exitseven]

I try not to think that the other person is angry or bored with me.

[douride2]

The conversation started going in the wrong direction.

[shortster]

I just felt like I could no longer add to the conversation.

[SpiderManFan2002]

My social battery runs out lol

[Still-alive]

Yes i get that too lol

[crazyish]

None of the above.

[Still-alive]

which is awesome :)