Need to move on from a man - delete or delete and block?

[Tired279]

I’ve been seeing this guy for a few weeks. Was going well but it’s slowly been fizzling out and yesterday he text me saying he “needed some space”.

I knew it was coming but still doesn’t really make it any easier!

I was thinking about deleting his number, but should I block him as well? The only hesitation I have about blocking him is that his number is still then technically on my phone and I know what I am like after I’ve had a drink… however, at least I know that he won’t be able to text me and I won’t be waiting around for a message….

urgh feeling deflated!

you can’t delete and block. Personally, i’d delete his number and all traces, texts, call log etc etc.

Block block block. Please block. The new woman may well use you to weaponise Shit. Block. PleAse.

@Dontsayyouloveme yes I have already done that but still have his number and want to get rid of it by either deleting or blocking!! I just don’t want the anxiety of waiting around for him to message / checking my phone for a message…. but then I also don’t want his number in my phone if I block him!!

Block, then change his name to something like 'wants some space' or 'HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO TEXT'

Then archive the conversation.

I sure you can do both ? Block and delete ?

If you block him, you can't send him anything anyway. Not on iPhone anyway . You can send it but it will never "send"

If you delete the number and also delete any texts or calls from/to him then that should mean you have no way of contacting him I think? If you’re not worried about him contacting you then that should work.

You block and then delete.

Delete then block of he calls or texts you?

Went to block him this morning… turns out he already got there first and has blocked me…

I really wanted to do it first though so I could take back control of my feelings and also because I don’t want to be anxiously checking my phone each time it goes off to see if he has decided to unblock and message me….

Also this is the first time a man has ever blocked me…. anyway, time to move on and forget.

You can delete all traces of him now, knowing he’s unlikely to get in touch..

next…. 😉😊

In that case op , he's done you a favour.

The blocking sounds quite harsh.. did you sleep together?

How do you know that he’s blocked you? I didn’t think it was possible to see that.

He’s done you a favour.

@LipsSoScarlet I went to block him and clicked on his name by accident on WhatsApp which started a new chat. But his picture and last seen had disappeared which I thought was odd. Then went on his contacts page on my phone and “FaceTime” had been removed and when I clicked to message it went to a text message, not an iMessage. I knew he had blocked me by then so I actually called his number and it said “this number cannot be recognised” 🙄

@NoelNoNoel @DoubleGauze yes he has done me an absolute favour as this was pretty out of the blue and at least now I don’t have to worry about him messaging me. Still, I would have liked to have done it first…but doesn’t matter I guess…

@Namechangerr1 yes we did sleep together.

Just wish I didn’t have such an anxious attachment style 😔

Why do I care so much that he blocked me?? Urgh need to forget and move on 😡