to wonder why some people don't to the hint to go away?

[Marble2021]

This happens to me often. I will meet someone at uni or through work and if I do not enjoy their company, I don't really want to spend time with them outside work or uni. The problem is that some of those people just do not take the hint to leave me alone. They keep messaging me to meet up and I keep saying no. I try everything to get them to leave me alone. Barely reply and ignore messages. They just continue to bother me. I often wonder why they do not take the hint. The reason I don't want to spend time with them is usually because they are rude or unkind. Anyone got a clue as to why some people just can't take the hint to go away?

the title should say 'take the hint to go away'

I think if people are rude or unkind they probably don’t pay that much attention to social cues so your hints aren’t being read by them in the way you intend.

They sound the thick skinned type who are doing this, and just have a higher threshold for embarrassment/ rejection if they want something, which in this case is your company.

Can you just work on keeping conversations to business and not giving
people your number/ details as much?

A large number of people have few social skills and can’t read other people easily. Some people genuinely struggle with this, others are just entitled, lack self awareness and just want to use others for their own purposes.

You may have to be more blunt. Someone who lacks empathy is not going to respond to subtle clues.

Ghosting is not a hint.

Maybe you should put your big girl pants on and say things clearly, instead of relying on other people to "take a hint"?
Outsourcing your own agency to others is rarely a successful strategy.

Maybe they just love you 😂

I've been on both sides of this, like most have. If you really like someone you go into denial and your mind will play tricks to make excuses to protect you. However, most reasonable people will get a reality check no matter how painful it is. It's just life. I find men are usually bad at getting the hint, maybe because they like the thrill of the chase.. but even that sounds like pigeon holing. Some people think that you are going to spend the rest of your life with them just because you have a short conversation with them. It can be entitlement or loneliness. However making someone else's problem your problem is a huge mistake. Empathy can cause the problem to escalate. It's better to empathise with their situation but it's not down to you to sort it. If they are still contacting you after you obvious lack of interest then block them...it's obvious that they are not very self aware, or worse. Confronting them may just give them the attention they are seeking and they will use this to project that you are in denial. Cringy as their behaviour is, treating them with indifference is the only way. If this fails then maybe legal advice is required.