What does going low contact actually mean?

[Sportslady44]

Seen people mention low contact with people.
What does it actually mean and do people notice?

In my view it means not actively pursuing communication so only wait till the person gets in touch and when they do only respond minimally if it's important otherwise not replying at all. If replying keeping replies curt and brief without leaving room for more questions/communication. Yes it is noticeable especially if communication in the past was free-flowing.

In my case it means not instigating contact; seeing person at for example, family gatherings, but not 1:1.

Providing emergency/ necessary support such as hospital appointments, prescriptions, food shopping; but not going for coffee, clothes shopping .No sharing of gossip or personal info.
Basically it’s my MIL, and I do what I need to in order to support my lovely husband, but no more.

Do they ever ask why your lc?

if someone were to say to me there going lc with me id take it to mean they no longer wish to talk or be friends, its a pretext for being friend dumped

when i say a pretext for being friend dumped, im assuming its a friend and basically over an undetermined period of time you both will talk less and less and eventually wont talk anymore at all

@Sportslady44

Do they ever ask why your lc?

She sometimes mentions that she doesn’t see me very often, but she’s too self involved to notice most of the time.

My partner has a friend who he hasn't seen since July last year. We moved 20 minutes away by car and she drives. However she's failed for various reasons 5 times to visit. Each time there is a different excuse. As a result he has gone "LC". If she isn't going to make the effort (also incredibly flakey, changing plans at the last minute all the time) then why should he maintain the friendship?

On MN it is often a dramatic phrase that means you don't have much to do with someone. By the examples quoted previously, I'd be low contact with everyone I know.