Is no response a response

[dottypotter]

What do you think of the saying no response is a response?

Have you got any questions or situations your not responding too at the moment?
I think we always feel we have to respond but sometimes it's powerful not too and says alot.

Is no response a response? Always.

No comment.

No response is a response..

But I hate it when people just ignore you rather than just say no , it's a cowards way out.

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I disagree. By definition, no response can't possibly be a response.

I agree. If someone wants to respond in a positive way they will. If they want to respond in a negative way they will. If they’re too cowardly or too ambivalent to respond in either way then you know they’re not interested or invested enough to care one way or the other.

If it's to an email or something, they may not have seen it.

Depends on the mode of communication and if you can be sure they've received the initial message! Also can you be sure they're not away/ill/afraid to respond or whatever - there can be a myriad reasons for no response.

It's not always cowardice or ambivalence. I had an apology by text from someone who treated me really really badly recently. It was a lame and half hearted apology from someone who took a lot of energy from me and I am taking strength from not replying.

So that is your response - “you’re not worthy of my time and energy to formulate a reply”. Not ambivalence as such, but strength in ignoring them because you don’t want to dignify them with an answer.

Yes, and it's a powerful one.

In my opinion, yes. If someone ignores your messages/phone calls then they either are too cowardly to reject you or just don't know how to reject you so it is just easier for them to not reply.

I hate this opinion that if you don't respond you're a coward. If someone is really toxic, I would rather not engage at all than have to say no and receive a ton of messages asking for an explanation.

Reminds me of the rage against the machine song that goes 'silence can be violence'.

It most certainly can

Yep - Silence speaks volumes