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Original poster

Has he blocked me on WhatsApp?

36 replies

Biggleboggle21 · 10/10/2018 09:12

I have a casual fuck buddy who I chat with on WhatsApp. I have never been able to see his last online times (due to his settings) but do get blue ticks. He went abroad Monday on a stag do and I noticed last night that I couldn’t see his profile picture anymore, instead it’s the grey circle. It was there yesterday morning but gone last night.

I will send a message later and see if it gets two grey ticks but is there any other way to see if he’s decided to ghost me? He always has a profile picture and usually updates it everyday.

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ImOutTheCircle · 10/10/2018 09:22

I think you'll only know for sure if you send a message and it won't deliver x

Original poster
Biggleboggle21 · 10/10/2018 09:37

I’m trying to avoid looking desperate but I’d like to know one way or the other. It just seems odd that he’s always had different profile pictures and they’ve suddenly vanished.

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Thebluedog · 10/10/2018 09:41

I think if someone blocks you and you send a message, you’ll only get 1 tick. He may have deleted WhatsApp, not blocked you

CallMeRachel · 10/10/2018 09:45

He could have his photo and status set to contacts only.

Either he's deleted you as a contact or blocked you.

There's a small chance he's just removed his profile photo.

I guess the only way to find out is to send a message. One grey tick means it's sent but not delivered to his phone (blocked).

Original poster
Biggleboggle21 · 10/10/2018 09:48

I did wonder if he had deleted me as a phone contact which is why I can’t see his picture. Oh well, I’ll send one message later and see if it gets delivered.

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blueskiespls · 10/10/2018 09:49

Yep, if you've been blocked then the photo disappears. I have personal experience! But then if he unblocks you his profile pic will come back.

Musseswoofles · 10/10/2018 09:52

He might not have updated the app. WhatsApp doesn’t work unless you always have the latest version. I often click on the app after a few days of no activity and it’s defunct till I download the new one.

Redglitter · 10/10/2018 09:53

No The photo doesn't disappear if you're blocked. The last online time does & you only get 1 tick in sending a message. It doesn't affect the photo (someone blocked me temporarily recently 🙄)

ivykaty44 · 10/10/2018 09:55

The photo disappears if blocked

Robin2323 · 10/10/2018 10:05

Maybe not working as abroad or not done the latest up day.

Took me over to do mine and I'm organic

But if you're getting this worried
About your FWB you're in too deep - Pull back.

Original poster
Biggleboggle21 · 10/10/2018 10:05

So I’m guessing the only reliable thing will be to send a message a few days after he gets home and see if it goes through to two ticks or stays as one. Grrrrr.

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Chocolatecoffeeaddict · 10/10/2018 10:10

He has either blocked you or deleted WhatsApp. You could get someone else to add him on their phone and see if his picture appears. If they can see his picture then he has blocked you. If his picture is still not there, then he has deleted WhatsApp.

BlueNeighbourhood1 · 10/10/2018 10:15

It definitely does delete your profile picture if you are blocked - when I eventually started talking to a friend again she said she knew I had blocked her as my profile picture disappeared.

The options are that he's either deleted his picture (unlikely), deleted WhatsApp (again unlikely) or blocked you which is what it's looking like at the moment.

sockunicorn · 10/10/2018 10:28

maybe he lost/someone stole his phone and remotely deleted its contents through the app store or whatever.

indisdress · 10/10/2018 10:29

What happens when you put his name in he search bar? Does it give you the option to invite him to whatsapp?

My sons photo is gone and I think he's deleted his WhatsApp. It asks me to invite him when I search his name.

Puddington · 10/10/2018 10:30

Sometimes when I send a message to my mum and she's somewhere that has no internet coverage I only get one grey tick until she goes somewhere with wifi or turns on her 4G (this does only seem to happen with her though lol), if he's on a stag do abroad could it be that he has no internet? Everyone else seems to be more knowledgable about profile pics etc though so might be better off trusting them. If he does turn out to have ghosted you I'm sorry, it's a shitty thing to do to someone!

Original poster
Biggleboggle21 · 10/10/2018 11:05

I still have our conversation thread but I just can’t see his photo anymore just a grey circle.

I might add his phone number to my son’s phone contacts after school and see if he comes up on his WhatsApp with a photo. That would confirm that he’s chosen to block me. If it’s a grey circle, then I can send a message and see if it goes through.

I’m aware it sounds pathetic for a casual thing but I hate not knowing.

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Original poster
Biggleboggle21 · 10/10/2018 11:05

A message from my phone that is, not my sons.

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PinkHeart5914 · 10/10/2018 11:13

Yes if you put the number in another phones whatsapp, if you can see his photo you know your number has been blocked!

If you send a message from your phone and it only gets 1 tick it doesn’t mean your blocked, it could mean no WiFi/mobile data and once internet is available it will get 2 ticks.

Not seeing his picture makes me think you are blocked as why would he set his picture to contacts only and delete you as a contact now after all this shagging? Unless his seeing someone properly now?

DittoNut · 10/10/2018 11:19

My fb blocked me after I got drunk and clingy. His photo turned to the grey circle and messages send only got one tick.

Id say he probably blocked you.

Peonylover123 · 10/10/2018 11:20

Ah I know this, if they block you the picture isn't a grey circle, it disappears, so all you see is the name. It probably means he's deleted his profile pic and hasn't updated it :)

DanielCraigsUnderpants · 10/10/2018 11:37

Do you have feelings for him that are more than just casual fuck buddy feelings?

RavenLG · 10/10/2018 11:37

But if you're getting this worried
About your FWB you're in too deep - Pull back.

This. The only message you should be sending to a fuck buddy is, "come to mine for a session" surely? You sound like there are a lot more feelings than fuck buddy territory allowed.

GreenLantern53 · 10/10/2018 12:21

I dont think she sounds too involved. if anyone blocked me i would wonder why especially if i hadnt done anything. its normal to wonder or be confused if someone randomly blocks you.

GreenandBlueButterfly · 10/10/2018 12:40

I only see grey circles for some of my friends who I talk to every day on WhatsApp. They simply don't have profile pictures but I'm not blocked. I'm currently taking to one of them.

So it's possible that he's tried to change his picture and didn't do it properly, so he ended up without a picture

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