Blocked then unblocked

[Zig27]

A few months ago a friend of mine cut contact as he had a lot going on his life. I left him to it as he is a closed person and doesn't like talking about his difficulties. If I had tried to contact him he is the type of person who would be annoyed. Last week I noticed he blocked me on WhatsApp for a few hours but a mutual friend of ours said she is still blocked. I think what makes it worse is the fact by blocking me shows he wanted me out of his life and could not care if I was in it. He does not know I know what he has done and unblocked me but it makes it worse now as I know he doesn't value our friendship. I can't understand why a man in his 40s is playing games like this.

Because he knows he can. Just remain out of his Ian life and don't get hooked into the drama. Men like him are not worthy of your time and think they can drop you and pick you up whenever they feel like it.

Stay away.

It doesn’t sound like you have left him to it considering you noticed he blocked and then unblocked you. He probably picked up on that intensity from you and didn’t want to be involved with it.

@Ruminating2020 Thank you. I will continue to stay away and not contact him as his behaviour is attention seeking and drama fuelled and I don't need that. My other friends don't behave this way.

The only way you know if you’ve been blocked is if you’re trying to send a message (which presumably you haven’t, if he indicated he wanted space and you cut contact) or if you’re obsessively checking to see if you can still see their avatar picture - and why would you be doing that, if you’ve supposedly cut contact?

Either be friends, or don’t. If you don’t think the friendship is a healthy one and don’t want to be in contact, tell him so, wish him all the best, and delete his number. It sounds like you’re just playing games with the “cutting contact” then getting upset that somebody you have purposely “cut contact” with has made sure you can’t contact them. Were you actually expecting him to beg for you back rather than accept your decision?

Block them now and move on. Friendships should not be this much hard work and lacking in respect.