Delete his number without him knowing (whatsapp)

[Violetroseyjane]

Ok so I've made a decision to delete a guys number as I've worked out they are no good for me.
Psychologically I know deleting his number will be really good for me, I've done this before years ago with someone else and it really worked as I had no way of contacting them so just got on with my life so i know it will work!
Anyway I was discussing this with my friend and she said he will know that i deleted it as my picture will disappear from his what's app.
I dont want him to know that I've deleted as i dont want him having the satisfaction hes bothered me enough for me to delete him as a contact, I just want to calmly and silently move on as classy and dignified as possible.
Him knowing he has got to me would give this guys ego a buzz.
So my question is , is there anyway I can delete him without him knowing ?
I'm not very good at this sort if thing
TIA

I don't think that's true.

Just delete his number. What do you care even if he does know?

I think I have been deleted from various groups (eg an old evening class I no longer attend) without being notified.
the only thing i could think of would be to change your number, then import all your contacts to the new number except him. I don't know if that would work though ...

I am sure the only way your picture would go is if you blocked the number xx

Its definitely true my friend and I just tested it with each other 😂
I know how this guy works if he sees my photo has disappeared he will msg me straight away asking why , so I dont want to give him a reason to msg me.
Dont feel like blocking as it's a tad dramatic and we have mutual friends etc

You can make it so he can't see your profile photo then delete him.

If you're deleting him and intending to move on, why would you care what he thinks or knows?

Yes but you need to make it so everyone can see your picture even if you don't have their number saved my settings is people can only see my pic if I have their number so you have to make it public

For goodness sake. Remove and block.

Life is too short to waste thoughts about this

Because we have mutual friends and I dont want a drama caused by it which I know he will , plus he will get a kick out of it

Change the settings in WhatsApp so anyone can see your profile pic if you really don't want him to see you have blocked him

He should be so unimportant to you that how he may interpret you deleting his number doesn't even register with you as a consideration.

Just delete it. Tell yourself he doesn't matter and what he may or may not think doesn't matter.

Just make your pic public it's easy

You are still giving this guy too much headspace! Remove his number and move on.

Brill thanks to those who said make photo public, very helpful:)

Gawd op, you do want to leave a door open, don’t you. Block and move on.

Yes he should , but I'm not quite there yet. I will be , eventually, 1st step is deleting his number which is what I have just done.

I love these posts because it seems that most MNetters have no clue how Whatsapp works😂

The answer is, it depends on your settings. Under ‘profile photo’ you have a few options. If you have it on ‘my contacts’ then once you delete his number, your display pic will disappear and he’ll know you deleted his number.

If you have it set to ‘everyone’ then everyone that has your number (even people you may not know that has your number) will be able to see your display pic. Hope that makes sense!

Thank you! xx

I always do this to people I'm not sure of. It puts the ball in their court and stops me from calling them. If he sees, then who cares? If you're not sure about him then why should it matter.

I did this with my ex 2 weeks ago and he messaged to ask if I'd blocked him as he no longer see my photo!

Just change your settings so everyone can see your photo not just contacts . Why do you care anyway ? And are you going to block as well? As you'll have his number again if he gets in touch. If you are going to block him he won't see your photo no.

Somehow it sounds like you're into the drama of it. Another alternative would be to just mute the conversation (so you don't get ny notifications from it) and never bother with it again. Not blocked, not deleted from contacts, just ghosted. He can't make an issue out of that can he.

Totally agree with this. Sad really

Just put him into the Locked folder.

I’d say just archive the chat x