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Would you be annoyed if a guy you're seeing didn't reply for nearly 3 days?

62 replies

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:37

Just wondering if you would be annoyed or feel disrespected if the guy you're seeing ignored your message with a question in it for nearly 3 days and then gets back in touch like nothing happened.

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nuttynatty1 · 21/04/2024 20:40

I would just not reply

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:40

@nuttynatty1 that's what I've done , I've not replied

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YeahComeOnThen · 21/04/2024 20:41

I wouldn't be annoyed, I'd be hurt & he'd be dumped!

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:42

@YeahComeOnThen yes I definitely felt hurt . Good to see I'm not over reacting to this and that others would feel the same.

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Opentooffers · 21/04/2024 20:46

I'd not reply ever again, and block.

bluebells89 · 21/04/2024 20:53

If you aren't on a mans mind for 3 whole days then he isn't serious about a relationship with you OP. I just couldn't entertain someone like that anymore I would loose interest at the first sign of a di*khead 😅Please don't waste anymore time on this one.

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:54

@bluebells89 thanks, he read it right away and just left me on read for almost 3 days , then gets back in touch not even acknowledging the last text

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Fuckstix · 21/04/2024 20:55

What's seeing in this instance, casually meeting now and again or proper relationship? If serious or on the way to becoming serious then no, I would not be happy with this.

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:56

Shabby, disrespectful behavior that he obviously thinks is ok and acceptable

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EmeraldRoses · 21/04/2024 20:56

Yes it's ignorant, I would ignore. He is bad news.

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:57

@Fuckstix it's more of a situationship but it still stung that he blatantly ignored me like that

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instantick · 21/04/2024 20:57

tbf, i go a week without speaking to mine just out of habit. but now i haven't seen him in 5 weeks he speaks to me every day

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:59

The cheek of him to come back like all is ok, he must be testing my boundaries and what I will put up with

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DatingDinosaur · 21/04/2024 21:24

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:54

@bluebells89 thanks, he read it right away and just left me on read for almost 3 days , then gets back in touch not even acknowledging the last text

I feel your pain OP. I've had exactly this situation where he completely ignored my question and carried on as if I'd not asked anything. When I re-asked the question he ignored it again and just went straight into finalising our date! It wasn't so much the time he took to reply, it was more the fact that he ignored the question - twice - then pretended he never received the message.

So one screenshot (showing 2 ticks) later... and I never heard from him again.

I went from being annoyed to finding it funny that his best effort to wriggle out of being called out on something was to run away and hide 😂

Mmhmmn · 21/04/2024 21:26

Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:59

The cheek of him to come back like all is ok, he must be testing my boundaries and what I will put up with

Yep.

Edenmum2 · 21/04/2024 21:35

Lots of games at the start of relationships, I would keep him at arms lengths a little bit if he's going to do that but I don't think I'd end it. I certainly wouldn't give any satisfaction by calling him up on it. Depends how much you like him I suppose as to whether you're willing wade through the early relationship mind games.

LeaveTheClocksAlone · 21/04/2024 21:36

Just ignore him and when he asks why:

"No offence Tony but whilst I don't want to jump into anything heavy I do want a certain level of interest and to go several days without so much as a text just isn't what I'm looking for. So I won't be seeing you again. No hard feelings, take care".

Calm, undramatic and straight to the point. Don't block him unless he starts harassing you. It's commonly advised here but unless there's a real need to put a barrier in front of someone (i.e if they are harassing you) it's just petulant and makes the blocker look a twat!

DatingDinosaur · 21/04/2024 22:12

Edenmum2 · 21/04/2024 21:35

Lots of games at the start of relationships, I would keep him at arms lengths a little bit if he's going to do that but I don't think I'd end it. I certainly wouldn't give any satisfaction by calling him up on it. Depends how much you like him I suppose as to whether you're willing wade through the early relationship mind games.

Early relationship mindgames?

I really couldn't be arsed. One whiff of mindgames and I'm off. Yes, it might be a shame if I was keen on him but you're just setting yourself up for a fall if you stick around and put up with it.

Challenging, questioning, calling someone out on something gives them a chance to apologise, discuss and rectify if needed. Or, in my situation's case, run away and hide. It's how they handle it that is the deciding factor - be that "I've dodged a bullet there" or "nah, he's not the one for me".

catinthetinhat · 21/04/2024 22:17

I think relationships shouldn't be this hard. Something it took a long time to realise. I spent a lot of my life wasting my time on idiots. Sometimes I think I still am 🤣

LittleMonks11 · 21/04/2024 22:26

Treat em mean, keep em keen. Old school Andrew Tate.

DrJoanAllenby · 21/04/2024 22:39
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Situationship101 · 21/04/2024 20:37

Just wondering if you would be annoyed or feel disrespected if the guy you're seeing ignored your message with a question in it for nearly 3 days and then gets back in touch like nothing happened.

Yes annoyed & probably wouldn't reply x

Scrollbreadroll · 21/04/2024 22:50

@Situationship101 if it’s a situationship then it sounds like he’s treating it as just that?

Lemsipper · 21/04/2024 22:53

He’s just not that into you. He wouldn’t do that to someone he really liked.

Hiker50 · 21/04/2024 22:53

Anyone who doesn’t reply after a few days I generally delete their number. I think it’s a crappy thing to do.

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