I blocked my mother on and off for years. Sometimes, I was fed up with her middle of the night messages calling me a murderer, or a sl*t. Maybe you have kind people in your life. I love that for you, but we don’t all have the same experience.

Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? Doesn't it seem a little immature instead of not responding? I've not blocked anyone or been blocked to my knowledge. Genuinely curious about stories of who people are blocking and why.

Are you really this dim? You block someone who calls you in the middle of the night, won't stop texting you, harasses you, etc. You think someone should just respond to that or they're the ones who are immature? Man, what it must be like to live in your head.

The fact that someone even has to ask this validates every block I’ve ever made

I also didn't have a need to block anyone until now. People change, relationships change.
Doesn't make me immature. I asked someone who mistreated me never to call or text me again. Even if I ignore them, the anger from being mistreated still comes up when they text.
My life was lovely beforeand I could have written what you wrote. But I also understand that I was just lucky not to have lousy people in my life.

You were blocked because the person who blocked you didn’t want you having access to them. “Just ignore them” is still giving them access.

I had an ex-BF who kept calling me after I told him like 💯x to not call me.

However he continued on and on so blocking him became my only option since I did not want to change my phone no.#

I'm sorry for the things people have been through reading this thread. Like OP I don't really get blocking but understand now if someone is abusive and contacting you (severe circumstances.)

"I blocked “John the local Roofer who’ll be in my neighborhood next week.” "

It's the little things. Made my day.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you know your blocked? Will it just not dial or tell you your blocked?

If using iPhones, text will be green instead of blue.
If you try to call, you can leave a message but they will never hear it ring.

What about on andriod?

To keep my peace.

I had basically what can be described as a serious nervous breakdown pre-covid and deleted around 90% of my contacts as well as social media.

It was very instrumental to find out who didn’t actually know how else to contact me, not knowing my actual address etc.

I still sort of peeked at their social media through shell accounts over time, though, and just realized they were largely part of an older version of my life that doesn’t apply anymore.

Things like politics and “immigrants vaccines other religions bad!” Etc.

Not going to do that anymore so bye

I blocked “John the local Roofer who’ll be in my neighborhood next week.”

I blocked several people who I first told that I didn't want to hear from again. Think men who I went on dates with and knew that there was no future for whatever reason, but they kept insisting on saying "hey, how've been?" for months at a time. That's a clear violation of the boundries i tried to set. I have no problem blocking people who refuse to respect my wishes.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you know your blocked? Will it just not dial or tell you your blocked?

If using iPhones, text will be green instead of blue.
If you try to call, you can leave a message but they will never hear it ring.

Those messages also go into a special file called "blocked messages" that is down at the bottom so not obvious to the recipient. You have to look for it.

I blocked my ex.

I have an extensive block list. Sometimes I look back and realize that blocking wasn't necessary.