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 cowgirl_11571
Joined: 6/21/2012
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Hey, im wanting to ask all men out there. Why is it i can be talking to a guy and it goes great and then maybe after a week of talking he just ignores me? no response, no reason. just quits talking all together
Do you think its something i did? I dont care what reason he has i mean people can talk to who they want but why would they just cold turkey stop talking to me?
 psytle
Joined: 3/7/2011
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Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 1:03:22 PM

Hey, im wanting to ask all men out there. Why is it i can be talking to a guy and it goes great and then maybe after a week of talking he just ignores me? no response, no reason. just quits talking all together


He's bored of being a pen pal and doesn't think there's any possibility of meeting.


Do you think its something i did? I dont care what reason he has i mean people can talk to who they want but why would they just cold turkey stop talking to me?


Suggest meeting in a public place that you are comfortable with might get his attention.
 Kintaro_TPC
Joined: 3/28/2012
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Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 1:07:24 PM
He did this because he can. He's not obligated to talk to you if he doesn't want to anymore. Men and women both do this. Conversations just drop out of the sky with no warning when one person stops being interested for any reason at all.

Just move on and don't get hung up on it.
 Irish Eyez
Joined: 12/30/2008
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Posted: 7/7/2012 1:12:12 PM
They found someone better and don't want play daddy to your baby.
 helpmeahhh
Joined: 10/25/2011
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Posted: 7/7/2012 1:14:53 PM
You didn't show enough interest.
 Triumph800rider
Joined: 10/10/2009
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Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 1:28:49 PM
They are usually talking to more than one person at a time. But once they start going out on actual dates keeping conversations going with more than one person is too much. If they start chatting with you again it means the dates they went on didn't turn into relationships.

My advice? Close the deal on a meet up after exchanging a few messages. If you have never met in person it really has nothing to do with you. Just that someone else was able to set up a date faster than you.
 FairOaksChick
Joined: 11/7/2011
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Posted: 7/7/2012 1:30:40 PM
Because you are expecting.
 hmmm15
Joined: 6/20/2012
Msg: 8
Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 1:38:06 PM
Are you dating other 19yr olds? I know thirty something year old men who aren't ready to settle down. And you're having a baby in November. I'm just imagining that they're scared. But even outside of that scenario, they disappear when they don't want to talk to you anymore, find someone they like better, or they no longer need what they were getting from you.
 VADERPRIME
Joined: 6/21/2012
Msg: 9
Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 1:48:28 PM
Probably should be glad he stopped talking to you now, rather than the day after having sex. Chatting, a bit, not weeks of course,.. lets you get to know the person and hopefully you'll be able to make a better decision on who you meet in person.
 cowgirl_11571
Joined: 6/21/2012
Msg: 10
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Posted: 7/7/2012 1:51:18 PM
no its not other 19yr olds. they are all 23-26
 matt_z28
Joined: 6/21/2012
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Posted: 7/7/2012 1:59:01 PM
It might be how you're responding. Sometimes people do lose interest. For me, the most common reason is that I'm getting one word responses. If I start feeling like the conversation is one sided I know it's not going anywhere.
 ThatClassicRomance
Joined: 5/1/2011
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Posted: 7/7/2012 2:09:41 PM
There's lot's of reasons this can happen, but you'd never know if it was you unless you get up the courage to point blank ask them, for future reference.
It could be they met someone else online or in going out. Someone they've been building a rapport with is now someone they are committing a relationship to.
Could be something they found out about you online. Could be a misunderstanding or a caught lie or their misstrust issues in something you said. They could have been bored with your conversations and the lack of questions you asked, showing lack of real interest in them. Could be the fact you didn't remove or hide your profile and were shown online making the person feel you were still open for others and not serious with them. Could have been the person is just playing online to pass time. Could have been a scammer looking for info that didn't get it or got it and moved on.
There's tons of reasons why someone would just suddenly vanish on you, but like I said you can't know unless you ask each specific instance what it was.
 RockabillyPaGirl
Joined: 10/19/2011
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Posted: 7/7/2012 3:39:27 PM

Why is it i can be talking to a guy and it goes great and then maybe after a week of talking he just ignores me?


It could be for many reasons... But I believe most of the time it comes down to he found someone else more interesting.


Do you think its something i did?


Maybe maybe not... I wasn't apart of your conversation with him and have no idea what was said back and forth
 nubeginnings64
Joined: 4/8/2012
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Posted: 7/7/2012 3:50:04 PM
Could be the I'm gonna be a mamma in November part that turned them off. Women in the forums complain often how guys fail to read their profiles. Guess you were unlucky enough to chat with all of them.
 BountyHunterMike
Joined: 10/5/2011
Msg: 15
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Posted: 7/7/2012 4:49:14 PM
cause maybe he is bord wit you...he has moved on..maybe you should too
 Lilhomie22
Joined: 7/4/2012
Msg: 16
Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 4:56:08 PM
Imma tell you right now that competition is fierce in online dating... if the guy just goes cold turkey on ya he obviously wasnt that into you and found something he considers better... you gotta be adamant in keeping guys attention and actually let him see that you enjoy his conversation and actually want to pursue something with em... if you slip for even a second, he'll just move on to the next girl... I know this cause i do it all the time
 Dr__Matt
Joined: 2/19/2012
Msg: 17
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Posted: 7/7/2012 5:34:13 PM
You think only guys do this ??

*Yawn*
 Perspektiv
Joined: 6/28/2012
Msg: 18
Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 5:37:11 PM
Like the website name says, there are plenty of fish.

If you don't separate yourself from the crowd, many would just move onto the next one who can show them the interest level they are looking for.

Take it as a blessing in disguise. You knew from the get-go, they weren't all that interested after all.
 Sniper308
Joined: 10/21/2004
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Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 7:10:46 PM
Hey, im wanting to ask all men out there. Why is it i can be talking to a guy and it goes great and then maybe after a week of talking he just ignores me? no response, no reason. just quits talking all together
Do you think its something i did? I dont care what reason he has i mean people can talk to who they want but why would they just cold turkey stop talking to me?


It's nothing you did. Men suck at saying goodbye in a tactful and polite manner. So, typically, they just won't say goodbye. Now, if you push them on it, some guys will respond with something like "I'm _________ DONE with you, you STUPID ______!!! What part of '______ DONE with you' don't you _____ UNDERSTAND?!" Mostly, though, men just won't say anything and they'll leave it to you to figure out it's over.

Now, there are a lot of lousy excuses men will use to justify their behavior in this regard, but I think it's fairly accurate to say a fair chunk of the male population never got "How to Tastefully End a Relationship with a Woman 101" anywhere. The majority of them just have no clue how to go about it. (You women know this; you're constantly saying men have "no clue." Well, you're right.) Also, if you try to nail a guy down, taking the lead yourself with something like "Just tell me, that's all I want. Is it over? Just tell me the truth"... I think it's going to be a case of thirds. A third will belly up to the bar and say "Yes, it's over." Another third will string you along with happy-happy joy-joy words because they're gutless turds who (see above) don't know how to say goodbye. The last third will continue ignoring you, leaving for you to figure it out for yourself that, yes Virginia, it's over.

Really, I think it's you womenfolk who have the whole "I'm done with you" thing down pat. You cut off genitalia with scissors. You throw clothes out into the yard. You take out ads in newspapers. If they're still alive, you find the guys' third-grade teachers and tell them what scum-sucking ___wads they passed to the fourth grade. Yup, if you want to end a relationship, let a woman show you how it's done. I realize, of course, there are still some banjo-playing river floaters who STILL won't get it... but those instances are rare, and I don't think most women date guys like that in the first place.

You know what? An enterprising woman, or two or three, would set up traveling seminars to teach men how to say goodbye to a woman. I think there's a real niche market there. Seriously. If you didn't charge out the wazzoo for session fees, you'd probably get pretty decent attendance.
 smellyfishguts
Joined: 3/8/2012
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Why do men talk to u interested then about a week later ignore you?
Posted: 7/7/2012 8:07:14 PM
I would like to say that these are all excellent responses. Well done !
 Elgalawaat
Joined: 11/24/2008
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Posted: 7/8/2012 12:36:50 AM
Because they were hoping to get laid off and found out it is not going to happen. Or may they found another one.
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