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When dating online, do you think you should reply to all messages (even ones from people you aren’t interested in)?

On dating sites you don’t always get to choose who messages you (some sites let you require certain things, like age), so you get messages from people you may not be that interested in. What do you think you should do, message them back or leave it on read?
I often respond anyway, often with the hopes of friendship if nothing else. Which I’ve learned can cause issues - for example I’ll carry on conversation (in only a friendly manner) and they’ll misread it as romantic interest, which i understand. If I’d message someone and they’d respond - even if they said they weren’t interested romantically - it’d be hard not to develop feelings. And of course, they often get upset if you say you’re not interested outright.
But I feel like leaving a message on read is jut rude without good reason (no one has to respond to inappropriate messages).
I know this isn’t that serious of a situation, but it’s something I think about sometimes when my mind wanders.
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MysticOcean4You · 31-35, F
In my honest opinion, I think is okay not to reply to some messages because there could be some that were not interested in. We do have an option to answer them.
It Happened to me also, that's why I give up on Dating Sites lol.