When she leaves you on read

This is where the term “being left on read” originates. Whether your partner has got read receipts on or not, being “left on read” means that they’re ignoring you, literally leaving your message on “read” after having seen it or otherwise just not responding.

Wait a full 24 hours before you send a follow-up text. “It’ll be interpreted as you having an independent life, as well as being someone with emotional health [and] self-discipline,” she says.

They’re Busy

This is a fairly obvious reason as to why you were left on read. Sometimes people will quickly glance at their phone, open their texts, but get pulled back in by whatever they need to do. … It’s nothing personal, it’s just that there’s a bigger priority than responding to a text message.

With all the games and ghosting — so much ghosting — sometimes you might feel like you need a tiny advantage. So, despite being a bit shady, both experts agreed that leaving someone on read can definitely work to make you seem more desirable — but it can be a mixed bag further down the line.

Some people reply in a short and quick way, not much room for the details via texting. Others might prefer to text and therefore may be more sensitive to lack of a proper ending. If by leaving others on read, you mean purposefully not responding to their texts, then I would say yes it is inappropriate and rude.

In internet slang, a person is left on read when a recipient has read, but not responded to, a sender’s message. The expression is often used to express feeling ignored.

If it’s been three hours and you haven’t heard from them, don’t send a second message. Seriously… give them some time to get online and read through their messages and get back to you. Ideally, we recommend waiting at least 8 days before sending your second message.

Post Senning’s general rule is to not wait longer than one to three hours to reply, he tells TI. “A text conversation can go stale in a few hours,” he says. “Don’t just make them wait.” If you’re crushing on someone, don’t play mind games, he says.

DON’T Double Text

Because when you’re dropping an additional text or twenty after having been left on read one time, you’re risking yourself to be seen-zoned yet again. And this time, it would hurt more. Don’t haste into it, for the last thing you’d want to come across is as a creep or desperate.

Try sending something like, “I guess you’re really busy, I’ll stop bugging you.” If she reads this text and doesn’t want the relationship to end, she’ll probably respond right away. If She’s Just Not That Into You, it will spur her to explain her lack of response and end things the right way.

There are so many reasons why a woman might be taking a long time to reply to your texts. The most likely of all explanations is that she’s probably just busy. Haven’t you ever put your phone down somewhere and gotten lost in a hobby, a good book, or a project at work?

So, if you’re messaging a woman and she takes a long time to text back, it could be that she’s ignoring you. Or, it could be that she’s genuinely very busy. … Then, if your texts are being deliberately ignored, you need to figure out if she’s playing hard to get or if she really doesn’t care about you.