What To Do If Your Ex Boyfriend Blocks You On (The Phone, Facebook, WhatsApp, Etc)

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Christi Garber

May 15, 2022 at 2:14 am

I dated a guy for 2 months and it was magical for both of us. He would tell me that he couldn’t believe he found me and how much we had in common. He is an excellent communicator. Then he started having severe health issues, incredible work stress. His instinct is to isolate when he feels overwhelmed and he communicated to me via text that he was struggling with life overall and all he wanted to do was isolate and not talk to anyone and that he needed space and apologized profusely. I wished him well and said not to worry about me to take his space and touch base when he got things sorted. I texted him on his birthday to wish him happy birthday a few weeks later. He thanked me and said he was still struggling but was hoping to reach out to me sooner than later. A few weeks after that I texted him a quick note to tell him I was hoping things would turn around and that I hoped he was keeping his tennis skills sharp because I know he hates to lose. He responded immediately and told me he liked the tennis challenge and then accepted and would reach out to me in the next two weeks although he was still struggling and his mom’s cancer had returned. I told him I hope she felt better and he hearted the response. Then a week later he blocked me on facebook. I have no idea why. We have never fought. I don’t interact with his page with the exception of liking one post. I don’t post anything about him. He doesn’t ever post anything on FB except on his birthday once a year. I had been posting a bit on FB, mostly Happy Birthday posts with old pics with friends. However, I had not posted anything in the past week and a half. Admittedly, I wanted him to wonder about me by not giving too much info out on FB. The only thing I can think is that he was obsessing over me and blocked me so he wouldn’t be tempted to look at my page. Otherwise I am at a loss. Do you think he will unblock me or reach out at some point? I am so confused!
Happiness chidinma

April 24, 2022 at 12:47 pm

So I made a comment about being okay with or without him in my life, just before he blocked me……is there a chance he would unblock me after that statement was made?

EBR Team Member: Shaunna

April 26, 2022 at 9:01 pm

Hey there, so likely this comment upset him but yes I think you will be unblocked eventually.

Franze

February 2, 2022 at 2:01 pm

We’ve broked up 2 days ago Jan 31,2022 he blocked and deleted my number to his contact list and the other social online contact ( FaceTime, whatsapp and on his phone) he was send me a mess theough whatsapp that he’s done and were done. Then he told me I’m gonna blocked you now to all. Then upto now we still didn’t have any communication and its seems he’s already into another relationship with someone else. So ive tried to talk with him but nothing happened and now I decided to deleted and removed him and I already accepted that we were really done. And i should need to move on and think my self

EBR Team Member: Shaunna

February 21, 2022 at 10:37 am

Hey Franze for at least 45 days NC working on yourself and ask yourself what you want from a relationship and the partner you have that relationship with. If he IS that person without changing then read about the being there method. If he isn’t that person then you need to start focusing on moving on.

LR

January 29, 2022 at 8:03 pm

Does this also apply to an ex- fiancé? Thing is, if your ex blocks you on FB, they have no way of seeing anything you post unless they unblock you. Unfriending is different than blocking.
I am blocked on FB, but we still occasionally text. He will reply if I text him usually or wait a few days. And it’s not short responses, usually explanations of why he’s busy etc. not sure why I got blocked because neither one of us were active on FB and we never posted anything. Maybe he wanted to secretly take down our profile picture without me knowing ? or there’s someone he’s talking to…hard to say. Maybe shed some light..
Lina Njeri

November 4, 2021 at 5:44 pm

What if I get to see him every-day.
Anonymous

October 28, 2021 at 7:30 am

We were in a textationship for a year over Covid. Two months ago I put my cards on the table to see where we were at because I wanted to start dating again and felt I had developed feelings for him. If he didn’t feel that way, then now would be a good time to move on without hurting too much.

He didn’t even acknowledge my message and gave me silent treatment for 4 weeks! Just two weeks before he was planning taking me for lunch for the first time. I then discovered innocently from a common acquaintance that he had another woman. I politely told him I am up to speed with the gossip and he suddenly replied saying he doesn’t know what I mean but also he doesn’t feel the same way and didn’t think he led me on. I thanked him for letting me know but also that I will not comment on the rest. If he didn’t have any feelings for me or was just being friends for a year, he could have responded to my texts on the same day saying he has met someone else or he is not interested! I felt betrayed, disrespect and lied to.

24 hours later I politely told him that his behaviour was not acceptable, he could have communicated he was seeing someone else instead of going silent and defensive and he can do better. This made him angry, more defensive and he said things to hurt me. I didn’t want to fight or argue on facts or hurt him and valued my peace. I said I will leave it here. Deleted. I got blocked. He staged his first accidental bumping into me the next morning at the gym with her and was clearly upset. I decided to ignore. It’s week 4 of NC. During this period he has staged accidentally bumping into me quite a few times but has not approached me to speak to me. Just staring from distance. I have ignored him.

I have been focussing on me. I am sad and there has been a lot of crying but I know I deserve better. I have my closure and I don’t feel the need to speak with him. Just need to move past the feeling of grief and betrayal. I don’t know if I can trust him ever again.
marcia

September 12, 2021 at 11:18 pm

Dear_Chris,_Dear_Shaunna,

I_hope_you_will_excuse_my_lack_of_spaces_on_my_broken_pc…!

I_am_fully_unblocked_for_many_months_now.
Ocassionally,_every_3_months_I_suddenly_send_him_a_message,
asking_him_random,_neutral_things.
He_replies_soon_in_a_casual_manner,_then_drops_off.
Do_you_think_he_has_forgotten_all_our_romantic_moments_from_3_years_ago?!

EBR Team Member: Shaunna

September 13, 2021 at 7:36 pm

Hi Marcia, I wouldn’t say he has forgotten however if you drop in every few months then you are not in touch enough to work on building rapport with him. I suggest that you keep reaching out and building up conversation quality

Maddy

September 2, 2021 at 2:57 am

My boyfriend and I had gotten engaged and planned to move for his job and had the world, rarely fought and were very happy. One week later on a date we had a small confrontation about him making plans during time he committed ro me. He went silent then said “I know you’re the one deep down, but it isn’t working, this is me officially breaking it off, don’t contact me and I won’t contact you.” And just left me in shambles. Haven’t heard from him since, he blocked me on everything. His parents are very involved and persuasive with him, however I have no clue where I went from his future wife to someone he never wants to speak with again. Mentally I’ve accepted it but physically I cannot eat, get rid of my tremor, or sit in silence. I’m truly struggling. I still see him as the man I want to marry, not quite now, but I don’t see anyone else coming close to him as an individual and the amazing dynamic we had. What does this all mean and what do I do next?
Sara

August 7, 2021 at 1:06 pm

I was involved with a guy for several years. The last seven months of it he had blocked his Facebook posts to me. So he didnt block me on Facebook, so I could still see the things he got tagged in or if he changed his profile picture and his story but I couldn’t see his Facebook posts. I did say to him why cant I see your Facebook posts? But he made up excuses until July came and I realised its cos he had blocked his posts from me. I could still contact him on his phone and I saw him everyday….

So whist we were involved he had done this, blocked his Facebook posts…he had said in dec or January that I was obsessed with him so maybe that is why he did it. Or he might have been angry about an argument…I dont know the reason. Those are my best guesses. It really hurt me.
Nancy

August 2, 2021 at 5:28 am

I’d like to ask. How if you ex blocks you off his number but before he blocks you he gives you a new number and tells you he is not using the number anymore. Then you find out he still using it but just blocked you and now keeps contact with you on the new number? My first taught is that he has some other woman and she probably giving him an ultimatum.
Jahruly

July 9, 2021 at 3:02 am

Hey I had my first boyfriend and it was our first-month anniversary and thing went a little downhill when I would text him and the tone of the text is not how it used to be so I stopped texting him letting him cool and he was still reaching out so I ended up texting him, it was okay for a few then the energy I would get from him made me stopped texting him so he said ¨its crazy how we don’t talk nomore¨ little did he know I wanted to text him so badly but I let him be him for a few then he just blocked me on snap which we use to communicate and it been 2 almost 3 months with the NC rule but I just started back reaching out to his best friend
Deek

June 28, 2021 at 7:31 am

I had a relationship of 8 years. Recently my boyfriend broke up with me for another girl. From last 3-4 months I was constantly asking him if U are in any other relationship…Is there any other girl…he constantly said no…two months ago he asked me to tell my mother that I have a boyfriend and we want to marry…but suddenly few days back he said I want to break up…I have someone else in my life and I cheated on you….I tried to convince him not to break up…we can sort things out….I know that mistake his from his side…but I love him so much that I can’t affird to lose him…Our relationship was long distance….we were tigether for 8 years…now he blocked me from every place possible except from one place…He had 2 mobile phones…he blocked me from one but not from another….I dont know why I am not able to hate him after what he did to me…I just want him back in my life….I love him so much….I am tired of crying now…if will ne like this only…i am sure i will get in depression soon….I am shattered right now…not knowing what to do…Please help me get him back if possible…
Sally

May 10, 2021 at 10:20 pm

My ex blocked me on anything – full block. Its been 3 months since we broke up and I went full crazy and gnatted and begged for 3 months so he blocked me 2 weeks ago. But he explained to my best friend that he only did it because it hurts to much to be tempted to talk to me and see me on social media beacause his feelings are not lost and he is trying to move on, he will unblock me when he feels better about this breakup. And he did not do it to hurt me and that he finds it super hard to block me but the best thing to do for borh of us. So do my situation look terrible or do I have a chance to get him back?

EBR Team Member: Shaunna

May 23, 2021 at 8:07 pm

Hi Sally, it is super important now that you do not ask your best friend to speak to him about you the break up or getting back together again. You need to make sure that you stick with a NC for at least 45 days, even if he unblocks you. Work on yourself in that time as he needs to get the impression that you are moving on with your life.

Carmelita

April 27, 2021 at 7:05 am

Good stuff. This blocking stuff is the worst. I’m 50 so stuff like this wasn’t around back in my day after a breakup. You just sulked and sucked it up and hoped you eventos would get a call. My pride was always too high to test drive it and call first, unless I was madly in love. But I gotta hand it to you, a lot of what you wrote about has so much truth to it. I was completely blocked and within 24 hours he unblocked and texted me. I went to drop off his belongings, he wouldn’t answer the door so I left. Hours later he texted and said to not show up at his door, stop texting or calling (which was strange cause I was blocked so how did he know I was calling or texting)? Nevertheless, he called and I answered and said dude I was just trying to return your stuff. Some of it was expensive and I thought you’d want it back. His comments went from throw it away, to come over right now I want to see you!!! I almost went but chickened out! The breakup was harsh and my little heart was wounded. Needless to say, you are spot on about the make species, their logic is replaced with anger, rage, sucked up egos, and nasty hurtful words. When in reality he probably does love me but can’t express it thru his raging fits of immaturity. So there is lots of truth in this article. I’m glad I read. Although i read most it and I just now finished it and feel like an idiot on the part where you wrote about Don’t confront him lmao! Oops I should of finished reading the entire article before I went to his place. Luckily he didn’t answer!!! Long story short we really are wired differently men and women. When I go to heaven I will ask God why in a very loving polite way! Thank you for being so brutally honest, great with your examples and stories and mostly for taking the time to educate us women on understanding you men!!! We have a lot of work ahead of us before we get it completely lol. Best regards, Carmelita
Xanthia White

April 25, 2021 at 4:19 pm

My ex boyfriend has just randomly blocked me on Facebook & WhatsApp. We had a long distance relationship for 3 years and really split up due to his lack of communication and I felt he didn’t love me. I never stopped loving him but just got on with my own life. After a couple of months later we were amicable and remained friends often checking up on each other every 2-3 months. The last time we messaged was over 5 days. The lead up to the new year and both wished each other a Happy New Year at 12am on the night. We had lovely conversations

I haven’t contacted him since, only because I don’t want to give myself false hope and I thought if he still cared he would make the effort. I put a nice comment on a new profile picture a couple of months ago and he responded with a lovely comment.

Last night I went to message him to see how he was doing as I hadn’t heard for over 4 months and I’ve discovered he’s blocked me completely.

Why would he do that all of a sudden without any explanation? I feel so hurt and sad.
Puja

April 22, 2021 at 12:55 pm

Helloooo, my boyfriend and I have been together for a year and a half now. We’ve been broken up previously and gotten back together. He is so angry at me for what I have done. During our break(in Jan), I approached his ex best friend to see he can talk to him about me and I said some things, where he thought I tried to break his friendship with his friends, but that was not the case at all. He has been angry at me for a week and a half now. He has blocked me on whatsapp, texting and calling, but unblocked on Facebook, instagram and iMessage. I have tried to talk to him regarding the situation and where he is claiming that what I did is worse than what he did(slept with another girl, during the break). He keeps saying that we will never get back together and can never trust me again. What is my next step?

EBR Team Member: Shaunna

April 22, 2021 at 4:47 pm

Hi Puja so your first step is completing a 45 day no contact.

Safa

April 9, 2021 at 10:49 pm

If he won’t unblock me after 2 months of NC, then what should I do (we have mutual friends )

EBR Team Member: Shaunna

April 10, 2021 at 5:15 pm

Hi Safa, then you have to continue to work on yourself and know that the better you are doing the more likely your mutual friends are going to mention the positives to your ex.

Anonymous

April 9, 2021 at 10:42 pm

Hi, i met this guy at work and liked each other. But couldn’t be in relation. It has been a year and it was on and off but not a relationship. So last time 3 months ago i wished him good luck and told him i will be seeing a guy to which he asked if we could be friends but i said no but conversation ended well. He moved to another country and when i checked his whatsapp he was deleted(he is already not on social media except he uses messenger) so after a month he texted me on messenger. I couldn’t talk that time so decided to reply later. But i was blocked when i tried to reply. I dont have his new number since he never shared or texted before leaving the country and im blocked on messenger aswell. This is very confusing since i have no clue what is going on is his mind and what should i do about it.
Tabitha

April 1, 2021 at 12:44 pm

He blocked me on WhatsApp and Instagram 2 days after our row. 9 days later he unblocked me on Instagram (I didn’t reach out and neither did he) but he set his profile to public immediately after he unblocked me.. 4 days after he unblocked me I was having drinks with a mutual friend who put me on her story fooling around dancing (as normal) and he replied to her story saying “you two crack me up ”… he watched all of her stories that night immediately after she posted them.

I still remain blocked on WhatsApp. I decided that I didn’t think it was okay/right for him to have access to me on Instagram as my profile is always public due to work and I didn’t understand why not only did he unblock me, but he also made his profile public and then replied to one of my best friends stories featuring me.. so I blocked him on Instagram.. I’ve not unblocked him yet and I don’t think I will. He still has me blocked on WhatsApp.

What should I do? Maintain NC? I will have to physically see him soon due to work, what should I do there?

EBR Team Member: Shaunna

April 21, 2021 at 9:19 pm

Hi Tabitha so we do not recommend blocking them if you want them back – but of course it is your choice to do so. In work you need to follow the limited no contact rules where you would only speak to him during working hours when you NEED to and that should only be business topics too. So if he is the person who you have to speak to then speak politely and calmly, but if you can avoid it. Do so.

Rose Gordon

March 31, 2021 at 11:43 am

Brilliant

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