After a breakup, we’re usually tearing ourselves apart because we’re sending them those essay-long texts that cover every inch of our emotions – but they’re not replying to them! The difference between girls and guys is that while we love to get all of our feelings out, they prefer to bottle them up. Recently, a guy I would have done anything for let me down for a second time this year but when he sent me a half-hearted apology via text (though my immediate reaction was to send a reply) I thought about it…and then changed my mind and here’s why: 1. The silent treatment says a lot without saying anything. My Dad once told me, “Sometimes it’s better to say nothing and just remain in a dignified silence.” And he’s right. When you give someone the silent treatment, you are telling them that you have no more words to say to them – you’ve said them all. The silent treatment catches guys off-guard. Guys know that girls love to rant and rave after a relationship ends, and if he knows you’re a culprit of that from previous arguments then why not make him squirm with confusion by not replying? 3. The silent treatment means the ball is left in your court. If you reply to his messages, then you’re passing the control straight back to him. But if you say nothing, then it remains firmly in your hands. If he tries to come back again (which he mostly likely will at some point) then you can smack the ball straight in his face. The silent treatment will make him wonder what YOU’RE thinking. If the guy is expecting you to reply and you don’t, he’s going to wonder why. You are completely empowered by refusing to acknowledge him and he’s going to get frustrated by not receiving a response. The silent treatment makes you feel better about yourself. Even if that doesn’t happen, silence by itself is a powerful tool that can make your ex desperate to have you back.
If you reply, you’re only going to be sitting there waiting for him to reply (or never reply). If he’s hurt you then is he worth your time? Is he worth any more anxiety? Probably not. The silent treatment gives him a taste of his own medicine! By not replying, he’s only going to experience the same emotions that have been eating away at you. Take it from me, revenge really is a dish best served cold – the cold shoulder. After that guy attempted to gain my forgiveness with his pathetic apology text message to which I didn’t reply – lo’ and behold two weeks later, he added me on SnapChat! I didn’t follow him back. I thought about blocking him but then I decided to leave him with a little insight into my life through my SnapChat stories…just so he can see how much better off I am without him! He brought that on himself. I agree with you I have had petty friends do this to me if I fell out with one she would go around in talks with them and although they had nothing to do with it or the argument they simply unfriended me or blocked me on social media and wouldn’t say why.
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