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Reply 1

It means they don't like to talk to you [on MSN]

Reply 2

maybe they're just shy and don't like to make the first move in case you don't wanna speak to them...

Reply 3

i was gonna reply with something stupid, but this isn't as bad a question as i first thought.

maybe they're shy, lazy, talking to to others, or are doing other stuff on the internet to pass the time. i never start conversations unless i have something specific to ask, but i'm happy to say talk when people send the famous "how r u"...

if they didnt like you, they would just ignore or block you.

Reply 4

or just busy

Reply 5

it means they, like a lot of people, cannot be arsed.

Reply 6

I'd go with busy... maybe they're talking to lots of people and don't notice you signing in...

Or maybe, sadly, they just don't feel its worth it to initiate a conversation.

Reply 7

maybe they don't have something to say. I mean what is the point of conversations that go along the lines of: Hi
Hello
Howz u
gd
u?
It gets boring

Reply 8

They're probably talking to someone else or are busy

Reply 9

Yeah this happens to me all the time, especially with 1 of my best m8s. If he's online its always me who starts convos and he goes all weird on me, like id say hi and he'd go "cough" all the time...but then we see eachother at school and its perfectly normal! :biggrin: hmm...

Reply 10

i completely understand what u mean, sometimes i get insecure if it seems that i sign in and noone starts talking to me. the best thing is not to worry, just make the first move. if they continue the convo then im pretty sure they like u and want to speak to u, but there could be many reasons like the ones people have suggested eg being busy or not noticing u sign in. so relax about it! :smile:

Reply 11

I know what you mean about initiating a conversation - you kinda feel like you're intruding. But if everyone felt like that - msn would be kinda quiet............

Reply 12

bodhisattva
I know what you mean about initiating a conversation - you kinda feel like you're intruding...


Exactly!

Reply 13

Never start a conversation unless i have something specific to ask regardless of who it is. I wouldn't worry about it.

Reply 14

lessthanthree
it means absolutely nothing.


I agree... people are reading far too much into things.

Reply 15

I don't know about other people, but sometimes i turn the sound off and so if someone signs on, i don't notice, either that or i'm not paying attention to it half the time anyway... so i'd imagine they're probably just busy or don't have something specific to say, i wouldn't worry about it! Just as long as you don't mind initiating the conversation and they chat away with you after that, its fine :biggrin:

Reply 16

Never use MSN behaviour as a true indicator of emotion, it's very misleading!

They could be busy, talking to too many other people, not bothering talking because they know they talk to you plenty in "real life" etc etc etc...

Reply 17

I've got some people on MSN that I talk to all the time in real life but never speak to on MSN... and people I talk to all the time on MSN but never in real life. Neither is meant to cause offense... if I don't talk to you in real life it's probably because I'm too shy, if I don't talk to you on MSN but do in real life it's just one of those things.

Reply 18

You could delete all your contacts without blocking them so you cant see them come online but they can see you hence only they can begin a convo with you. That way you can avoid paranoia and enjoy a convo without feeling stupid.

Reply 19

vinny221
You could delete all your contacts without blocking them so you cant see them come online but they can see you hence only they can begin a convo with you. That way you can avoid paranoia and enjoy a convo without feeling stupid.


Been there done that!!! And I feel so much better for it....plus if you do block them for about a month they're all warm and fuzzy when they see you again lol :wink: