I still think getting blocked for no apparent reason is the strangest thing. I know this is yet another topic that’s been beat into the ground so I’ll leave it at that.
Lol ~ @Morpheus ~ I was kind of mystified the last time I found I was blocked, but equally intrigued to try and find out why. But I came up with nothing... I still have no idea what I did to trigger a "block" by them, but to each their own...
Maybe someday they'll remove it and we can find some common ground... 🤷♀️
(Ignore that I've technically been with the site for 5 years--I've been inactive for the vast majority of that time, so I'm effectively a new user here.)
Is there any chance people are using block as a way of filtering cuddler search results? For instance, I might view someone's profile and find something (not covered by existing search filters) that tells me we would likely never be compatible for cuddling. I might want to remove them from future search results, but still be able to communicate with them and see their forum posts. Is there a way to do that, or is a wholesale block the only option?
@mtp ~ I think that probably is what's happening and with quite a bit of frequency.
Many have advocated for a middle ground (a "not interested" option) to remove someone from searches, but not "block" them from reaching out/messaging.
But they haven't made that an option, or indicated if they ever will (at least not as far as I know). Maybe @Mark could chime in though?
To my knowledge I've been blocked 3 times. Only once did I know who they were....... We had differing views on a certain topic..... OMG my block list would be huge if I blocked those I didn't see eye to eye on with different topics....
The option to remove people from search but not block them is in the near-term roadmap.
Whoot! @Mark ~ Sweet! 😋🍭 Thank you!!!
In my case, I clicked on a male enthusiast after reading the karma that he left for a pro. I was curious to see how the pro worded her karma which is why I clicked on him. I think you can learn a little something about a pro in how she words her karma. I noticed the same guy left karma for a different pro so I clicked on him again to read the karma she had left him and found I was blocked. I was like wow, what’s that all about. Oh well 🤷🏻♂️
IMO, blocking is useless unless you're getting harassed by someone over private messaging. You can still see their forum posts.
I block people when they are too pushy. I don’t generally enjoy being hounded. 6-10 messages in a row because I didn’t send a message back because, well life. People have gotten mean.
@Morpheus
I came to find I was blocked by another local pro after I went to her page to warn her of a time wasting pervert who undoubtedly was going to message her too.
I was a bit taken aback as I have sent her numerous clients I couldn't schedule or were much closer to her location. I gave her rave reviews based on previous clients personal experiences.
Turns out she was under the impression I was stealing her clients. As in I was going to her page, viewing her karma and shopping her clients. An absolutely ridiculous notion, all of my clients from this site have sought me out.
My point is some people are extremely fickle about others cuddling with their pro or other pros cuddling with their clients.
I wouldn't take it personally. ☺️
You can tell if a user has blocked you when you view their profile? That's good to know!
I may have made some "rookie mistakes" messaging several people recently. Not getting a response didn't concern me (especially since I assume the people I wrote to get a lot of messages) , but I had started to worry that I might have caused offense or committed some major faux pas. Now that I can see none of them have apparently blocked me, I'm satisfied that they're simply either too busy or not interested in replying, which is perfectly fine.
At least you can no longer block someone as a means to prevent them from leaving you karma from a bad experience, like some members have been known to do. I can recall quite a few stories from women not being able to give certain men bad karma due to this
To my knowledge, I've been blocked by one person. It was too bad as I was on my way to give them some lovie feedback and bam. Alas. I'm not everyone's favorite.
I’ve never blocked anyone on any platform. I would rather leave lines of communication open in hopes of a resolution if a problem does exist.
I've only blocked one person through here but have since unblocked them. At the time it felt like the right thing to do, but now I'd handle it differently.
Now, I'd give him a chance to fully understand the issue(s) by allowing for questions and taking the time to honestly answer. Which could lead to him re-framing some things for me ~ Maybe I misunderstood, or maybe I didn't, but I'll never know. I let him know I was blocking him and why, and he blocked me in return, so there's really no opportunity to clarify either way now.
What a bummer...
I've blocked a couple of cuddlers due to their messages to me and attempted to block another but found they'd already blocked me (I was going to block to prevent any potential harassing messages after they went after me on the forums - I guess they assumed I was going to harass them back). I don't remember who, but I know a while back in a thread a male cuddler mentioned that they block most other guys that visit their profiles for reasons I also don't remember.
People can be pretty strange sometimes, hopefully when the middle ground option has been implemented it'll cut down on the random blocks. Sounds like a really unfortunate situation @quixotic_life the worst ones are when you can never find out why/what.
I don't understand being blocked either. I've been blocked at least 3 times I know of. One of them recently. By a fully grown male who sent me a long rant and blocked me so i couldn't respond. shrugs I've never said anything to anyone on this site to warrant being blocked but hey. It's like if the trash could take itself out.
@Sashamcgee - that's my sentiment as well, that trash takes itself out.
While there have been plenty of reasons to, I've not blocked anyone. I don't even qualify that to say "yet." I'm not sure my one feeling cares why or if or when someone blocks me, but it's not my job to make anyone happy. Bonus points if I do, but I don't wake up thinking "have you hugged a homophobe today?"
People block me cus they can't handle my awesome
@pmvines hehehe @Sideon hahaha!
Every time I was blocked, I did a shot of Whiskey and let me tell you... I was drunker than a dog.
Lmfaoooo @Mike403
I wish we could love people’s comments. Great discussion!
Regarding Pros, I think we should stick together and help each other out. There are times we can help, ask questions, or even refer!
I've only blocked one person that I would consider a time waster. I told this individual that I was done and that I'd given up only to have her text me saying "can we meet up and cuddle?" Day of this supposed latest cuddle, I text her and she says "oh I have a migraine. can we reschedule?" I proceeded to block her on here.