--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It's tricky when you're ignoring someone…" description: "\"It's tricky when you're ignoring someone and they ask you if you're ignoring them.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/anonymous-1_ignoring_it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone_774741.jpg" --- # It's tricky when you're ignoring someone and they ask you… ![“It's tricky when you're ignoring someone and they ask you if you're ignoring them.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/anonymous-1_ignoring_it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone_774741.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/anonymous-1_ignoring_it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone_774741.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/anonymous-1_ignoring_it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone_774741.jpg) > “It's tricky when you're ignoring someone and they ask you if you're ignoring them.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Ignoring someone and being asked about it creates a tricky situation. **In simple terms:** Ignoring and being questioned is awkward. Key Takeaway Communicate clearly to avoid misunderstandings. Themes communication social dynamics awkwardness honesty Mood embarrassed thoughtful Type advice relational When to use this quote - friendship - workplace - online interactions - family gatherings Key Concepts social etiquette boundary setting Questions to Reflect On - Why do we avoid confrontation? - How can you respond honestly without conflict? 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Is when you see them the most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-you-start-ignoring-someone-at-school-is-when-you-see-them-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [While your busy ignoring me, I'm busy finding out that I'm okay with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/while-your-busy-ignoring-me-i-m-busy-finding-out-that-i-m-okay-with-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Completely ignoring someone who is talking to you while you text...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/completely-ignoring-someone-who-is-talking-to-you-while-you-text/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I looked at the word Ignorant and realized the true meaning of the word Ignore. Considering who was ignoring me It made sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celeste-kopec/i-looked-at-the-word-ignorant-and-realized-the-true-meaning-of-the/) Celeste Kopec > [I hate being ignored...thats the fastest way to get your number deleted...My patiences is not the best..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-hate-being-ignored-thats-the-fastest-way-to-get-your-number-deleted/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I hate being ignored, just tell me what's on ur mind & call it done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-hate-being-ignored-just-tell-me-what-s-on-ur-mind-call-it-done/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I hate that you ignore me for so long, then you start talking to me like nothing happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-hate-that-you-ignore-me-for-so-long-then-you-start-talking-to-me/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Love is...ignoring someone who is incapable of love. I only acknowledge those that can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-is-ignoring-someone-who-is-incapable-of-love-i-only-acknowledge/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Words To Remember: Nobody's phone is ever off. They're lying...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/words-to-remember-nobody-s-phone-is-ever-off-they-re-lying/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Ignoring quotes > [Destroy gossip by ignoring it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariane-corbito/destroy-gossip-by-ignoring-it/) [Mariane Corbito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariane-corbito/) > [“I tried to leave you alone, Fitz. To find what peace you could, even if it excluded me from your life.” Ten years ago,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/i-tried-to-leave-you-alone-fitz-to-find-what-peace-you-could-even-if/) [Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/) > [I hate it when someone says they are not ignoring you but yet they are not talking to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/i-hate-it-when-someone-says-they-are-not-ignoring-you-but-yet-they/) [Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/) > [By ignoring tomorrow, we undermine today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamais-cascio/by-ignoring-tomorrow-we-undermine-today/) [Jamais Cascio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamais-cascio/) > [When someone starts Ignoring you, just back off without staying there with them Just to know the reason for avoiding..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vishak/when-someone-starts-ignoring-you-just-back-off-without-staying-there/) [Vishak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vishak/) > [You can't delete people out of your life . Forgetting them is hard and ignoring them doesn't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-can-t-delete-people-out-of-your-life-forgetting-them-is-hard-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayaan-hirsi-ali/in-holland-i-have-seen-well-meaning-principled-people-blinded-by/) [Ayaan Hirsi Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayaan-hirsi-ali/) > [I am not ignoring you, just trying to reduce my expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/i-am-not-ignoring-you-just-trying-to-reduce-my-expectations/) [Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/) > [It's unfair when we find ourselves loving those who don't care about us while ignoring those who truly care and love us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-mark/it-s-unfair-when-we-find-ourselves-loving-those-who-don-t-care-about/) [Terry Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-mark/) > [I'm focused on my future. I'm ignoring my past, apart from the bits that I draw from to help me focus on my future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldous-harding/i-m-focused-on-my-future-i-m-ignoring-my-past-apart-from-the-bits/) [Aldous Harding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldous-harding/) > [While you're ignoring me, someone else is begging for my attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/while-you-re-ignoring-me-someone-else-is-begging-for-my-attention/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I'm not ignoring you I just want to see if you can enough to make an effort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tine/i-m-not-ignoring-you-i-just-want-to-see-if-you-can-enough-to-make-an/) [Tine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tine/) > [Law 36: Disdain things you cannot have: Ignoring them is the best revenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-48-laws-of-power/law-36-disdain-things-you-cannot-have-ignoring-them-is-the-best/) [The 48 Laws Of Power](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-48-laws-of-power/) > [Pretty girls behave best when you ignore them. Of course, they have to know you are ignoring them, for otherwise they may not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chetan-bhagat/pretty-girls-behave-best-when-you-ignore-them-of-course-they-have-to/) [Chetan Bhagat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chetan-bhagat/) > [The best way to fight stupidity, is by ignoring it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-kelly/the-best-way-to-fight-stupidity-is-by-ignoring-it/) [Kelly Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-kelly/) Browse all 383 Ignoring quotes ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's tricky when you're ignoring someone and they ask you if you're ignoring them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone-and-they-ask-you-if-you-re/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Ignoring" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone-and-they-ask-you-if-you-re/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/anonymous-1_ignoring_it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone_774741.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/anonymous-1_ignoring_it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone_774741.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/anonymous-1_ignoring_it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone_774741.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's tricky when you're ignoring someone and they ask you if you're ignoring them.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Anonymous", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "It's tricky when you're ignoring someone...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone-and-they-ask-you-if-you-re/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-tricky-when-you-re-ignoring-someone-and-they-ask-you-if-you-re/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```