I had a very good friend a year or so ago. I don't really know what happened...we were talking one day, and then on the next, when I woke up excited and full of great ideas for the rp were doing, the person had blocked me. No warning, no explanation, nothing. I was absolutely devastated. It took me a week being distraught, and I still think about them often. I still think it's because I was too clingy, but couldn't they just have told me that? Blocking me out of the blue like that, with no closure...It really traumatized me to the point where I can't see myself rping anymore, or doing anything creative. Mostly writing. The worst part? They don't look affected at all, and still write mentions to my characters like nothing happened. I wish I could ask them to unblock me and actually have a conversation like mature adults, not this nonsense...

In my opinion, the internet and real life have a barrier that's... Difficult to break through. There's a disconnect and separation that makes it easier to just up and leave friends, sites, etc. - and there's no consequence for doing such.

I'm sorry they did that to you. I wouldn't take it too personally. I know that's easier said than done and it's easy to feel like you did everything wrong and that's why they did what they did but sometimes things just fizzle out. Real life friendships fizzle out randomly and suddenly sometimes, even if you see that person regularly. Sometimes people don't know how to handle certain situations and, again, with the internet providing a sense of anonymity, they'd rather avoid than confront.

We can't know everything that's going on in somebody's head and sometimes we will never get closure. But I implore you to not let it affect your enjoyment of role playing. If you feel that you are too clingy as a friend, work on being more independent (not for the person who blocked you - for yourself) after you grieve the relationship.

I'm so sorry. I've been here. I... joined this site with a group of then friends and every single one of them except for one blocked me over a period of like two days after my then (almost) girlfriend threw some nasty rumors around our little nook of social media. No reason, no explanation, nothing. I nearly broke. I stopped RPing for a while, went back in, got chased out of another group after some horrible accusations I couldn't shake/dispel because the group wanted me gone anyways and I was stalked on Tumblr for two years before this new group got the picture and left me alone.

It messes with your head and there's no real easy fix to it, I'm sorry. I'm... still disturbed by the events over a decade later because it's like... what changed. And I blamed myself for a long time, I still do sometimes.

It's just one of those cases where time, unfortunately, tells the best.

I have also been there when I was younger. I noticed if a RP is too one sided one person can get more into it than the other--I have been on both sides of that. The one ended suddenly and it really hurt because we had been friends throughout elementary, jr high and I think up to my senior year in high school. We never talked again. The other time that happened with a different friend it strained the friendship, but 10 years later we still keep in touch. I think it's kinda strange that they would still reference your characters, but refuse to acknowledge you. I'm sorry that happened to you. Maybe this will lead to finding another more appreciative RP partner.

Thanks everyone. I've been trying to make sense of it because it's still baffling to me.