I have a romantic interest...and he's a player! I send a lot of FB IMs to him, and normally, they get "Seen", as I can see his icon next to my message with a time/date stamp next to it. But sometimes, they just say delivered, which leads me to think he has not read that particular message. But like I said, this man is a player, and he's coy, he likes to keep me "on edge". Someone told me, and I have read on various websites pertaining to FB Messenger, that someone can read your FB IMs, so, in fact, they have "read" them, but they can "decide" whether they want to proceed with using their smartphone to indicate (I guess by clicking on it or something??) that they have "Seen" it - so, in essence, they are "picking and choosing" to make you think whether or not they have "Seen" your message, when they really have read it in the first place. I was wondering if this is true - the use of 2 electronic devices to kind of "fool" the sender of a Messenger IM on Facebook into thinking either an IM has been Seen or just Delivered. I was hoping someone out there who is real "smart" with FB Messenger IM could provide me with the information on this, as this is causing confusion (and a LOT of heartache) for me. I am not a tech whiz, but from what I understand about the whole Facebook phenomenon, it does sound feasible that someone could read EVERYTHING you send them via Mess. IM and then "decide" (for whatever reason) if they want to go ahead and mark it as Seen with their phone. I really appreciate a quick answer on this - it is nagging me, and I kind of think this is "dirty pool". THANKS so much for your help, my friends! Bren~
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He can see the notifications when he opens his phone, but he may not see the whole message, he may not read it, he might have turned notifications off on messenger, and he might have read it but not had time to answer. Delivered means it's received on his phone and may or may not be on his notifications. Seen means he has entered the app and viewed that message but did not respond. I wouldn't date a "player" unless you're convinced he's willing to commit to you. You deserve more. Good luck!
Okay so, if it said delivered it has been delivered to him and if he did get notified about it. One situation might be he saw it just as a notification but does not want to read or reply over the internet. Two he deleted messenger without you knowing and or blocked you on facebook. Three he is with someone else and you should probably dump him if he is a player! I can not tell you what to do, it is your life but you do deserve better then that. I hope you make the right decision. Best of luck to you