Q&A for How to Tell if Someone Is Ignoring Your Calls and Decide What to Do About It

If someone asks you to call back later, but then does not answer, they may not have seen or received the call, or they may have been busy at the moment you called. Try texting to see if they are available.

Respect their wishes and then patch things up when they are ready to talk to you. Sometimes people just need some time to themselves to work things out.

They might need a little more time to get over what happened, accept your apology, and to forgive you. Sometimes, there is nothing more you can do, and the best thing you can do for yourself is to move on.

It would be best to ask them in person if they got your text messages, and if so, why they didn't respond to them. It's possible that they've been very busy, or they lost their phone, or something like that - but if there is no such explanation, they're probably just ignoring you.

Just wait and call back later. Or send a text or an email instead. If it's an emergency, call a family member.

Move on because the person is no longer interested, and you can definitely lower your worth by being clingy. Stop being too available because that will show that you are desperate.

Try to make conversation that the person will be actively engaged in and excited about -- this could help him speak up. Or, maybe you could just ask him politely to turn up the volume.

Do you call him too frequently? Is he ignoring your calls when he's at work or possibly involved in some other important activity, or is he ignoring your calls literally all the time? It would be worth talking to him about this regardless. Just calmly bring up the fact that he seems to be ignoring your calls and ask him why. Try to have a rational discussion about it and see if you can come to an understanding. If not, this is probably not the right relationship for you.

If you think they might be a danger to themselves or someone else, tell them you're going to call 911 if you don't hear from them. If they don't respond, go ahead and call. It's better to be safe than sorry.

They may be in a bad place mentally at the moment or they could have faked interested. Also sometimes they could just have busy lives, next time you see them you can ask them.

Hang up as soon as the rudeness starts, that way they'll know you have not only noticed but you're unwilling to put up with it. If it always, happens that would be a sign that the person is not interested in talking with you, so maybe stop calling them.

They may be in a bad place mentally at the moment. Tell the person that you don’t appreciate that they are always moody and that it has an impact on your relationship.

Did you two have a disagreement at some point during the relationship, or did you do something to offend him/her? I would start by sending them a well-written apology letter and see if that brings a response. If this doesn't work, I would try calling him (assuming he didn't block your number) and asking if the two of you can meet face to face to sort things out. If he/she still doesn't answer, it's probably best to just move on.