Hello everyone. I'm glad tis topic was brought up, because this has actually happened to me a few times. I send a polite and respectful message, introducing myself(like im supposed to do) to them and in return I got blocked. That is something I never understood. Why block someone who is trying to see, if there is some interest in both parties. I guess that was there way of saying "not interested" in a rude way. It's not like I'm one of those "bad single males" with a bad reputation. I respect everyone and I also know my role as a single male. My certifications speak for themselves, but it is what it is. A reply back of say "not interested" would be a polite way of handling this kinda situation.

You will run into members that use 'block' rather than making a note on the profile for future reference. Others might block you because their "invitation" was declined or not answered the way they wanted, thus they're "punishing" you by not letting you be with them. We've learned from experience the best thing to do is simply ignore them and move on. There are plenty of other members that are accepting of your commitments outside the lifestyle. Don't sweat it, those making the choice to limit themselves by being block-headed are the ones missing out on playing with you, not you with them :)

Red - don't know yet, just started usig that approach, but we'll let you know in a month or 2 whe we catch up our "backlog" lol

lol, nurse & doc. how does that work for ya?

I have to agree wih Red - we have been contacted (and politly rejected) several couples more than once, when they did not realize they had already contacted us. Blocking might just be a way of "tracking" that.
As an aside, often if we have a schedule problem but we still want to meet a couple (which happens often) instead of sending a rejection note we say "we REALLY want to do you, but we can't just now - can you nail a few other couples and get back to us later?" - or something to that effect.

Perhaps it was not done out of rudeness. Perhaps they blocked you so that they would not contact you again. If it was unclear that your decline of their invitation/interest was a temporary situation, they may have wanted to insure that they would not be rejected again.

This has occurred now twice. We've been approached via email but have had to decline because of schedule conflicts or because there really wasn't a high degree of interest. The reply email has been very polite and honest but then later we come to discover that the individuals that were turned down blocked us. The decline wasn't necessarily forever, just for now. What people don't realize is that if they block someone they also automatically become blocked. What if minds change down the road? I have to say that it seems rude.