Conversational Stonewalling Signals in Text

Stonewalling happens when someone withdraws entirely from the conversation—no response, no engagement, just silence—and in text it shows up as abrupt stops, one-word replies, or deliberate refusal to address what's been said. Identifying this pattern early matters because prolonged stonewalling often predicts relationship deterioration, giving you the chance to pause and try a different approach before resentment calcifies.