>>15981171They likely just don't realize what they're doing. While it's a serious thing to you, for them it's just simple teasing to get a reaction out of you because it's funny. Playful, rather than malicious.
I mean, it's fair to think that way, I don't think most people are as emotionally sensitive as you are, so they've likely never had an experience of this sort with anyone.
So, I think cutting them off altogether would just be bitter. You could either try to tell how it genuinely affects you, if you're not shy on doing that, or like you said, simply stop giving a reaction. Teasing is done to get a reaction out of somebody, not really anything more. If you don't give it, then, they'd likely drop it.
When you complain and get mad about whatever it is they're doing and allow them to drag on the teasing even further, it just seems to them like you're not genuinely affected by it, but rather having momentary anger that you don't hold a grudge over, while that's not really the case. For a lot of people, stuff like this is just a part of the banter when they're playing together, they likely come from that kind of background and are used it.
Not saying that either of you are in fault, for them it's just how you're both having fun and nothing serious, and for you it's the opposite.
So, I think completely cutting them off over it would just be bitter and hurt you more anyhow. Your best bet is what I said before, either stop giving a reaction over it and letting them carry it on, or actually point out that you get genuinely troubled over it. Which, who knows how they'd react to, maybe they'd cut you off instead, not likely but the chance of it is there.
Therefore it'd simply be better if you instead built up a tolerance to people teasing you in that way, it could help you out in the future as well. It's just a part of internet banter, you really shouldn't take it as an attack. You could even dish it back out, don't worry about it. Char limit.
