"Thank you for 'liking' my message. ... Soft ghosting is essentially when someone “likes” your last message but never actually says anything. Technically, they did respond so they can maintain plausible deniability that they've ghosted you.

What does liking a message mean?

Answer. In iMessage (texting app for Apple iPhones and iPads) and some non-default Android texting applications, users have the option of "liking" texts, which will send recipients using Android Messages or Republic Anywhere a separate text message informing them that this action has been taken.

How do I respond liked to a text message?

You can react to a message someone sends you by long pressing on it. Currently, there are seven animated emoji to choose from: like, love, laughter, surprise, sadness, anger and dislike.