If being part of a group chat feels like a chore to you, youre hardly alone.

According to one recent survey, 42% of Americans say group messaging threads sometimes feel like a part-time job. And more than half of respondents said theyve had to leave one because it got out of hand.

Between the constant messages, rude members and irrelevant chatter, these chains can easily become a nuisance, distracting you from the more important and enjoyable parts of your daily life. We asked our readers why they decided to leave a group chat. Below, they share their stories.

Incessant And Inane Updates

I have been involved in group texts, and I absolutely hate them. I tell all my friends and co-workers to not include me in group texts, but they always do. What drives me away is peoples constant need to share everything all day long. Sharing picture after picture of food and radio songs playing in their car, mundane, everyday things. Id much rather chat on the phone on my way home from work and hear all about your day than involve myself in all that.

So how do I exit these text groups? I just up and leave. No warning, no goodbye. Im out! And then when asked why I left, I simply say, I asked not to be there in the first place and yall are just too much.

As far as I know, no one is talking behind my back, but if they do, would it bother me? Nope. Holly O.

Know-It-Alls

What made me leave is one particular person thinking shes the authority on every single subject anyone brings up. Someone hurt their neck? She is a doctor. Someone is planting flowers? A botanist. I just cant stand the diatribes she gets on. I swear, she googled whatever the topic is and regurgitates it word for word. Copy and paste. Drives me crazy. Melissa L.

Cruel Comments And Negative Energy

When I leave, its always because the group chat has devolved into rude, off-topic name-calling. If people cannot chat and disagree respectfully, the group chat has lost its way. Sadly, it just gets worse, so I leave. Sometimes, common sense is nonexistent. I do not announce that I am leaving. Nobody cares, and if they do, theyll notice my absence. Jody F.

Cliquey Behavior

I noticed little signs that told me I was never really welcomed into the group. Like theyd plan things without including some members (which is fine) but then give away vague hints in the group chat, almost as if they want us to know that we are being left out.

And simple things like how the group chat members would wish each other happy birthday. The more popular members receive wishes with lots of exclamation marks and heart emojis, [and] then us less popular members only get short ones like hbd (name).

The last straw: Subtle bullying, other members egging on the bully to attack certain members. After a while, it felt like, Why bother adding me to this group? Did not announce I was leaving I just left. Elaine S.