When do you consider a trade 'left to rot'?

[KaceyCat]

We've all been there, you send a trade offer, you can see the person's marked as being online, and yet you don't get a response. No biggie, maybe you caught them as they were closing the tab, or maybe they're writing a forum post, or working on an oekaki piece. So you wait. And wait. And maybe you'll just check back later. But then later comes and still no response. You're sitting in limbo. How long does it have to be before you'll consider a trade a lost cause and assume the other person left your offer to rot?

(And for anyone feeling guilty about leaving trades to rot, no shame here. We've all done it, whether on purpose or by accident. This isn't a callout, just a survey to gauge the general feeling and level of patience.)

I get antsy after like 2 days and idk if it's just me being impatient but I'm legit agitated about a 4 day old trade right now and I wanna know if that's a normal reaction or if I'm just used to lightning-quick trade answers.

[Starfalling]

I usually assume the person isn't answering after a week, but generally leave it sit a month or so before cancelling just in case (anyone whose traded with me beyond a simple swap knows how slow I can be with responses especially to suggestions, so I feel like I should at least give the same grace and patience to others)

[g4rf13ld]

i think the general consensus is three days, but it depends on how fast you personally respond to trades so it varies
for example i usually will wait 2 days-a week for a random trade EXCEPT if it’s a trade for a pet i really want/need, i wait longer then

[Neeko nordestina]

I feel like a trade was forgotten after 3 days, but I wait for a week before sending a reminder. After I send a reminder, if there is no reply, the trade was definitely left to rot.
I try to assume people just forgot instead of jumping to conclusions, but 80% of the time the person just chose to ignore the trade .-.