Why do people keep resigning?

I am still very new to the game, so obviously I blunder left and right... but so does my opponent. Then many of my game ends with my opponent resigning, whether I'm winning or losing, sometimes very early in the game. This makes it very frustrating for me. Why do people resign so quickly? These "victories" artificially bump my rating, which I don't really want. I can somewhat understand resigning when losing a game, but why do so when winning?

Some people just found a video in YouTube about mating attacks and then try it on chess.com. if you don't do what they expect on the video they're confused on what to do so some of them just resign

Sure, but I am playing 10min and 15|10 Rapid. I would assume that players going for these times at least want to get a bit further. Right?

Just for reference... So far I've only have 11 live games here, and 6 of them ended with either resigning or abandoning (not completely sure about their difference for now, will look it up...). That's more than 50% of my games. I hope I'm just not lucky

Another reason people resign when winning (happened to me once) is to lower their rating so they can get into a tournament requiring a rating where they can easily beat the other players involved. It's a violation of fair play and is penalized by a suspension of playing for a while to account closure. Something made me curious about why my opponent had resigned in a position with plenty of fight left in it. I discovered they had resigned their last 10 games, including against someone rated only 100 (versus almost 900 for them). I won the game on time b/c they were on move when their account was closed.

it is sandbagging

There are many reasons why one decides to resign. The important thing is not to abandon (which is not correct). Resigning, except when one does it for sandbagging, doesn't hurt anyone.

If someone wants to stop playing you can't force them to continue against their will. Having the victory given away doesn't give satisfaction, of course, but what value would it have in winning against someone who plays without desire, without commitment, without concentration ( and therefore plays bad ), just because he is forced to ?

Consider rating as a side effect of improvement. As you play and learn, your skill will naturally align with your true rating, regardless of occasional resignations.

Bro it’s good when opponents resign, it’s better than losing and also saves time

Some beginners don't know how bad other opponents are sometimes so they resign even when they shouldn't it's a common issue with beginners some can get 50+ points by not resigning if they had that issue before (sometimes)

It's semi rare tho you won't get sandbaggers the majority of games plus tilt+beginner prob means resign alot for no reason

No problem with people resigning. Its the w*nkers who leave the game, or let the clock run down, that I dislike.

This behaviour is equivalent of a boxer refusing to fight, it is cowardly and pathetic.

Thanks for everyone. I see some reason people resign now. I personally wouldn't do it, because I can learn a lot trying to damage control a terrible situation. And more than once just by not giving up, the opponent blunders (just as expected around my level), although I often then lose by timeout. I have no problem with losing whatsoever, as my goal is ultimately to improve my chess skills.

I don't know what's the point of abandonment though. I am still considered winning just like resigning, so it makes basically no difference for me.

For me to resign early, there are some factors, Having too many losing streak, I'm at work, my family called me, and most often I'm too lazy to continue playing after blundering a piece.

Resigning is usually a sign of respect in a losing position, acknowledging your opponent is skilled enough to end the game as it stands now. Avoiding resignation is essentially accusing your opponent of winning by luck, or claiming that they aren't capable of converting. It also wastes time. Take the resignations as the compliments they are, and work to be deserving of them in the future.

But how do you think a 250Elo like me or my opponent know I'm going to lose, for sure?

They don't*, which is why I included the last sentence. Sometimes there are instances where it's impossible for the losing person to win, but I don't know if you were in that situation when playing.