Why stalling and then running away instead of resigning?

I honestly wonder why certain people are stalling the game for a while and then running away (leaving the game) instead of giving up in a sportive way!

Does losing really hurt that much?

Well, it least I report them!

They wanna be rude

I guess it does. But in the end, everything boils down when you think in the opponent's place. I personally felt just like you did whenever someone stalled in game and then 2 weeks earlier I played a game that changed my perspective. It was a blitz match and I was in the losing position but I was determined to play on. Right when I had 1 minute to spare, a bottle of water just spilled and it was a complete mess (I had to spend 3 mins to clean that!), and then I went timeout. Then the guy just chatted the same stuff to me, albeit a bit rude (possibly he might have been annoyed). It was then I realized this could also be a reason. Tbh, I don't think everyone's case is similar to mine, but I'm just saying this could also happen.

Btw, if you read till here, thanks and all the best in your future games...

I have been thinking this too. Tried to ask but got no reply. One user did resign when I tried telling them they can click the resign button instead of waiting.
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While you wait just spend the time trying to predict as many moves ahead as you can, that way you at least train your brain and so your time wont really be wasted.

Yes, but if you have 34 minutes left and your opponent has forced mate in 1, nothing you can do about it, you are merely being a donkey-hole at that point!

Up to now, I only didn't finish one game. After being asked in the chat by a random user to suck his dick. I spent half a minute reporting him and started a new game. I think that's a valid reason to just up and leave.

As I said. I think that's a valid reason to leave a game without bothering to politely resign. Further understandable reasons would be an important phone call, your boss coming in and asking if you're busy, firefighters climbing through the window informing you the roof us on fire, sudden loss of internet connection...actually, a lot of reasons. Many more likely than fear of admitting defeat to oneself by pressing the resign button.

I read it all indeed!  
My post was meant in general and not pointed at some exceptions (like the one you mentioned).
If this was a 'one time happening' I wouldn't have bothered to write about it, but it happens a lot (relatively)!
I'm also looking at the situation of course because I understand something could have happened or a connection could have droppen, but the cases I'm talking about are different.
Only a King against plenty material and mate in one coming up for example.

There aren't that many moves ahead with mate in one!

Had this happen in a recent blitz game. My opponent apparently got upset because I found a way to put him in zugzwang with my extra piece in the endgame, so he played on for a few more moves until I started clearing off his pawns so I could force the easy win, so he let the game sit for the last 1:38 in 'protest'. It's just sour-grapes losers is all. I report them every time, but I don't think chess-com really does anything about it.

--- Sorry there are just piles and piles of Big Morons on this planet Lmao.

you are correct indeed

It sounds like you are one of them.

I report them each time they stall. They are still losing whether they resign or stall me. There is a chance Chess.com might ban then, which only hurts yourself if you such foolish things. Stop stalling, just resign, there's no shame in it. People who stall have temperament issues and are very arrogant and cannot accept defeat. Since they lose the chess game, they want to make you lose time (at least that).

Take the win! If people keep trying there's a chance you can give the game back. But if they quit, then GG Why Not?

my first post so please be kind: Played my 3 or 4th time game 10 min limit and was doing ok but making a few blunders (one checkmate at least) and with about 4 minutes time for me my opponent made a move and when I went to resp===the game had added an extra queen for my opponent, could figure it out=so just resigned. He had no pawns anywhere close to becoming eligible. In timed games is there an additional way to obtain queens. PS love the sight and learning a lot.

A very clear example of what I mean.
There was more then 2:30 on the clock of my opponent when the game came to this position.
There's only one possible move for white, but he/she choose to make time pass to zero!
Does losing by giving up or checkmate really hurt that much? 🙈