How to not have my messages say read?

So when I get a text on my iPhone and I open texts it will automatically go to the text and if its iMessage it'll tell the other person I read it. Is there a way around this? (I don't mean turn it off so it only says delivered, this is more to avoid a person or something haha)

You change it in settings.

You go to the Settings app on your home screen and then scroll down until you see Messages with the little green app icon beside it! Then click that and it will say IMessaging an then below that it will say Read receipts ---> click the button and it will switch to off

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