When you unblock someone on iPhone can you retrieve the messages they sent while they were blocked?

When you unblock someone on iPhone can you retrieve the messages they sent while they were blocked?

No, all messages sent to you while blocked are gone forever.

If you wanted to actually get the messages, you would have needed to IGNORE them, and not REPLY. But of course the average person that blocks someone does not have the self control to ignore and not reply.

So in the future, if you feel the need to block anyone that you want to see their messages, just turn off the message notification and ringtone for that one contact. Then when you have rested from their "timeout", you can view all their whiny text, wanting to know why you are not responding.