Is he just giving me space or is he not that interested any more?

you said you’ve chatted nearly every day since you met… why are you no longer meeting him then? or by met you meant when you started talking online? Because if you haven’t met yet, then this is not going anywhere.

We haven’t met yet because I am worried about the whole Covid issues. I have a family member that is vulnerable so I do not want to risk anything. He agreed with that and said no worries that he would be willing to wait until easing of restrictions. We are in Ireland and the restrictions haven’t eased yet. He also said he was on duty most of May and didn’t get any leave for another few weeks.

you can try that, but I would respect myself and not bother him, he might reply if he is polite but I am guessing that would the end of it anyway.
I am sorry to say this but building a connection over text whether in lockdown or not would rarely work , it works for women because we tend to fantasise about that person, it rarely works for men, because they do not get attached to text messages or phone calls. In fact if it was me I would be questioning why this guy is on his phone till midnight… but everyone is different I guess

Normally in such circumstances the advice would be cut your losses and not reach out to the guy because usually in most cases, when the person is not incapacitated that they can’t text, it means they’re no longer feeling the whole thing.

But I guess your situation is quite different so maybe you can hit him with a “Hey Sam, thought I’d just check on you. Hope everything’s good on your end”

Don’t text “Where have you been, Hey stranger, long time not hear/speak, why are you ignoring me etc. It creates a situation where he feels pressured thus gets defensive, cold or even go poof for real and it makes you look like you have no life and are waiting on him.

If he doesn’t reply or sounds vague and dismissive then don’t contact him again.

Like Maddie said, this might disturb your exams but then again so does the anxiety and being left in limbo. So you need to decide what approach works for now.

Absolutely do not text him. He will keep in touch if interested.

I understand about Covid restrictions and not being able to meet right away. But it’s really a bad idea to get super attached to a guy over texting. Texting is very low effort, a guy can text all day long just to pass the time and not get super invested. Especially since he’s never even met you in person. Women on the other hand do get very attached over texting.

So now you’re in a situation where you’re worried and fretting because you haven’t heard from him. For all you know he’s started chatting with someone else. Or maybe he’s busy with work. Or family, etc.

I agree with Erin’s advice that at most, you could send a light, friendly “Hi, just checking in! How’ve you been?” text. Don’t send anything where you’re pressuring him or demanding to know why he hasn’t contacted you. I will say, if a guy wants to contact you, he will- busy job or no busy job, exams or no exams. So it’s not a good sign that this guy stopped texting.

Overall I advise you to step back from chatting with guys if you can’t meet them soon. Taking a break from the apps like Angiebaby suggested isn’t a bad idea. You clearly get really attached over chatting (which is normal, especially since you are young). That puts you in a really vulnerable position with guys. A guy might chat daily for weeks and then drop off the face of the earth and think nothing of it, which leaves you anxious and wondering. It’s better to do the app dating when you can actually date and meet in person– even just a distanced walk in the park, anything. Just something where you have momentum. Because chatting alone gets you nowhere and only creates anxiety in the end, when the guy lessens or stops his texting.