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July 9, 2018 at 2:09 am #712072Lisa
I’ve been seeing someone for a month now. We sent around 2000 emails in that time and then after the last time we met, we had a bit of a disagreement not about anything major. That’s when the emails lessened. In the last four days he’s only sent about five and he doesn’t respond to things I say like he usually does. He still puts kisses at the end of the emails and calls me babe. He emailed yesterday morning saying he had been ill with a stomach bug, and his daughter has it too. The night before he was busy at work. Am I reading too much into this? Is he still interested and not responding because he and his girl are ill? I don’t want to ask the question if that’s the case and ruin things. Advise would be good thanks
July 9, 2018 at 4:12 am #712073HannahReally only time will tell and there’s no point worrying.
2000 emails in a month is a lot! Maybe he’s sick of typing? You know that’s not sustainable long term don’t you, so obviously he was going to pull back at some point.
A lot of men that do full-on in like that aren’t really serious though. They blow really hot at the beginning, then cool off and start talking to someone else.
Only time will tell but I would be keeping my options open at the moment.
July 9, 2018 at 8:48 am #712083Deja vuI’ve met this guy and we’ve only known each other for a couple of weeks (not dating officially) but he basically stopped texting me over the end of the week. I got one text from him on Friday. I did notice but I didn’t do anything just replied to him as normal. He messaged me Saturday night and when I didn’t reply he texted again asking what I was doing. Picked up from there and he told me he had been sick over the end of the week and had been in bed with a cold.
Just my observation – I think some guys definitely like being alone when they’re ill. My ex was almost the same but I would always smother him. If he’s not texting, let him be. I’m sure he’ll text you when he’s ready and in the right mind-set.
July 9, 2018 at 9:27 am #712089LisaThanks for the advice. I think you’re right as he’s generally not the sort of guy to mess me about. We’ve got a date planned next week and he would definitely tell me if he wasn’t meeting me. I think it’s the illness to be honest and I’m stressing over nothing. Will keep you updated
July 9, 2018 at 2:59 pm #712146ClaireI feel your stress. I’ve been seeing and messaging a man daily from morning to night everyday for a month. While I get that it does fade over time, to go from that to one message a day for the last four days is starting to make me feel a tad unsettled. He doesn’t respond to texts like I miss you and thinking about you as he used to.in fact it’s been four days now since I’ve heard anything affectionate from him. He avoided the are we ok question. I found out he’s been ill with lysteria and so has his son so I’m wondering if that’s the reason for the lack of texts which is understandable to say the least. He still puts the kisses on his texts and he said this morning he is starting to feel better but had a crap night. Am I over thinking this? I say this because we had a small disagreement which was my fault and I’m wondering if is just coincidence. I trust him, i tell myself if there was an issue he’d say. I don’t bombard him with texts. I reply then I send a goodnight one and then he emails in the morning. One a day compared to many is a huge decrease however I guess maybe if he didn’t bother at all I should be more concerned.
Help please??July 10, 2018 at 5:08 am #712249LisaUpdate for you. It’s over and his silence was his way of ending it. Not much of a man if he can do that rather then just say. Thanks for your advice 😔
August 2, 2018 at 5:06 am #715730RebekahSo I have been speaking to a guy for the past 2 weeks (very new I know). He has been very keen for this time but the past 4 days he has been acting different and distant. It started with talking all day Friday, then Saturday only got a message at night (I was asleep) so replied Sunday morning. No reply to that. I text again Sunday evening asking how was his weekend and no reply again. Monday I waited and got no reply so when I saw he was online Monday night I messaged asking if he was ignoring me. He read that and ignored it. I then had a message Tuesday morning saying sorry he has been unwell and that’s all. I Basically replied a long message just saying that he is acting very distant and that i feel there is more to it and that if he wants to stop speaking etc then it’s okay to say just so I know where I stand. So he replied saying he really has been ill and that he hasn’t spoken to anyone really. So I waited until Wednesday to reply as I wanted to think about it as it doesn’t make sense to me lol. I said I hope he feels better soon and then to text me when he’s up to it and he replied saying ok babe. I thought that was very blunt so I tried making a joke saying are you better yet lol. No reply. It’s now Thursday and I have a feeling I have been too much but I feel I’ve given him opportunity to tell me that he doesn’t want to hear from me etc. HELP as it doesn’t make sense to me but I can’t message him anymore as I rarely get a reply.
August 2, 2018 at 7:26 am #715736BeckyHave you met yet?
August 2, 2018 at 9:26 am #715752OkIf a person isn’t reaching out or responding, it’s kinda silly to ask if he’s ignoring you. Of course he is. You just can’t take the hint. He could be sick or he could have just lost interest. It’s such a waste of time to keep chatting with people you haven’t even met or dated. Many guys will chat you up because of boredom, it’s something to do, but have no intention of a relationship. Many are married or have girlfriends. He could have found someone else to chat with. Who knows. But the point is, let the man lead. If he pulls back or stops then just move on.this is the nature of meeting guys online.
August 2, 2018 at 10:37 am #715763CherieIt’s a “Man Cold”. Get used to him turning into a huge baby when he gets sick.
October 14, 2018 at 6:59 pm #724742lexyeah, so my boyfriend has said he was sick…for a whole week. yet he can play video games, look on snapchat, and post memes. I don’t know what to do.
October 14, 2018 at 8:06 pm #724745Falls for BreadcrumbsIf i’m sick I want to be left alone. Nothing worse than a women bothering the heck out of you when you want to roll up in a ball and die. Lol.
No you can’t make it better, no you can’t help. Leave me be!
March 1, 2019 at 1:04 am #741383GieI’ve been dating a guy for almost a year. He is very nice, always try to make me happy. But when he so tired or sick (fever), he will sleep for A DAY!! He will ignores my texts and calls. I am not very happy to deal with this situation. He knows it too! When he contacted me back, he will say sorry and try to comfort me back. But he will repeat it all again!! Now he just came back from outstation (work) and he called me before he sleep saying he flu and maybe need rest. I said i wont disturb him. But ysterday my car broke and i have no one other than him. I called him so many times but he didnt pick up. This morning he called me saying sorry he still flu until today but i scolded him. Then he ignores my texts and calls until now. I have said sorry for my harsh words. But he still ignores me. I didnt know he sleeping or annoying with me. But what should i do now? I feel guilty for what i did to him 🙁
March 1, 2019 at 1:15 am #741384RavenGet a AAA membership & let your guy have a sick day!
March 1, 2019 at 10:13 am #741407GieHe still doesnt contact me until now. Because we always communicate at least once a day. I cannot stop thinking to keep call him. But i afraid i just make him annoyed with me. Last text i send this evening saying that if you feel better, contact me. I’ll wait you. Get well soon. But still no reply and text. Is he still upset after i scolded him this morning? Complicated!!
March 1, 2019 at 10:23 am #741410RavenProbably…
Why did you behave like you did?April 6, 2019 at 6:07 pm #745224Evelyn WeissI met this guy 2 weeks ago. We are attracted to each other. We had amazing sex twice. He is into Dom/Sub relationship. He sent me messages on how much he is attracted to me, what he will do to me sexually, etc. All of a sudden, he didnt text me, told me he has to cancel our time together this day because he is sick. What do I do. I love the sex. He just told me a in the wee hours of the morning Friday , that he couldnt skeep vecayse he was thinking of me. That night he tells me he is sick and cant see me on Sat. I am scared, devastated. Does he not like me anymore. What happened
May 23, 2019 at 9:59 am #750926TawnyIn my opinion, the balance for to show you care and also give someone space is very similar to how you would advise a friend.
Ask them ONCE if they’re okay and if they need anything.
Expect that they will answer in their own time and terms.
When they finally answer, they don’t say they need anything, and it’s curt, leave it at “aww, good/sorry to hear! Let me know if there’s anything you need.”
Then you leave the ball in their court to come to you in their own way.You’re making the effort to communicate and not smothering them. Haha this is how I treat animals and babies.
November 17, 2019 at 3:52 pm #777679Farhin…
November 17, 2019 at 4:02 pm #777680FarhinI have been dating this guy for a month and i really fell in love with him .. everything was working fine a little backstory (we both had very bad past ex relationship he had a gf who left him after 7yrs of relationship and married another guy whom she fell for and i had a relation ship i was truely into that guy and lost my virginity to him at the age 18 and then i found out he and my best friend were having affairs and then i lost them both.. so the guy i am dating currently had this disease called kerectoconus during the treatment he had a lot of medications and the side effect cost him to develop a virus that gives him red eye and vision problems and head aches so he was on 2 years of suffering and then he finally recovered.. but then 2 days befor he fount out his virus is back and he has been having headaches for like 2 to 3 weeks .. after the appointment with the doctor he started acting strange he hasnt said his parents family about it he dosnt want to give them trouble.. thats whats he says and his doctor said he will have to take one month if medications and hope for it to go if not then again there is trouble .. now i understand that he is in pain and not well he is an introvert as well a very shy person .but the used to be so close and talked all the time gave me time .. he would get upset if any night goes by me without saying love u gn to him he would get upset about it .. he would text good mornings as soon as he comes on in the morning say hi hunny and etc etc and i am so used to it thtat when he suddenly stopped all of it i feel so distant broken i cried a numerous time .. he is so off only thing he talked to me is about his appointment with the doctor that also i asked him many times abt whts he stressing and all he says is his mood is fked he dosnt wanna talk he wants to sleep or do sumthn else .. now i see he dosnt even text me a hi also not untill i meag him but i do see him going on and off and play games as usual .. we play this game together with his frends pubg .. where he seems to b talking fine with his freinds but when it comes to me he dosnt say a word . So i dont understand why he is giving me the scilent treatment ..he just says bye and leave .. idk what to do do i keep texting or should i just leave untill he comes .. idk somone give an advice i am clearly confused and i dont have any freind to talk to about this
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