Dating : What was the point?
So I (22f) have never dated anyone before, but there was a guy friend (21/22m) from my college that I encountered when I visited early this year. We talked and caught up for a while, and he dropped me off to my friend’s dorm. Before we departed, we exchanged numbers to keep in touch. Since then, I texted him once, and he texted back. Admittedly, he is someone that I’ve liked for some time, but I suppressed my feelings since he was in a relationship at the time, and I didn’t want to be that type of person.
As far as I know, he is single, and I did get a chance to see him at his graduation and I gave him a small gift for congrats. I also did my best not to show him my feelings for him when writing in his card, because I’m sure that he might not want to date anytime soon. But, I would like to get to know him more as a friend and see where that is to go over time.
But now, I’m just confused. I have called, but I took a break from calling him and texting, thinking he might want a break from a lot of things, and I understand. I sent him a text today just to ask how his break is going, but I didn’t get a response. And, this was just me asking as a friend.
So, I’m just asking: what is the point of a changing numbers if a response doesn’t occur, whether as friends or as a possible partner? I’m trying really hard not to think of how his interactions were with me that day, or even at times when he was in a relationship (he gives great bear hugs, and he hugged me three times that day during my visit, but we haven’t seen each other in almost two years, so I try not to overthink it), but right now, I just want to know. I’ve been ghosted before, and I’d rather people just give an explanation of how they feel about someone instead of leaving them stranded, confused and upset.
Honestly, he was probably just too busy to reply to your text and then he forgot about it.