Meredith,

I have been seeing this guy for about four months and we have gone out on a few dates and have had sex more than once. I am in my mid-20s and he is a few years older. We have lots of chemistry, make each other laugh, and it’s just really fun being with him. He seemed really into me, and we would text every other day, or sometimes five days in between texts, but that was OK and normal for us.

During these few months, we both have gone on weekend trips to visit family or for vacation and remained in contact by text. He just got back from a trip abroad and we weren’t in contact during that time, besides viewing each other’s Snapchats. Last week he replied to a snap I sent to him directly and we chatted like usual for two days. Then I didn’t respond to his last message because it wasn’t a question and didn’t require a response.

Now it’s been a week and he hasn’t contacted me at all. He hasn’t opened another snap I sent to him a few days ago, but because I can still see his snap score and it hasn’t gone up, I know he hasn’t been using the app. This information is easily accessible, so I’m not vigorously searching for this. I do know he has a big deadline coming up, but it’s not for another week and he hasn’t brought that up to me himself. I’ve also been busy with family and work. Should I take this as him distancing himself from me and move on? I really like him and would like to see him again.

– Making Contact