How do you know if your being ghosted or if they are having other issues and want some space.
There's this guy we worked in same building when we were teens starting out in placement, he had a major crush on a girl in our department I didn't realise it was actually me I was oblivious to it. Anyway fast forward 15 years we found ourselves on dating site not realising we already knew each other until we were chatting a few weeks. The chemistry between us was intense and we went of a quite a few dates over a few months things progressed and we wanted to take it to the next step, however when it came to it I don't know it if was the build up or the teenage crush becoming a reality it just didn't go anywhere past a awkward fumble. We continued chatting tried again it was worse to the point he walked out anxious. Afterward the space between text become longer and eventually fizzled out completely and never spoke again.
6 more years pass he reconnected with me via social media we have talking for 5 months, I've kept him at arms length guess cautious or because of the bruised ego anyway the past few weeks he's made it clear he wants to start dating so I agreed to a date this weekend, we didn't make 100% firm plans just dates and times continued chatting as normal then blanked he hasn't even opened the last message. There wasn't anything I can put my finger on that would have scared him off or even a subject he would have had to avoid.
I don't know if he run scared as the day of our date was approaching or he's just playing silly pathetic games. I haven't followed up the text by asking if everything ok I'm just going to let him carry on i don't want to be a fool chasing him. I just don't understand how someone can come on so strong then back out without a word. He's left me feeling like s* all over again almost to the point of feeling rejected, he's completely confused me.