I was friendly with a male colleague (both single) and felt we were inching towards one of us suggesting a date. I like him.
I got offered a new job and was put on garden leave...marched out of office and told not to contact colleagues.
This colleague (call him Tom) and I have had a handful of emails from his work address to my personal one since...work related.
Tuesday night got a text at 9.30 from this colleague...had given up hope! It was brief and pleasant. Not flirty. I replied very briefly (Thank you) and the conversation stopped, ie he didn't reply.
Wednesday night I sent a similar text to his Tuesday one. He replied two words.
He didn't need to get in touch. And he could have emailed. And he could have done it in the daytime.
But then he doesn't seem interested in chatting.
We had had a strong connection. I'd written it off but him texting has put my head in a bit of spin.
Tell me I'm being stupid. I know I'm being stupid.