Played again

[NotNowGertrude]

Just came out of an abusive relationship end of last year which I'm having support for. Decided to do a it of casual dating but seem to get played even in those situations. This last guy plays out like: seems keen, moves to daily texting, asks to be exclusive, I try to hold back but get used to it & def like the attention, I get into them, they pull away, no real plans to meet up as I have to arrange, they go quiet on me, I ask them if everything's ok, they say yes of course. But then silence

I guess this is just a game & I've been played again, right?

Probably
But it seems very common so don't take it personally

I dont mean to be rude, I've been where you are and 6 months out of an abusive relationship is defo not soon enough to get over it all. Why the big rush to get into something?
You really need to find a way of dealing with what's happened completely before even thinking about dating. It's good you're getting help, please dont underestimate how much work it takes to do that repair work, channel every bit of emotional energy you have into that.
I'll be honest, once you do, these men will stick out like a sore thumb and you wont be interested enough to get played. Boundaries boundaries, boundaries, reading between the lines of your post you currently dont have any and therefore easy prey for players or more abuse.
Drop the dating, concentrate on yourself, I promise you will not regret it.

Yep… this has happened to me. I don’t know if it’s because they like the chase and then lose interest once they’ve got you. Who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️