How to know if you are being ghosted and should I send a follow up text?

[Sundaycoffee]

Met him online. We have a first date planned for next Tuesday. He's the first person I've felt genuinely excited about meeting. He's been very communicative and consistent in his texts/voicenotes over the past week since we arranged the date. He initiated the meet.
He sent me a message yesterday morning all seemed normal and chatty, asking questions and appearing engaged as always (so no "slow fade"). I replied and since then nothing.
Appreciate it was only yesterday, but this is out of the norm for our communication style for him and usually get a few texts throughout the day from him.
When do I assume I've been dropped and is it worth sending another follow up text?

wait until tomorrow
drop one message
then if no response…. you’ve been ghosted

and do not even think for one second about sending another one!

is this the one you have started your other threads about?

No do not send another text ! Maybe one the day of the date to see if it's still on if you haven't heard anything but that's it if you don't hear anything at all after that then he ghosted you , block him and move on

Yes likely dropped, he'll have found someone else to message instead I assume , it's grim sorry op but it's the way. I suspect you'll get a "sorry been mega busy at work" type text maybe Thursday/friday. You could try one more message if it'll make you feel like you get true closure but I suspect this will be it now sorry 😬

No reply is a reply.

if it’s for a genuine reason, he’ll get back to you when he can.

if it’s because he doesn’t want to message you a anymore you sending him another message won’t change how he feels.

I would personally wait for him to get in touch with me and see what he has to say however I can’t think of many excuses that would make up for being blanked for that long.

He wasn’t out for the football last night getting pissed and now suffering a horrendous hangover?

I'm thinking it could be the football, but even with a hangover it's possible to text.
If you put a question in your last text and he's leaving you hanging on an answer, I wouldn't bother sending another one. If it didn't contain a question, I'd send one more that does and leave it at that.

I'd wait until the day before and send a text saying something like "just checking we're still on tomorrow?" and if you don't get a reply that day, I'd block and delete.

Personally I'm not a fan of loads of messaging before a date. It can built up a false sense of intimacy and you can run out of steam. There's only so much you can share/say to someone you've never met. However great they seem over text, someone can be so different in person. That in person meet is essential.