Does ghosting work on a guy?

so I have this guy and I want to chat with him bc he seems really cool (he's gay) but he never texts first , but when I text he always replies , so I don't know if I should ghost him or not bc I want him to like me , at least as a friend, yesterday I texted hi, and then he replied "hi Reem"

should I leave him on delivered/ghost this?

and my intention from this isn't manipulation but I just want him to like me

Does ghosting work on a guy?
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