Guys, Guys: why is my guy friend suddenly ignoring me?

[Anonymous]

so i met this guy through work we started talking then stopped and month later started talking again but this time 24/7 he even added me to his ig close friends then took me on dinner and payed for it ‘because i barely ate it and because he invited me for it’ he winked while saying goodbye and sended a hand heart emoji while saying goodnight i didn’t respond with a heart back then few days i sended goodnight text with hand heart emoji so he wouldn’t think i don’t like him and then he started pulling away and he didn’t text me anymore i tried to intiate conversation few more times but he didn’t maintain it whats going on why he ignores me does he have feelings for me?

Updates

5 mo

update: i decided to ask him directly and it turns out it was a burnout for him

[KaranC]

He tried to give you subtle hints in the texts (other than the bigger hints like buying you dinner and talking all day) that he likes you, since you didn't send him the emoji back right away, he probably assumed that you weren't into him and he decided to not try to take things further. If you are into him and are willing to put in some time, go and ask him out straight away, you could take him to a dinner the same way he did so he'd feel that the feelings are reciprocated. Don't ask him out on text, bring it up to his face, communication is the key.

Just cause I'm curious, why didn't you reply with the heart emoji right away if you were into this guy?

[Holsen]

Well from the looks of it he either might have thought of you as just a very good friend and by that you put him in waters wich he wouldn’t want to be or maybe he is unsure of how to respond and maybe is taking some time off to collect his thoughts or maybe he feels like since you didn’t respond to his hand heart you are not serious about it and sending him that a few days later might have upset him as he might del toyed with!!

[Jbear27]

As someone whom has been in his shoes, he probably found someone else and is now distancing himself from you out of respect for the new person. I’d say you missed your chance and you should probably just move on. If he becomes single in the future and you still want to explore what could have been then maybe. But in the meantime I dunno. Leave him alone I guess.

[Finchie40]

By you not responding to his emoji text right away made him feel like you just liked him as a friend and nothing more , so he probably moved on to someone else so he isn’t investing his time into you anymore. You girls need to understand a guy isn’t going to ask a girl out for dinner and drinks or whatever just to be friends with her , a guy doesn’t invest his time into a girl just to be friends he is taking her out hoping she will like him back to same way he likes her period

[DextroShade]

Get this through your head right now: Men are not your friends!

This guy wanted a romantic relationship with you, so when you friend-zoned him after he bought you dinner he wisely decided to move on and not waste another cent or second on you. If you aren't into a guy like that then be a decent person and don't let him buy you dinner.

[Gent207-2]

The flame burned out or he's busy.

So keep trying to initiate a conversation for a week and then quit

[ThatsTimTim]

Well it seemed like you took your tinr for too long, and he probably found someone else to fall for.

Guys can't be in to youforever, if you dont take him someone else will

[boobliker]

you have pissed him off in some way so if you don't know try to asked him

[In_Trance]

He's probably banging someone else

[BurrsBlackCobras]

Id say he found someone else