How so women interpret when a guy does these things?

Just curious…

When a guy who clearly cared about you suddenly becomes calm, distant, and stops pursuing you, what goes through your mind?

And if so..

Have you ever realized you had feelings for someone only after they stopped being available?
Updates
5 mo
Sometimes stepping back has nothing to do with losing interest, and everything to do with respecting yourself enough not to stay in uncertainty.

Sometimes two people understand each other without ever needing to say it out loud.

And sometimes distance doesn’t happen because nothing was there
but because it mattered more than people realize.
How so women interpret when a guy does these things?
Post Opinion